European federalists have long wished for the EU to be taught in schools, but the real chance for Europeanised education may lie in fostering critical thinking skills in school.

In this episode, we explore whether citizenship education should be a subject in European curricula, and how EU-level coordination can support teachers and students.

Hosts: Luis Bouza García (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) and Álvaro Oleart (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Guests: Alessia Chiriatti (Istituto Affari Internazionali) and Federico Castiglioni (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

Production: Franco Delle Donne (Rombo Podcasts)

In this episode, we unpack three proposals on democratic responses to disinformation, from social media regulation and algorithmic transparency to strengthening public service media. We also explore calls for a holistic EU-wide strategy on information integrity.

Hosts: Luis Bouza, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Álvaro Oleart, Université libre de Bruxelles.

Guest: Julia Rone, Assistant Professor Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam researching social movements, politics and the utopias and dystopias of digital media.

Production: Franco Delle Donne, Rombo Podcasts

Today’s episode is a bit special, as it was recorded in the context of the RECLAIM Final Conference, and it was a panel entitled “Beyond the clickbait: Information flows and EU policy-making” which basically dealt with the EU media ecosystem, the relationship between EU media and EU institutions, the business model of EU media both established such as the FT and new initiatives such as James Kanter EU Scream, or the relationship between media and tech/AI.

Host: Álvaro Oleart, FNRS Postdoctoral Researcher, Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Guests: Ciara Bottomley (Amnesty International), Paola Tamma (Financial Times), James Kanter (EU Scream.

Production: Franco Delle Donne, Rombo Podcasts