Handing over the Mic
Handing over the Mic
Podcast Description
Tune in to Handing Over the Mic, a new podcast series where influential voicesfrom the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present andfuture.What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people fromregions of the Global South attribute to Europe?Hosts Elisa Diaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa speak with politicalleaders, writers, artists, diplomats and intellectuals engaged in current geopoliticaldebate to explore Europe’s historical legacy, global image and evolving role in theworld.Listen to the podcast below, subscribe and share!This podcast is produced by the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics in collaborationwith the European Cultural Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as Europe's historical legacy, its global image, and its evolving geopolitical role, with episodes discussing topics like colonial memory, identity, and the arts. For example, the inaugural episode features Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr discussing the intersection of literature and politics in relation to Europe.
Tune in to Handing Over the Mic, a new podcast series where influential voices
from the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present and
future.
What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people from
regions of the Global South attribute to Europe?
Hosts Elisa Diaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa speak with political
leaders, writers, artists, diplomats and intellectuals engaged in current geopolitical
debate to explore Europe’s historical legacy, global image and evolving role in the
world.
Listen to the podcast below, subscribe and share!
This podcast is produced by the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics in collaboration
with the European Cultural Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the second edition of Handing Over the Mic !
In this episode, hosts Christine Mhundwa and Elisa Díaz Gras are joined by Dipo Faloyin, author of Africa Is Not A Country. Dipo’s insightful writing has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, Esquire, and more. As a journalist and commentator, he explores the complexities of identity, geopolitics, and Africa’s evolving relationship with the rest of the world.
Christine, a seasoned journalist and host of Deutsche Welle’s daily Africa news show, brings her deep expertise in political reporting, having covered key developments across southern Africa. Elisa, with over 20 years of experience in diplomacy and international affairs, is the Head of the Global South Programme at BIG.
“People can obviously see a lot of the political instabilities across Europe and the real fights for identity and for what the future of the European project is. . . . That has probably contributed a lot to young Africans looking more internally to focus on their communities”.
In this conversation, Dipo reflects on how, for some African countries, the search for economic and security benefits has led them increasingly to consider alternatives to traditional European partnerships. Notably, Russia, before the war in Ukraine, had positioned itself as a partner offering security and economic support without the political entanglements that many African nations associate with Europe. Dipo touches on how this approach, alongside the rising influence of China, has been seen by some as an opportunity.
Production and Distribution
Episodes will be available on major platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify and also featured on the homepages of BIG and our partner the European Cultural Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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