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Room for Discussion, UvA & SEFA

Room for Discussion is the interview platform of the University of Amsterdam. We organise interviews with professors, entrepreneurs, economists, politicians, philosophers, CEOs and journalists to discuss relevant economic topics and recent events.

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Standing Strong: Economic Solutions in Uncertain Times with Guy Standing.

Standing Strong: Economic...

September 17, 2024

Warfare beyond technology with Yehor Soboliev, AV unit commander & Former Ukrainian MP

Warfare beyond technology...

April 9, 2024

College Tour Turned Around – A Conversation with Twan Huys

College Tour Turned Aroun...

February 14, 2024

Money Talks, Paul De Grauwe Translates: A Conversation on Market Missteps in Europe

Money Talks, Paul De Grau...

April 18, 2024

Thinking beyond Patterns with Arend Lijphart: Democracies & Decline in the Twenty-First Century

Thinking beyond Patterns ...

June 11, 2024

What’s Left of the Left? A conversation with Bas Eickhout (#1) and Mohammed Chahim (#2), GroenLinks/PvdA

What’s Left of the Left...

May 22, 2024

Interview met Femke Halsema, Burgemeester van Amsterdam

Interview met Femke Halse...

May 30, 2024

Daron Acemoglu: The narrow corridor of states, societies, and the fate of Liberty.

Daron Acemoglu: The narro...

June 16, 2021

Embracing Chaos: A Conversation with Brian Klaas about Chance & Democracy

Embracing Chaos: A Conver...

March 12, 2024

Carbon and Cashflow: Barbara Baarsma’s Vision for Sustainable Growth

Carbon and Cashflow: Barb...

October 2, 2024

Integration or Bust? On European Elections with Simon Hix

Integration or Bust? On E...

March 1, 2024

Moving beyond Migration Myths: On Rhetoric and Reality with Hein de Haas

Moving beyond Migration M...

April 22, 2024

Post Trade Clarity: Gary Stevenson on Economic Inequality and the Future of Capitalism

Post Trade Clarity: Gary ...

October 17, 2024

Ernst Kuipers: Minister of Health – A Conversation About the Future of Healthcare in the Netherlands

Ernst Kuipers: Minister o...

February 23, 2023

Money Mischiefs: Exploring Financial Crimes with Hennie Verbeek-Kusters

Money Mischiefs: Explorin...

September 20, 2024