Oct 20, 2020
Podcast Episode UNhörbar #09 with Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter
Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter was a guest in the 9th podcast episode of the series UNhörbar of the DGVN Mitteldeutschland (regional association of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia of the German United Nations Association) on October 16th on the topic "Vereinte Nationen, vereinte Gesellschaften? Macht und Ohnmacht gesellschaftlicher Akteure und Organisationen in der internationalen Politik" ("United Nations, united societies? Power and Powerlessness of Social Actors and Organizations in International Politics").
The episode is in German and is one hour long. It can be listened to directly in the browser via Spotify and via anchor.
The DGVN announcement for the podcast episode summarizes the topics of the episode: "We, the peoples" - this is how the United Nations Charter begins. Who, apart from states, has a voice in the UN and how can social actors and groups make themselves heard? And why is seriousness needed when it comes to the participation of, for example, young people? Sylvia talks about this, and what the quota, the right to vote and Bill Gates has to do with all this, with Anna Holzscheiter, Professor of International Politics at the TU Dresden and Paul Klahre, Youth Delegate to the UN General Assembly.
Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter has been doing research on youth participation in international politics for many years. For further reading, the following publication by Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter is recommended in the podcast:
Holzscheiter, Anna (2018), Affectedness, empowerment and norm contestation – children and young people as social agents in international politics, Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 3 (5-6): 645-663. DOI: 10.1080/23802014.2018.1600382.