Building EU-topia with Valerie Sternberg and Reinier van Lanschot

Welcome to the Policy People Podcast. In this conversation, I discuss how to rebuild the EU as a citizen-lead federated democracy with Valerie Sternberg and Reinier van Lanschot. We discuss how their party Volt is leading the Pro-Europe movement for a new generation, the EU’s coming transition from a technocratic to a people-centered institution, climate change and other core issues for Europe’s voters, strategies for pro-EU groups to beat right-wing populist parties at the ballot box, the EU’s performance in the pandemic, the importance of listening tours in campaigning, best practice sharing and Amsterdam’s donut economy, how to unlock individual’s leadership potential and many more topics. You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player embedded above, or right below it you can click “Listen in podcast app” — which will connect you to the show’s feed. Alternatively, you can click the icons below to listen to it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you enjoy this conversation and would like to help the show, leaving us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts is the easiest way to do so. Thank you to Yawen W for leaving this review this week… To give us a review, just go to Policy People on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘Write a Review’. Valerie Sternberg is the Co-President of Volt Europa and the party’s Lead Candidate for the Bundestag Elections in 2021. Reinier van Lanschot is the Co-President of Volt Europa and has been the party’s lead candidate for elections in the Netherlands. Both Valerie and Reinier are graduates of Harvard Kennedy School and have years of experience in organizing grass-roots communities across Europe to push for a fair, just, green and digital Europe. Volt Europa is the first pan-European party and is working to create a federal European republic with a genuine European parliamentary democracy that is directly elected by the citizenry. You can discover more about volteuropa.org, or follow their official accounts on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Facebook or Discord. You can also connect with Valerie on LinkedIn or on Twitter at the handle @valeriestern_ and on Instagram @valerie_sternberg. You can connect with Reinier on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter at the handle @RLanschot. Show notes: * For the ‘Donut Economy’ see Kate Raworth’s blog post here: https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policypeople.substack.com