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Audio Archive Podcast – Go against the Grain is a long-term journalistic project and digital archive for conversations, interviews, reports, and essays on politics, society, and culture. Two to four new podcast episodes are released each month.Â
For more than three decades, we have been conducting interviews with philosophers, authors, activists, and scientists worldwide. Our interviewees explain the complex developments of our time and place them in an easily understandable and contemporary context within the global framework.Â
The Audio Archive Podcasts focus neither on mass media uniformity nor on unreflective pack journalism, but on differentiating insights: enlightening, knowledgeable and free from economic interests.Â
All Audio Archive podcasts are free. No revenue is generated through advertising. No AI support.
More details about the project, background informations, articles, video shorts, essays and more you'll find on our webpage www.audio-archiv.com
Audio Archive Podcast – Go against the Grain is a long-term journalistic project and digital archive for conversations, interviews, reports, and essays on politics, society, and culture. Two to four new podcast episodes are released each month.Â
For more than three decades, we have been conducting interviews with philosophers, authors, activists, and scientists worldwide. Our interviewees explain the complex developments of our time and place them in an easily understandable and contemporary context within the global framework.Â
The Audio Archive Podcasts focus neither on mass media uniformity nor on unreflective pack journalism, but on differentiating insights: enlightening, knowledgeable and free from economic interests.Â
All Audio Archive podcasts are free. No revenue is generated through advertising. No AI support.
More details about the project, background informations, articles, video shorts, essays and more you'll find on our webpage www.audio-archiv.com
Episodes

Jul 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
29 min
🎓 Birgit Mahnkopf im Gespräch mit Christoph Burgmer. Birgit Mahnkopf arbeitete an der Hochschule fĂĽr Wirtschaft und Recht in Berlin. Sie ist Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat von attac Deutschland und im Kuratorium des Institus fĂĽr Solidarische Moderne. Ihre Arbeitsschwerpunkte sind die ökonomischen, politischen und sozialen Dimensionen der Globalisierung sowie europäische und internationale Politik. In diesem ersten Teil erörtert sie zunächst die Veränderungen der Arbeitswelt in der Globalisierung seit den 70er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ein zweiter Schwerpunkt sind die Folgen der Lieferkettenveränderungen fĂĽr die Entwicklungsländer.Â
/🎓 Birgit Mahnkopf in conversation with Christoph Burgmer. Birgit Mahnkopf worked at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. She is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of attac Germany and of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Solidarity-based Modernity. Her work focuses on the economic, political and social dimensions of globalisation, as well as European and international politics. In this first part, she begins by discussing the changes in the world of work brought about by globalisation since the 1970s. A second focus is on the consequences of changes in supply chains for developing countries.
📚 Veröffentlichungen u.a. / publications a.o. /
- Birgit Mahnkopf: "VerbĂĽrgerlichung. Die Legende vom Ende des Proletariats." Campus, Frankfurt am Main/New York 1985.
- Birgit Mahnkopf/Elmar Altvater: "Die Grenzen der Globalisierung. Ökonomie, Ökologie und Politik in der Weltgesellschaft." Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster 1996 u. 7. Auflage 2007.
- Birgit Mahnkopf/Elmar Altvater: "Globalisierung der Unsicherheit. Arbeit im Schatten, schmutziges Geld und informelle Politik." Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster 2002.
#globalisation #capitalism #trade
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