Episode 177: Roger Burrows on NRx, the ALT-Right and the Upcoming US Elections
In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Roger Burrows and Dominic discuss the upcoming US Elections. They discuss the consequences of the influence of NRx on Republicans and extremist viewpoints that have been shared throughout the election process. Moreover, Roger gives us his view on the three most important risks that we are facing as a society. Tune in to find out which!
Roger Burrows is Professor in Global Inequalities in the School of Policy Studies at the University of Bristol, UK and Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His most recent research has been on the social impacts of the global superrich and, more recently, the role of digital risk profiling technologies in housing markets. His writings on NRx include Smith, H. and Burrows, R. (2021) ’Software, Sovereignty and the post-neoliberal Politics of Exit‘.
Roger mentions a few books and podcasts. The Coming Storm is a BBC Podcast regarding the far-right in the US Elections. To learn more about QAnon, The Other Pandemic by James Ball is a good read. Moreover, Roger mentioned Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein. Finally, The Rest is Politics if you would like to deep-dive into political issues.
The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with experts in a variety of fields to explore international relations. Our host is Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe’s leading risk consulting firms. Dominic is a regular public and corporate event speaker, and visiting lecturer at several universities. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world’s highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests around the world to discuss international risk.
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