📊 "People STILL want CHANGE, but also STABILITY & RESPECTABILITY" Kaisa Vatanen | Next Left Pollsters

About this episode

The episode features Kaisa Vatanen discussing the electoral prospects of European social democracy.

Discover the new podcast series "Progressive Pollsters". The second episode with Kaisa Vatanen focusing on the electoral prospects of European social democracy! 📺🔊 Available on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcast Over the course of four episodes, FEPS Director of Research and Training Ania Skrzypek, delves into topics including elections, populism, cost-of-living, housing, and more, with: ➡️ Marcin Duma, CEO of IBRIS, Poland ➡️ Kaisa Vatanen, Chief Officer, Datapraxis. ➡️ Bruno Jeanbart, Vice President, Opinion Way, France ➡️ Kevin Cunningham, MD and founder, Ireland Thinks All speakers are part of the Progressive Pollsters network, which brings together leading pollsters and political analysts to discuss and reflect on key political and social trends shaping Europe’s destiny, especially following the European elections in 2024.

People in this episode

Host: Ania Skrzypek

Guest: Kaisa Vatanen

Topics covered

• electoral prospects
• European social democracy
• populism
• cost-of-living
• housing
• political trends
• European elections

Keywords

• European social democracy
• polling
• political analysis
• elections
• populism
• cost-of-living
• housing
• political trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundation for European Progressive Studies, IBRIS, Datapraxis, Opinion Way, Ireland Thinks

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