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New Eurozine associate: NAQD
The Algerian journal of social criticism "NAQD" is now an associate of Eurozine. Published annually in French and Arabic, articles focus on key issues affecting the societies of Algeria, Maghreb and elsewhere in the Arabic-speaking world. [more]
The Good Society Debate
Eurozine partner editors join a debate, co-initiated by "Soundings", on the possibility for a "new political narrative that combines sharp analysis of the shortcomings of the economies and societies we live in with an authentic and convincing vision for the future". [more]
Eurozine im:print
New series of print collections
"Eurozine im:print" is a new series of print collections, compiling Eurozine articles and essays around topics of special interest to a transnational debate. The first issue is now published: "Literary perspectives. The re-transnationalisation of literary criticism". [more]
International conference: Central European Forum
Bratislava, 17 and 18 November 2009
The Central European Forum, an international conference open to the public, will take place in Bratislava on 17 and 18 November 2009. Participants include Slavenka Drakulic, Vaclav Havel, György Konrád, Ivan Krastev, Adam Michnik, Martin Simecka and Timothy Snyder. [more]
Dilemma 89: Focal point
1989 represents not only an historic moment of liberation, but also a political and social dilemma for the present day. Eurozine compiles articles published by Eurozine partner journals over the course of the twentieth anniversary year. [more]
Literatur im Herbst: Dilemma 89
"Dilemma 89" is the topic of this year's "Literatur im Herbst", hosted by the Alte Schmiede in cooperation with "Wespennest" from 6 to 8 November in Vienna. Speakers include Herta Müller, Olga Tokarczuk, Jáchym Topol, Richard Wagner and Daniela Dahn. [more]
Public debate: Memory and European citizenship
"To forget is to try not to remember what I already know", said Danuta Glondys at the second "Europe talks to Europe" debate. Arne Ruth instead pleaded for remembering and showed how cross-border journalism can help build universality into the European project. [more]
Are we East or West?
Special issue of Res Publica Nowa in partnership with Eurozine
"Are we East or West?" asks Warsaw-based "Res Publica Nowa" in a special English language issue, the result of a cooperation between journals from the four Visegrad countries and Eurozine. [more]
Memorial receives Sakharov Prize
On 22 October, the European Parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Memorial, the prominent and embattled Russian human rights group. Recently, Eurozine published Memorial's manifesto on the "war of memories". [more]
Breaking the bonds of national mythology
Warsaw debate on memory and European citizenship
The second debate in Eurozine's series "Europe talks to Europe" takes place on 27 October in Warsaw. Arne Ruth and Danuta Glondys will discuss politics of memory and how cross-border journalism can help build an element of real universality into the European project. [more]
Challenges of freedom
International conference in Krakow
The conference "Challenges of freedom" takes place on 8 and 9 October in Krakow. The event, organized by Villa Decius in partnership with Eurozine, will discuss the essence of ideologies of liberation and the role of ethical values in initiating historical change. [more]
Public debate: "Dilemma '89. My father was a communist"
"It was hard to ask someone who had been imprisoned what it was like being a communist. It took me twenty years to understand that I didn't understand what had happened in the 1950s." In the first in the Eurozine debate series "Europe talks to Europe", Martin M. Simecka talked to László Rajk in Budapest. [more]
Europe talks to Europe: Dilemma '89
Eurozine debate series kicks off in Budapest
The first debate in Eurozine's series "Europe talks to Europe" takes place on 29 September in Budapest. Under the heading "Dilemma '89", Martin M. Simecka and László Rajk will discuss the legacy of communism as family history and public issue. [more]
Eurozine conference held in Vilnius
22nd European Meeting of Cultural Journals, 8-11 May 2009
The 22nd European Meeting of Cultural Journals was a resounding success, with over eighty representatives of cultural journals from Iceland to Bosnia, Ireland to Belarus meeting in Vilnius to discuss the subject of "European Histories". It is not often that participants of such events say that it caused them to re-adjust their world-view, yet this is what some have claimed. [Lithuanian version added] [more]
Theory and practice: Habermas at eighty
"Blätter" celebrates Jürgen Habermas' eightieth birthday on 18 June with an issue dedicated to the influential social philosopher. With contributions from Seyla Benhabib, Axel Honneth, Oskar Negt and others. [more]
22nd European Meeting of Cultural Journals
European Histories
The 22nd European Meeting of Cultural Journals took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, 8 to 11 May 2009. Under the heading "European Histories", this year's Eurozine conference explored the role of history and memory in forming new identities in a Europe in change. [more]
Arche issue judged "extremist"
A court in Belarus has ordered the destruction of copies of a recent issue of Eurozine partner "Arche" after ruling that it "discredits the Belarusian authorities, fuels social and political tension and incites revolt". Eurozine strongly criticizes the fact that press freedom continues to be restricted in Belarus. [more]
From 1989 to 2009: History of a hope, end of an illusion?
Conference in Berlin
What came of the hopes and promises for freedom after the fall of the Berlin Wall, asks the international conference "Freedom within sight: Europe 1989/2009. History of a hope, end of an illusion?", co-organized by Eurozine partner Osteuropa on 18 and 19 March in Berlin. [more]
Russia: Double murder another blow for human rights
Index on Censorship, together with Article 19 and English PEN, appeals to the Russian authorities to do everything in their power to bring to justice those responsible for the murder on 19 January of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Barburova. [more]
crosswords X mots croisés
21st European Meeting of Cultural Journals, Paris, 26-29 September 2008
The 21st European Meeting of Cultural Journals in Paris from 26-29 September 2008 explored the theme of multilingualism in Europe in terms of language policies, migration, translation and the European public sphere. Read a full round-up here. [more]
Turkey: Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2008
To coincide with Turkey's status as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2008, Eurozine publishes articles from "Varlik" magazine's 75-year anniversary anthology. The texts display many of the concerns that continue to occupy Turkish writers today. Also: Turkey in the Eurozine archives. [more]
Eurozine conference held in Paris
More than 100 editors and intellectuals from all over Europe attended the 21st European Meeting of Cultural Journals in Paris last weekend. The conference explored multilingualism in Europe in terms of language policies, migration, translation and the European public sphere. [more]
The 21st European Meeting of Cultural Journals
Crosswords x mots croisés
The 21st European Meeting of Cultural Journals is taking place in Paris this weekend. The conference will explore multilingualism in Europe and its relation to critical publishing against the backdrop of media transformation and the consolidation of network structures. [more]
Eurozine at the European Social Forum, Malmö
Café Eurozine invites visitors to the European Social Forum in Malmö (17-21 September) to read issues of Eurozine partner journals over a cup of coffee. Including the seminar: "Creating a new European public sphere through cultural journals". [more]
New partner: Res Publica Nowa
Warsaw-based journal "Res Publica Nowa" joins the Eurozine network. [more]
Index on Censorship wins Amnesty award
Index on Censorship has won the prize for best periodical in the 17th Amnesty International UK Media Awards. Articles from the recent issue "How Free is the Russian Media?" were described as "stunning defences of principle". Read them here. [more]
Lithuanian intellectual Bronys Savukynas dies at 78
Bronys Savukynas, renowned Lithuanian linguist, translator, and editor-in-chief of "Kulturos barai", died on Saturday 20 April in Vilnius. He was 78. Savukynas's contribution to Lithuanian intellectual culture was considerable. [more]
Gallery for Cultural Journals at the Alte Schmiede, Vienna
Cultural journals have always been a central part of the programme at the Alte Schmiede (Old Smithy) in Vienna. Now, a broad selection of Austrian and European cultural journals, among them numerous Eurozine partner journals, can be read in their Gallery for Cultural Journals that opened on 11 February at Schönlaterngasse 7 in Vienna. [more]
Cartoon controversy redux
The Danish cartoon controversy has flared up again after police foiled a murder attempt on one of the cartoonists. This prompted Danish and international newspapers to republish the offending image, arguing that free speech is a fundamental human right and a central tenet of democracy. Yet there are strong divergences among liberals about what the right to free speech entails, as reactions to the initial controversy in 2006 revealed. Read on for Eurozine's take on the debate the last time around. [more]
Changing places (What's normal, anyway?)
20th European Meeting of Cultural Journals, Sibiu, 21-24 September 2007
The "revolution to normality" was a crucial metaphor of 1989 and beyond. Yet, as speakers at the 2007 Eurozine conference pointed out, the slogan bears more emotive force than conceptual clarity. Today's eastern Europe is a changing place; traditionally, too, it has produced émigré writers who "changed place". Where better than Sibiu, Romania, to discuss "writing in exile?" [more]
Shared space, divided society
Cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue
In the framework of the Austrian "Aktionstage Politische Bildung", Eurozine presents a broad take on cultural diversity that goes beyond the common dichotomy between the forceful assimilation of the "melting pot" and multicultural segregation. [more]
Changing Europe: 50 years of European integration
As political Europe turns 50, the questions about its future are as open as ever. A special focus featuring some of Eurozine's most outstanding contributions on the European project: From analyses of the current crisis to a hilarious parody of Brussels' literary ambitions. [more]
More trouble for Belarusian journal
At the end of 2006, the journal Arche received a three-month suspension from the Belarusian Ministry of Information. Now Arche's publication of the three back issues has earned the magazine another "warning". [more]
"Fronesis" celebrates Eurozine membership
"Fronesis" is the newest journal to join the Eurozine network. In Sweden, its new partner status has made headlines. "In a very short time, 'Fronesis' has established itself as an extremely important journal in Sweden", says Eurozine's editor-in-chief Carl Henrik Fredriksson. [more]
Friend and foe. Shared space, divided society
The 19th European Meeting of Cultural Journals London, 27-30 October 2006
The Eurozine conference "Friend and foe. Shared space, divided society" saw a record number of speakers and participants representing over thirty countries. Editors of Europe's leading cultural journals converged on London in October to bring highly varied and often widely diverging perspectives to this most current of topics. Read on for a summary of the conference. [more]
Parallel lives
A rise in inter-ethnic conflict, often reinforced by segregated or "parallel" lives, has renewed doubts about the value of diversity. Index on Censorship asks whether multiculturalism has indeed been a "failed experiment". [more]
Hungary '56: The first time as tragedy...
With a political battle ongoing in Hungary over rightful ownership of the legacy of '56, the international press take comparisons between '56 and the recent demonstrations at face value. The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce? [more]
Friend and foe. Shared space, divided society
Programme of the 19th European Meeting of Cultural Journals
London, 27-30 October 2006
On 27-30 October, more than 80 editors and intellectuals from Europe's leading cultural journals met in London to discuss cultural diversity in the context of media and urban space. Speeches and panel contributions will be published shortly. [more]
The Polish Right: Its rise and fall?
Poland's rightwing government has begun to wobble. Could this be the beginning of the end of the Kaczynski twins' brief and controversial spell in the political limelight? [more]
Minsk journal "Arche" suspended
The Belarusian Ministry of Information has suspended the publication of Minsk journal Arche for publishing in its latest issue an article on national language politics. Apparently, by departing from its license to publish on history only, Arche was breaking the law. [more]
Ramin Jahanbegloo released
Esprit editors Olivier Mongin and Marc-Olivier Padis have confirmed news reports that the Iranian intellectual Ramin Jahanbegloo was released from the Evin prison in Tehran on Wednesday 30 August. [more]
Free Ramin Jahanbegloo
The leading Iranian academic Ramin Jahanbegloo is being held in prison in Iran on spying charges. Esprit has launched a petition for his release. [more]
Remembering Chernobyl in 2006
Chernobyl is more than a technological accident belonging to the past: it is a catastrophe that affects the present and that will determine the future. But amidst the twenty year anniversary commemorations, will the lessons of Chernobyl be heeded? Osteuropa and Index on Censorship on an unfolding disaster. [more]
Independent Belarusian newspaper "Nasha Niva" to close
The Belarusian department of ideology rules that the arrest of editor-in-chief Andrej Dynko in March disqualifies Nasha Niva from operating in Minsk. [more]
Editor Andrej Dynko released
Belarusian intellectual Andrej Dynko has been released after serving ten days in jail. Eurozine publishes his prison diary. [more]
"Arche" editor arrested in Minsk
Publicist Andrej Dynko, vice editor-in-chief of Eurozine's Belarusian partner journal Arche, was arrested in Minsk. Updated 01.04.2006 [more]
What chances for a Denim Revolution?
With the results of the elections in Belarus indicating a landslide victory for Lukashenko, the opposition is crying foul. Read Eurozine articles published during the election build-up. [more]
"Arche" confiscated at Belarusian-Lithuanian border
Civil liberties violations in the run up to the 19 March elections. [more]
Faces of Istanbul
Articles from du reveal facets of the city that has been the battleground of Turkey's modernization process. [more]
Big Brother goes global
Post 9/11, governments are increasingly tailoring "international standards" to ratify domestic policies that intrude on civil liberties. Index on Censorship exposes the downside of international cooperation. [more]
Neighbourhoods
The 18th European Meeting of Cultural Journals
Istanbul, November 4-7 2005
This year's meeting is organized by Eurozine and its Turkish partners Cogito and Varlik. Details and programme. [more]
The Yukos case
The Yukos case has been widely seen as another attempt by the Putin regime to intimidate its opponents; now the involvement of the European Court of Human Rights seems likely. Read articles dealing with the economic, legal, and societal implications of the case. [more]
Srebrenica. Ten years on
On 11 July, the atrocities of Srebrenica had their tenth anniversary. Eurozine publishes views from inside Serbia on how the nation is starting to address its guilt. [more]
Celebrating Einstein
This year, Germany is celebrating the centenary of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. The journal Gegenworte reflects on the "eventization" of science. [more]
NGOs, transnational regimes, and the challenge of democracy
An East-West debate
NGOs play a major role in meeting the democratic challenges of supra-national politics. But this involves a transfer of authority that Russian commentators find problematic. Read on for the full debate. [more]
Ukraine in the Eurozine archives
During the last three years, Eurozine has published numerous articles dealing with the Ukraine, with its internal divisions and its relations to its neighbours and to the European Union. [more]
Ukrainian turns
The events that we can follow in the Ukraine these days mark a turning point - most commentators agree on this. But which way the country will turn is not yet clear. Eurozine publishes comments on and analyses of the recent developments in the Ukraine. [more]
Eurozine at the Frankfurt Book Fair
The European Cultural Journals in your hands.
From October 5-10, Eurozine will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair. [more]
The future of global cities
Several European cultural magazines have lately published articles that shed light on the challenges for cities all over the world: their form of governance, the impact of economic interests on city landscapes and the effects of globalisation and tourism. [more]
In memoriam Lothar Baier
On the recent death of Lothar Baier, German intellectual, essayist and writer. [more]
Gegenworte: new partner, new issue
Check out Eurozine's new partner Gegenworte and its latest issue on complexity. [more]
Mittelweg 36
A short presentation of the magazine Mittelweg 36 with a focus on the latest issue. [more]
News item: Energizing the European public space
The 17th European meeting of cultural journals
Carl Henrik Fredriksson outlines what it takes to create a public space for Europe. [more]
New Eurozine partner: Genero
A journal devoted to feminist thought from Belgrade joins the network. [more]
Two new partners: Esprit and springerin
A short presentation of Eurozine's two new partners. [more]
The republic of letters? Cultural journals in a European public space
The 17th European meeting of cultural journals
Tallinn, May 14-17 2004
The annual international magazine's conference is this year organized by Eurozine and its Estonian partner Vikerkaar. Details and programme. [more]
Eurozine partner: Reset
Eurozine partner: Zeszyty Literackie
The highlights from the latest issue of the Polish quarterly journal. [more]
16th European Meeting of Cultural Journals in Belgrade
The politics of translation: Europe and the Balkans. [more]
Law on trial
Eurozine's partner
The 16th European Meeting of Cultural Journals
Europe and the Balkans: Politics of Translation
Belgrade, October 24-27 2003
More than 70 editors and intellectuals from Europe's leading cultural journals meet in Belgrade. [more]
Eurozine at the Frankfurt Book Fair
From October 8-13, Eurozine will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair. [more]
Debates on Russian statehood
Western political theory has often been superimposed on Russia without the necessary redefintions. Eurozine presents a debate on liberalism and statehood from our partner Neprikosnovennij Zapas. [more]
Muslim anti-Semitism and Israel's occupation tactics
Five recent articles published by Eurozine and its partners investigate Israel's current crisis and future chances. How do anti-Semitism and Israeli occupation tactics affect each other? [more]
Eurozine's Partner "du" on Pedro Almodovar's Gaze
Eurozine's partner journal du has dedicated its September issue to the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and is offering a glimpse into the visual world of the director with two texts on desire and films, on colours and photography. [more]
New Partner Focuses the Russian Middle Class
Did a middle class exist in the Soviet Union? And what defines the middle class in contemporary Russia? Eurozine's new partner Neprikosnovennij Zapas has published a number of articles that evolve around these questions, each of them offering differing definitions of the middle class. [more]
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