People of Europe rise up!
Lodz, 19th November 2012
People of Europe rise up!
Gdansk, 21st November 2012
Does today's youth see in black and white?
Prague, 3rd October 2012
Art vs Crisis
Den Bosch, 20th October 2012
Art vs Crisis
Den Bosch, 20th October 2012
Truth and Love
Bratislava, 15th-18th November 2012
Truth and Love
Bratislava, 15th-18th November 2012
The political exclusion of Roma: from Katunitsa to Paris
Sofia, 13th November 2012
(at) home in Europe
Amsterdam, 6th November 2012
European Democracy 3.0
The Hague, 26th September 2012
(at) home in Europe
Amsterdam, 6th November 2012
(at) home in Europe
Amsterdam, 6th November 2012
We are the people!
Warsaw, 22.11.2012
Europe and the world What is Europe's role in the world today? How is it perceived abroad and what relationships does it have with the emerging powers of the 21st century. The European Cultural Foundation, Tilburg University and De Balie have gotten together to ask these questions and more and would love to see you in Amsterdam on the 22nd and 23rd of May. [read more]
Keynes and the Euro-crisis Krytyka Polityczna invited Warwick Professor, Robert Skidelsky, to apply his knowledge - built on a specialisation in Keynesian economics - to the present problems within the Eurozone and to propose solutions to our growth crises and the rising debt mountain. [audio recording]
Superpowers In Norman Davies' new book about the hidden history of Europe, forgotten superpowers are analysed. In discussion with Luuk van Middelaar, deBuren gave the author the chance to extrapolate his findings into the present day, adjudging our present political superstructures according to the standards proved by the past.
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Responsibility and Citizenship As we approached the European Year of Citizens, Felix Meritis asked participants in the Amsterdam Conversation 2012 what role citizens had to play in a future Europe. Later, the abstraction of the financial industry and financial products were discussed, with the hope of preventing future crises like the one we are presently experiencing.
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Environment What is the future of the European dream in these testing times? Is it time to wake up or is there still cause for hope. Jeremy Rifkin discusses the prospects for Europe going forward, providing an American perspective to the many challenges facing the European project.
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EU Power Dynamics What is the level of German dominance in the existing European structure, how is it likely to change and should we be concerned about its impact? Piotr Buras, Karolina Wigura, Marek Cichocki and Wolfgang Templin discuss the thorny issue of Europe's dominant state.
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Elections Agora question the inactivity of the big democratic parties in the Czech Republic which has lead to a surge in support for the Communist party in recent elections. They ask if it is time to reform the electoral system and if the best way of ensuring that this occurs is through encouraging a growth in civic participation.
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Societal Reform Southern Europe is feeling the pinch of austerity measures enforced from above and society appears to be becoming dominated by increasingly well connected financial elites. There are, however, new organisations emerging which show potential solutions to our developing socio-economic concerns.
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Societal Reform Southern Europe is feeling the pinch of austerity measures enforced from above and society appears to be becoming dominated by increasingly well connected financial elites. There are, however, new organisations emerging which show potential solutions to our developing socio-economic concerns.
[video highlights]
Societal Reform Southern Europe is feeling the pinch of austerity measures enforced from above and society appears to be becoming dominated by increasingly well connected financial elites. There are, however, new organisations emerging which show potential solutions to our developing socio-economic concerns.
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Political Honesty In a time of European crisis the Central European Forum looks at the work of Václav Havel and aks where the rising tide of hatred in our societies is coming from, what role aggressive modern variants of populism are playing in this process and how we can stay true to the core values of love and truth.
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Radicalism What has been the aftermath of Katunitsa and are we likely to see a repeat of the anti-Roma riots and right wing propaganda, which we saw in the 2011 elections, again in 2013? Will these racial outbursts be properly challenged by the responsible authorities and how can reintegrate the Roma into the political process? [video highlights]
