Krytyka Polityczna is a Warsaw based online magazine, publishing house and cultural institution. In this interview with editor-in-chief Agnieszka Wiśniewska we discuss Krytyka’s vision of connecting journalists, activists, academics, artists and the wider public in Poland, as well as surviving as an independent media platform in an environment of increasingly strained and competitive funding.
Gerador is a non-profit cultural organization based in Lisbon. Clara Amante, head of Gerador’s Academy, explores questions of cultural funding and how EU projects are helping Gerador develop their methods of cultural and journalistic engagement.
Voxeurop is an independent online media outlet based in France. Founded by a team of journalists from across Europe, Voxeurop is pan-European at its core. Paul Salvanès, CEO of Voxeurop, explains how the platform began and how it is sustained by a dedicated readership and its passion for Europe.
An emotive rift exists between being drafted and signing up for military service. Those who prioritize family responsibilities, education and skills, and non-violence aren’t backing the opposition. Defence comes in many forms. Could lessons from Ukraine’s mobilization inform the recruitment challenges potentially facing the rest of Europe?
For those who suffered the consequences of Yalta’s division of Europe, the Helsinki Final Act brought grounds for optimism. Today, as Russia’s regressive war on Ukraine reopens old conflicts, it stands as a monument to European modernity.
What happens to democracy when governments court the rich and highly skilled, offering citizenship as privilege, when those in need are turned away? This year’s Speech to Europe takes the concept of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ migrants to task.
Since the collapse of Novi Sad’s train station in November, student-led protests have erupted across Serbia, inspiring a nationwide movement against corruption.
Since the mass protests in Belarus in 2020, the Lukashenka regime has undergone a totalitarian transformation. Its many instruments of repression serve a single end: to prevent civil society from becoming the driving force of another revolution.
Our unjust world is full of harrowing stories desperate to be heard. Privileged responses, though well meaning, often underscore marginalization, as historic blacking up shows. Vox Feminae asks whether contemporary human libraries, providing face-to-face discourse with real-life ‘others’, help or hinder solidarity.
After six months of protests, there are grounds for hope that the tide is turning in favour of the Serbian student movement: first, the unification of the opposition around the movement’s demand for new elections; second, the emergence of a strategic alliance between the students and the EU.
Hollywood action movies present pumped-up models of masculinity. Narrative arcs devoid of rest or recovery depict the body as an inexhaustible machine. Pushing for mastery over one’s own body can be similarly unrelenting, especially when the determination for self-optimization, despite burnout, keeps driving us on like neoliberal heroes.
Being born male awards immense societal privileges. And yet many men and boys are remonstrating, dissatisfied with their lot. Could pressures of embodying hyper-masculinity be at fault? And might accepting difference and diversity be the answer?
The psychological toll of living in a warzone is causing children in Gaza to lose their ability to communicate. But the immediate focus on survival means that children are not receiving the therapy they urgently need.
Outrage and moral panic have become driving forces in global politics – but what role should emotions play in democratic governance? On the new episode of Standard Time, researchers examine the influence of moral emotions and their implications for political life.
Despite the prevalent interest in inequality, sociologists and historians often avoid talking about elites. One reason are the negative connotations and a preference for the category of class. But the looseness of the term also plays a role.
Growing reluctance to engage with books is endangering democracy and science. Deep reading boosts the human capacity for abstract and analytical thinking, protecting us from the corrosive effects of bias, prejudice and conspiracy theories.