The dwarfing of Europe? A dialogue between Brazil, India, China and Europe.
Amsterdam, 22nd-23rd May 2013
Social insecurities and security politics
Istanbul, 28th March 2014
Trust and new technology
London, 7th May 2014
(Dis)trusting one another. The various faces of the other in contemporary Europe
Warsaw, 29th October 2014
Europe and the crisis in the Ukrainian Republic
Brussels, 21st October 2014
Citizenship. A lecture by Seyla Benhabib
Barcelona, 16th March 2015
Coercion, prestige or privilege? On the social significance of work in contemporary capitalism
Łódź, 22nd September 2014
Contemporary news media and fractured bonds of trust
Istanbul, 13th November 2014
It will get worse
Warsaw, 22nd October 2014
Europe and the crisis in the Ukrainian Republic
Brussels, 21st October 2014
What does the future hold for us and for Russia?
Moscow, 25th May 2013
I hate politics!
Warsaw, 18th September 2014
In the EU we (mis)trust – on the road to the EU elections
Amsterdam, 10th April 2014
Lost in transition
Cieszyn, 28th – 30th August 2014
It will get worse
Warsaw, 22nd October 2014
Georg Schöllhammer on Local Modernities
Kyiv, 8th February 2015
Does migration intensify distrust in institutions?
Sofia, 6th April 2015
Lost in transition
Cieszyn, 28th – 30th August 2014
Does migration intensify distrust in institutions?
Sofia, 6th April 2015
The new civility: are religious freedom and freedom of speech intertwined?
Leeds, 10th June 2015
A time of hope or chaos?
Moscow, 25th May 2013
The power of trust
Amsterdam, 24th April 2014
Quo vadis, Czech education?
Jablonec nad Nisou, 31st October 2014
Shoot the messenger. A look at trust and distrust in the media.
Utrecht, 15th April 2014
Trust and the environment
London, 30th September 2014
Social insecurities and security politics
Istanbul, 28th March 2014
Special economic zones – profit or exploitation?
Łódź, 25th September 2014
Teenage maternity
Prague, 22nd October 2014
Is Stalin still with us, why are we still talking about Stalin and Stalinism today?
Moscow, 25th May 2013
Trust and the media: who do you believe?
London, 24th March 2014
A Trojan horse or a trading cornucopia?
Sofia, 29th June 2015
Us and them, CEF 2014
Bratislava, 14th – 17th November 2014
I hate politics!
Warsaw, 18th September 2014
We are realists, we demand the impossible
Cieszyn, 25th September 2014
Us and them, CEF 2014
Bratislava, 14th – 17th November 2014
Trust and new technology
London, 5th May 2014
What kind of integration do we need?
Gdańsk, 13th September 2014
I hate politics!
Warsaw, 18th September 2014
A Trojan horse or a trading cornucopia?
Sofia, 29th June 2015
Trust and the environment
London, 30th September 2014
Us and them, CEF 2014
Bratislava, 14th – 17th November 2014
Everything you wanted to know about the Maidan, but were too afraid to ask
Warsaw, 3rd September 2014
What does it mean nowadays? CCCB invites speakers to contemplate the concept of revolution from a contemporary European perspective. Is revolution still an engine of liberation for societies in the Western world or are we now at the stage where resistance can be seen as the better strategy, if we are to defend the social advances of the last century? Read more!
From the barricades to the blog Vienna Humanities Festival returns in 2017 with an action packed weekend of discussions around the theme of revolution. From Russia in 1917 through to the Euromaidan in 2013/4 via the Industrial Revolution of the 19th and the Digital Revolution of the 20th and 21st centuries. Video highlights coming soon!
New European narratives De Balie honour the memory of Isaiah Berlin and speak to Philipp Blom and Kalypso Nicolaïdis about the future of Europe. Is empathy between nations key and what might encourage people to engage in the European project? Watch the video!
What can be done to protect the free press? Index on Censorship launched the Mapping Media Freedom project with a discussion about the pressures journalists face throughout Europe. Focussing on increased political tensions, this discussion looks at the extent of the problems journalists are confronted with and asks what can be done to improve the situation.
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How to stop the regression of democracy? Belgrade's CZKd hosted an international meeting on the regression of democracy in Europe. With representatives of recent social movements and protests, this meeting looked at the methods, ideas, programmes, experiences, chances and obstacles in the fight to build a stronger front for democracy.
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What can memory mean for the future? Memorial host Marianne Hirsch for a discussion of the ways that institutions and individuals approach memory, looking at contemporary and historical practice and asking what changes in the approaches adopted could mean for society going forwards.
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Getting themselves heard? This Poland for Beginner's debate takes a look at expatriate and minority media in Poland, asking how much of a voice diasporas and their media have in Polish society. Are they excluded from the official picture of the country or increasingly becoming part of the way it is understood at home and abroad.
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The Soviet woman With laws on domestic violence topping the Duma's to do list, Memorial host Wendy Goldman to look back at the history of women's liberation in 20th century Russia. How did early Soviet reformers envisage womanhood, how many of their ideals were they able to realise and what has the legacy of these reforms been?
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Our fate in his hands? Starting off with an unusual proposal, De Balie look at the fate of Europe in a blockbuster election year with Ivan Krastev and Luiza Bialasiewicz. How could the Trump effect save us from our own new right and where will the EU stand at the end of 2017?Watch the video!
How social is PiS? Kickstarting the new Poland for Beginner's discussion series, Law and Justice's welfare state looks at the Polish government's social policy and asks how what their policies actually have to offer. Are they really catering to the folk or are their policies just the social icing on the ballot box cake?
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Dictator-in-waiting or man of the people? De Balie look at Erdoğan's rise to power and discuss Turkey's future under his leadership after a year full of turmoil. In the midst of regional conflict, is Turkey now on its way to becoming a dictatorship or is Erdoğan the new father of the people and a figure of stability in troubled times? Watch the recording!
Towards a new Europe With a succession of crises and an ageing population, Europe can feel like it has seen better days. With this series CCCB looks for Europe's new utopias, asking what we can learn from our past achievements and how we can establish new ones moving forwards. Watch the recordings!
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