Time To Talk
The Amsterdam Conversation 2013 analysed the mistrust in European democratic institutions and the future of the union and it’s subsidiary units. With 2013’s discussions and workshops adressing pressing questions, Felix Meritis looked towards 2014’s European elections in its annual Amsterdam Conversation.
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While pluralism has become widely accepted in Central Europe, democratic institutions have suffered a rapid decline and a significant loss of credibility. Following Karel Schwarzenberg’s observation that “this will never be the West”, Project Forum asks whether we are witnessing the emergence of a specific Central European representative democracy?
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In this Red House debate a selection of concerned parties look at the results of the recent AEJ survey on Bulgarian press freedoms, seeking both the causes of the present situation and looking at how things could be improved in the future. Read the report!
Will public dissatisfaction with widespread corruption and the fallibility of key institutes suffice to bring about change or are reactionary mentalities so ingrained and distrust of modernity so prevalent that the near future will continue to mirror much of the country’s recent past? The Sakharov Centre looks at the political dynamics in Russia today.
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How do you remember the 90s? In Russia it was a time of turmoil, a time of opportunties and uncertainty. The Sakharov Centre looks back at the decade, which formed the post-communist state and analyse its considerable legacy.
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The Sakharov Centre investigates the validity of continuing to discuss Stalin and the crimes of the past in present day Russia, asking whether doing so improves awareness and thus the contemporary situation or merely draws attention to bad examples from a past, which people should be allowed to forget?
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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.Listen to the audio recordings!
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. Listen to the recording!
Is it time to talk? discusses the merits of debating in the present climate, asking what the obstacles to effective debating are and what needs to be done to overcome them and the ensure the efficacy of our future approaches: a discussion of polarisation, accessibility and engagement. [video highlights]
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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