Life Lines: Navigating Demographic Shifts (OUT ON 10 JUNE)
Adjusting to the new demographic reality requires that we pivot away from productivity and growth, and towards care for one another and for the planet.
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Earth Without People? Ecologism’s Shifting Demographic Imaginary
04/06/2026
The link between planetary limits and demography, portrayed in numerous works of fiction, has haunted modern ecological thinking since its origins. Wh…
Overcoming Presentism: Intergenerational Fairness in Europe
03/06/2026
For Jörg Tremmel and Lena Winzer, committing to the future can expand democratic possibilities.
Searching for the “Republic of Possibility”
08/06/2026
If certain forecasts are to be believed, Africa’s population growth augurs a future of war and societal collapse. But for some governments and NGOs, the “youth bulge” driving growth could, if instrumentalised through neoliberal processes, generate huge economic dividends. Missing from the conversation are the voices and aspirations of young Africans themselves.
Europe’s Migration Deadlock: A Backstory
02/06/2026
Hungary’s Restart
05/05/2026
LGBTQIA+ rights
Trans Identity: A Story of Empowerment
How can we appreciate the life experience of transgender people without stumbling into pathologisation, victimisation, or mystification?
“Save Our Children”: Breaking Down Far-Right Narratives Around Youth
Europe’s far-right is using children in its discourse to demonise environmentalists and gender activists. How can we challenge its rhetoric?
A Beacon of Progress: Civil Society in Georgia
Natia Gvianishvili on upholding basic rights and freedoms in times of institutional backsliding.
Transnational Feminism and Its Foes
Women’s rights are under attack but there are grounds for hope, argues Ségolène Pruvot.
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