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The link between planetary limits and demography, portrayed in numerous works of fiction, has haunted modern ecological thinking since its origins. While ecologism has freed itself from its Malthusian heritage, focusing instead on our ways of inhabiting the world, it has done so by relegating reproduction to the private sphere, treating it as a political taboo. Between these two extremes lies a conceptual void that is yet to be explored.

For Jörg Tremmel and Lena Winzer, committing to the future can expand democratic possibilities.

Flawed narratives and a crisis of trust have blocked productive conversation around migration.

In September 2025, Nepal experienced mass youth protests triggered by a social media ban. Facing brutal repression, young Nepalis set the country ablaze and toppled the government. Part of a broader wave of digitally organised Gen Z uprisings, the movement took lessons from other successful and failed revolutions. What comes next is an open question.

While generations are not monolithic blocs, age is becoming an increasingly reliable predictor of how Europeans vote. As older cohorts grow in number and pull public spending towards their own needs, the gap between what the old have and what the young need is widening – leading some to warn that Europe is bound for an unavoidable clash of generations.

Although they are a third of the global population and impacted equally or increasingly by crises, children remain nearly invisible in democratic policymaking.

Since 2019, CSOs have served as a democratic opposition to Greece’s illiberal turn. But how long can they withstand systemic repression?

The 7 May elections reveal growing support for independence in the UK’s smaller members.

Demographic decline is exposing a fundamental blind spot in modern economics: its inability to recognise the value of care.

A growing number of countries are pushing to ban children from social media as the harmful effects of these platforms become undeniable.