Konrad Bleyer-Simon is a research associate at the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom. He pursued doctoral studies at the Human Rights Under Pressure joint programme of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Articles
01.12.2025
Politicising Pop: The Far Right and Music
Amidst far-right instrumentalisation, can musicians play a progressive tune? Emília Barna and Melanie Schiller talk to Konrad Bleyer-Simon.
Read more12.06.2025
Glimpses Into Another Tech
How do we wrest our digital infrastructure from unscrupulous billionaires?, Konrad Bleyer-Simon asks Paris Marx.
Read more03.06.2025
The Politics of Autism: Challenging the Neuronormative Gaze
Why has neurodiversity remained on the margins of progressive politics?
Read more21.01.2025
Israel-Palestine: The Conditions of Lasting Peace
Peace can only be achieved by granting Palestinians the right to self-determination, and ending Israel’s colonial expansion.
Read more05.12.2024
Communicating Nastiness: Narratives and Networks of the Far Right
To counter the widely used tactics of divisive speech, progressives need to invest in alternative platforms and bolster quality journalism, moving beyond the outdated ideal of objectivity.
Read more17.09.2024
Germany’s Far-Right Moment
As we try to make sense of the far-right’s rise in the EU’s biggest economy, framing the shift as a purely East German problem would be an error.
Read more12.06.2024
To the Lifehouse: Anarchist Thoughts on Care
Local communities are at the forefront of adaptation. Could mutual self-organisation lead to a decentralised network of global solidarity?
Read more05.06.2024
Hungary’s Opposition in the Grip of “Fidesz Light”
European and municipal elections used to be an opportunity for parties opposing Orbán to score political victories. But this is changing.
Read more31.01.2024
Cory Doctorow: How to Take Back the Internet
What can citizens and regulators do to restore a healthy digital ecosystem? A conversation with tech-activist, writer, and blogger Cory Doctorow.
Read more04.12.2023
Afterlives of the European Public Sphere
Konrad Bleyer-Simon explains what still stands between the EU and post-national democracy.
Read more26.07.2023
Why the EU Needs a Strong Media Freedom Act
The proposed EU Media Freedom Act represents a positive change of course, but it fails to provide badly needed subsidies to quality news outlets.
Read more26.12.2022
Another Internet Is Possible
The current digital model is broken – and both workers and users are suffering as a result. But is it too late to fix it?
Read more09.11.2022
Why the Transport Visions of Tech Billionaires are a Dead End
Elon Musk and other super-rich “visionaries” are seeking to revolutionise transport – but ordinary people are getting left behind.
Read more29.03.2022
A New Dawn for Hungary?
With much at stake, an unprecedented coalition is seeking to finally oust Hungary’s strongman at the upcoming national elections.
Read more13.01.2022
Why the EU Needs to Rethink its Approach to Technology
The EU is often playing catchup with the rapidly evolving world of tech, ignoring its grave geopolitical implications.
Read more28.12.2021
The Denial Business: Exposing the Far Right’s Love Affair with Fossil Fuels
A ground-breaking new book demonstrates how far-right forces have constructed a worldview that refutes proven facts and logic.
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