Lorenzo Marsili is the director of the Berggruen Institute Europe, and an activist philosopher and writer. Also the founder of the transnational political NGO European Alternatives and the cultural institution Fondazione Studio Rizoma, his research and political work focus on defining and promoting futures beyond the nation-state. He holds degrees in philosophy and sinology from the University of London, and his books include Citizens of Nowhere (2018) and Planetary Politics (2020).
Articles
05.12.2024
Ethnonationalism in a Multipolar World
Lorenzo Marsili investigates the ills of a provincialised Europe in our age of empires.
Read more11.03.2020
United We Stand: Labour Environmentalism and the Climate Movement
Looking at the climate crisis in class terms means reframing class conflict in terms of capital versus life.
Read more11.03.2020
United We Stand: The Green Industrial Revolution in Italy
Unions and new ecological movements need a frank exchange to find elements of synergy and mutual growth.
Read more03.03.2020
The Potential of Green Politics in Italy
Does the ecological transition offer a route away from socio-economic stagnation?
Read more02.03.2020
Investing in the Future: Why Europe Needs a Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is a vision for social and environmental transformation. What would it mean to have one in Europe?
Read more29.01.2020
Carbon Markets Are the Shortest Path to a Green New Deal
Longstanding problems with EU climate policy have been overcome and real money is on the table for the transition. The question is will it be enough.
Read more26.09.2019
From Italy to the EU: Alternatives to a Failing Status Quo
A conversation on how to rework the political economy to end inequality and challenge the "business as usual" attitude of the EU and Italy's ruling classes.
Read more17.05.2018
Earn Money Online: The Politics of Microwork and Machines
Antonio Casilli discusses ‘microwork’, the increasingly common, hard-to-measure practice that sees people carry out small tasks online for even tinier amounts of pay.
Read more15.01.2018
Time to Elect a European Constituent Assembly (Without Asking Anyone’s Permission)
Hacking the 2019 elections to build a democratic Europe.
Read more25.11.2017
The City as the New Political Centre
Barcelona leads the way in reviving democracy and participation of citizens. Joan Subirats talks about how cities can shape a better governance architecture and complement the current system centred on nation-states.
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