01.12.2023
What Art Can Do for Democracy

The use of creative elements in political forums develops interaction and empathy, leading to greater awareness supportive of political change.

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31.08.2023
Objects of Political Desire VIII: A European project that you can touch and be touched by

Europe has no shortage of libraries and yet there is no European Library. How can that be?

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03.08.2023
Objects of Political Desire VII – Libraries: Palaces For the People, By the People

As sociologist Eric Klinenberg reminds us in his eponymous book, libraries are “palaces for the people”.

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07.09.2022
It’s Russia and Europe That Have a Problem With Ukraine

Ukraine’s fierce counter-attack against Russia is rooted in unique aspects of its society and culture.

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14.06.2022
Pierre Bourdieu: Cultural Capital in the 21st Century

French thinker Pierre Bourdieu offers a lens for examining the role of education in closing social gaps.

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04.12.2020
Culture, Creativity and Coronavirus: Time for EU Action

Cultural professionals are vital to Europe’s recovery. It is time member states and EU action reflect this by addressing working conditions in the sector.

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04.09.2018
“Call It Tough Love.” Holding Europe to Its Own Ideal

According to Oxford academic Kalypso Nicolaïdis, the EU is much more resilient than it gets credit for. We sat down to discuss the state of the Union today and the key challenges to safeguard the future of Europe in a time when the world needs it most.

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23.07.2018
Recreating Europe: Culture Returns to the EU Stage

The EU is looking to culture as a means to bolster European identity and integration.

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31.08.2017
Our Common Past: The Museum Presenting a Transnational View of European History

The House of European History in Brussels has an unusual and complex task – that of Europeanising history.

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