Democracy

The Harvard Business School Professor Emerita discusses the large-scale rollout of surveillance capitalism and the challenges this poses to democracy.

UCL assistant professor Brian Klaas discusses the West’s role in global democratic decline and what should be done to reverse this trend.

A discussion with the Extinction Rebellion activist on the international climate group’s disruptive tactics in London and their demands for climate action.

Sociologist Karolina Wigura calls for a move from the pervasive politics of fear which has seen the rise of the far-right to a politics with a positive vision based on hope.

How one area of Brussels is opening up city government with participatory democracy and driving forward the green transition.

Political scientist Cristina Monge argues that the public needs a real stake in shaping its politics if the European project is going to succeed.

Three proposals to revitalise stagnated democracy in Europe by giving voters clear choices on who is in power and what is at stake.

The founder of Maltese NGO aditus foundation discusses challenges to protect the human rights of arriving migrants and the erosion of rule of law.

Takeaways from the international solidarity economy wave are relevant for Central and Eastern Europe, but they must take into account local context.

From climate change to robotisation, the challenges of the 21st century call for a new model of democracy. Dirk Holemans explores what a new social contract might look like.