Society, Media and Culture

Tracing the rise of transhumanism, the techno-utopian philosophy that provides no answer to social and environmental crisis.

In the first of a three-part series, we look at how blind optimism must be replaced by a societal debate in which technological advances are held accountable.

Feminist and historian Christelle Taraud discusses her research into the representation of race and sex in North Africa under French colonial rule and its legacy today.

The EUI professor examines Europe’s ongoing struggle over social values in times of rising Islamophobia and growing nostalgia for a Christian Europe.

While US firms might dominate the tech industry, the European Union led the way on digital rights. Now US politicians too are calling for reform.

The internet of today is far from the digital promised land first imagined by cyber utopians. Geopolitics will play a defining role in shaping its future.

Expert on EU digital policy chronicles the next 30 years in cyberspace: reinventing privacy online, Digital Donor Cards and where next for the EU after GDPR.

Despite the attention on fake news, independent media are being left to survive on their own in the face of hostility and a struggle for revenues.

A panel of journalists from alternative left-wing media outlets across Europe discuss trails and successes in today’s challenging media landscape.

In a Europe threatened with rising nationalism, trans-European media could present a way to connect people across borders and language barriers.