Society, Media and Culture

Donald Trump secured his election success in the federal states that once made up the industrial heartland of the USA. The radical disruption that has shaped those areas offers a vivid indication of how technology is redefining the value creation process entirely. What can be done to reconcile technological progress and civic democracy?

What concrete changes can we expect from the ‘digital revolution’ & how can we deal with changes to work, policy-wise? Does a basic income help?

We spoke to feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem about the far-right backlash, racism & why we should be “linked, not ranked”.

Why is Hungary’s Central European University under threat? One of its professors explains what’s going on.

Does the result signal an inevitable decline of democracy or could it reinvigorate resistance across society?

The origin and meanings of citizenship – what does it mean today in an era of mass migration and security fears?

New technology developing at breakneck speed has left laws behind and increasingly puts not only our privacy but our immediate safety at risk.

France’s long and troubled relationship with Islam, and its connexion to a sense of insecurity, is unpacked by Olivier Roy and Esther Benbassa, who also explore the current role of religion in politics in general.

Despite Edward Snowden’s revelations of widespread surveillance, increasingly intrusive measures are being adopted in Europe in the name of security – but do these actually lead to a more effective prevention of attacks?

Will the recent EU laws prevent data monopolies?