Society, Media and Culture

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

Andrea Pető, a historian and professor at Hungary’s Central European University, discusses the struggles of women’s rights activists and organisations in the context of illiberal governments, arguing that identifying the mechanisms which undermine or threaten to roll back social progress helps us to better understand these forces.

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.