Society, Media and Culture

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?

MEP & digital commons expert Julia Reda addresses the pertinent question of who owns what is online.

Big data, surveillance politics, & what we learned from Snowden.

Lower salaries, more poverty, and discrimination – when will life for women in Czech Republic change?

A look at both Poland and Ireland’s policies and recent movements regarding abortion.

Is there an optimal amount of countries, after which an organisation becomes dysfunctional?

To what extent are the values we ascribe to Europe today rooted in religion?

Music has an immense capacity to bring people together and foster cultural understanding. Case studies from the UK show us how entire new musical genres have emerged from the encounter of different musical traditions, and how the cultural landscape of a nation can be enriched thanks to the influence of migrant communities and diasporas.

A poem by Krzysztof Czyżewski.