Debating Europe

The Trump administration has upended all our understanding of the rules and institutions that make democracies function. Taking their cue from the US president, the forces which seek to undermine democracy are forging a network that is hammering at the foundations upon which liberal democracy depend.

In this Debating Europe panel discussion at the Burgtheater, renowned experts in political science, sociology, and investigative journalism will discuss the strategies and mechanisms by which right-wing populist and authoritarian movements operate worldwide.

They will consider how these networks mobilize across cultural and linguistic borders. They will examine the role digital platforms and social media play in disseminating anti-democratic narratives. But they will also discuss what tactics and strategy might be effective in countering this fundamental assault on our democratic values.

With

Jan-Werner Müller, political scientist, founding director of the Project in the History of Political Thought at Princeton University

Soli Özel, professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University, visiting fellow at the IWM Vienna

Moderation: Gerold Riedmann, DER STANDARD

The event is held in English language.

Tickets and more information: Europa im Diskurs – Debating Europe | Burgtheater

Debating Europe – Europa im Diskurs

This series of public morning debates brings leading politicians, scientists and intellectuals on to the stage of Vienna’s Burgtheater to discuss topical issues of political and social relevance. This long-standing event is a collaborative production of  Burg, ERSTE Foundation, Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) and Der Standard.