From integration to creating more equal chances of participation, civil society plays an essential role in the construction of a pluralistic and diverse society. Thus, it helps to shape the concept of ‘European citizenship’ aiming towards a united Europe. What plausible options beyond institutional democratic structures can facilitate organising and opening a European civil society? How can civil society further develop a narrative that rejects populist discourses and instead presents a Europe built upon the foundations of solidarity and belonging?
Additional input to this topic is offered during the plenary on ‘Democracies under pressure’ and in the Breakout Session 19 ‘The media and populism’.
Speakers
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Márton GULYAS
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Theater/film director, youtube vlogger and founder of Country For All, Budapest |
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Stefan SCHLEGEL
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Co-founder and board member of Operation Libero (Switzerland); Senior Research Fellow Max Planck Institute fort he Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen |
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Susanne WILLE
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Journalist and presenter, SRF - Swiss Radio and Television, Zurich (tbc) |
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Theater/film director, youtube vlogger and founder of Country For All, Budapest
| | Márton Gulyás (1986) theatre and film producer/director. Previously managing director for over half of a decade of Krétakör (Chalkcircle) Ensemble. Gulyás has presented his productions in Budapest, the Berlin Biennale, and the Münich Opera Festival. He is the host of Hungary’s biggest political youtube channel: slejm. He is also founder and activist of the Country For All movement. |
Co-founder and board member of Operation Libero (Switzerland); Senior Research Fellow Max Planck Institute fort he Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen
| | Stefan Schlegel is a legal scientist. He got his Ph.D. from the University of Berne in Switzerland. Stefan got involved in Immigration Law as a student and volunteered in local NGOs providing legal advice to irregular migrants and asylum seekers. Stefan is a co-founder of the young Swiss Think Tank "foraus - Forum Aussenpolitik" and a former member of its board. In 2014, Stefan co-founded the political movement and campaigning organization "Operation Libero" that is fighting for an open and tolerant Switzerland in an open and tolerant Europe. He is a member of its board and responsible for its political program. He is a Senior Research Fellow at a Max Planck Institute in Göttingen (D). |
