Talk on the future of democracy

The question of trust: How will we hold together in the future?

On the occasion of the Bundestag elections in the fall of 2021, Z2X and Futurium, in cooperation with the Federal Cultural Foundation, had invited people to discuss and think about the future of democracy.

The question of trust: How will we hold together in the future?

An increasingly fragmented public sphere and dwindling trust in political parties and the media pose new challenges for our society. In the final event of our series "version21. Ideas for Tomorrow's Democracy," we will take a closer look at these challenges and join you in a search for new ideas. What about social cohesion and democracy in Germany? What is the connection between trust, social cohesion and political participation? And what concrete approaches are there to strengthen them in the future?

The guests

  • Jutta Allmendinger, sociologist and president of the WZB
  • Aline Abboud, journalist and presenter of ARD tagesthemen and of "DIE DA OBEN!"
  • Markus Beckedahl, journalist and founder of netzpolitik.org
  • Dirk Neubauer, mayor of Augustusburg (Saxony) & author

The question of trust: How will we hold together in the future? German

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Q&A

Here you will find audience questions to the experts:

Q&A German

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