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Futures of Democracy

Less than half of the world's people today have the right to have a say in the things that matter to everyone. The vast majority of these people live in democracies. As different as modern democracies are, they are united by the ideal of enabling their citizens to live in freedom, solidarity and equality.

Photo: David von Becker

Democracy also means constantly struggling for these values and their implementation. Especially when major problems such as climate change or inequality present them with new challenges. But democracies can cope with this. They are open to change and that is why we can keep improving them in the future. New tools and ideas already exist today.

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..the Futurium Democracy-Comics

Power of the pen...

Climate change, emerging technologies, social inequality: how do we tackle the big global challenges? Do we need more democracy, a different kind of democracy, or perhaps even less democracy? Many...

Political scientist Frederic Hanusch in an interview about planetary thinking and what it has to do with our democracy

How can we think like a planet?

Climate change, species extinction and environmental destruction – the impact of human activities on our planet is undisputed. How can we change our relationship with the Earth and preserve it...

WHAT THE GERMAN REVOLUTION OF 1848 CAN TEACH US FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

On 18 March 1848 – exactly 175 years ago – hundreds of people took to the barricades in Berlin to demand democratic civil rights and liberties, free and equal elections, and an all-German...

WHAT ARE THE IDEAS AND VISIONS THAT CAN IMPROVE EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY?

THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE

The European Union (EU) plays an important role for democracy in Europe: after the Second World War, it provided for peace and prosperity and, even today, continues to promote democratic structures...

Talk on the future of democracy

Digital, direct, by lot: How we want to participate politically in the future?

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

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...