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How freely did your political stance come into being?

Your democracy

How do you feel about a speed limit on motorways? About allowing cannabis? Or about banning TikTok? You have an opinion about everything. But how did you actually develop it? What information influenced it? Where did this information come from? This is what we want to know from you: what is your take on how opinions are formed? Join the discussion and let yourselves be inspired by the thoughts of our experts. Make up your own mind!

26Sept2024

Forum

Further information:

  • Duration:1 hour and 30 minutes
Four young people sitting on a bench and staring at their own phones. There is a skateboard laying right next to one of them.

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The right to vote is one of the most important ways of influencing and shaping politics in our democracy. But if you want to vote consciously, you need a political stance. And this requires information about the various political players and streams of thought – ideally from reliable, neutral and independent sources. Newspapers and television are apparently deemed old school – anyone looking for information today uses the Internet as their first port of call. And why not? You can communicate much faster and provide content yourself – it has never been easier to mobilise others for your cause. But is this as supportive of democracy as it seems? Especially in recent times, commercial social-media platforms aren’t necessarily contributing to a vibrant democracy. But how can we improve things? We invite you to an exchange of ideas: tell us how you inform yourselves, how you research and evaluate the quality of the information you glean, and how you interact with others on the Internet. Discuss with our experts how our use of social media and our voting behaviour are connected and which sources we trust the most. Reflect with us on what a good platform should look like, that is, one that represents our values and enables open, free discourse.

A joint event with the Max Planck Society.

Information

  • Venue: Forum
  • The event is free of charge.
  • Event language: German
  • A ticket is required. Remaining tickets will be available at the box office.

Accessibility

  • We are a wheelchair accessible venue.
  • Spaces without seating are available for wheelchair users.
  • An induction loop system is available.
  • People with visual impairments are welcome. We will request guide dog assistance if you need it.
  • The event addresses interested people of all ages.

The future is for everyone! The Futurium wants to be accessible to everyone.

If there are any other access needs on your part, please feel free to let us know. We will try to meet them: info@futurium.de

All information on accessibility can be found here.

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