Lukas Daubner 06. April 2021 Rethinking Liberalism: Occupy Future – Defending the Openness of Futures Lukas Daubner argues that the liberal forces of all stripes should once again take a positive view of the future.
Essay Michael Zürn 18. February 2021 Rethinking Liberalism: Globalisation and Democratic Regression Only temporarily, says Michael Zürn, Director at the Berlin Social Science Center.
Essay Amichai Magen 17. December 2020 Rethinking Liberalism: Do We Need a New Liberalism of Fear? Liberalism is a political persuasion devoted to the pursuit of human flourishing. It demands that, at a minimum, every individual must be permitted to write its own life’s story, unobstructed by fear,...
Essay Karolina Wigura Rethinking Liberalism: The revenge of emotions Emotions play a huge role in populist politics. Liberals have largely overseen the importance of emotions. Populists are able to use fear and other emotions against liberal democracy. But the answer...
09. October 2020 Online Conversation: Rethinking Liberalism — What went wrong with Liberalism and what to do about it? Wednesday October 14. 7 pm‑8.30 pm – via Zoom
Essay Ralf Fücks 07. November 2018 Liberalism is dead, long live Liberalism! Over the last 200 years, Liberalism has been a stunning success story. It brought forward liberty and prosperity for the many instead of privileges for the few. Yet, today liberal thinking and...
Analysis Karen Horn 31. January 2018 Freedom in Modern Times Karen Horn reminds us of forgotten, pioneering thinkers on liberty and highlights the necessary contradiction within which a modern liberalism exists: the tension between limiting state influence and recognizing that influence...
Essay Ralf Fücks 23. November 2017 What’s driving the anti-liberal revolt? And what should we do about it? The rapid pace of modernisation renders people susceptible to populism. In cosmopolitan milieus, this came as a surprise. Yet the warning signs had long been apparent.