Call for Papers: Current Populism in Europe and the Role of the Media Published: 21 November 2016 3rd International Populism Conference will take place in Prague 22 – 23 May 2017. The conference programme will focus mainly on analysis of the relationship between populism and the media and will discuss the phenomenon of “media populism” in the context of upcoming elections in various EU member states. Applicants are invited to submit their abstracts by 28 February 2017.
The Battle for Modernity Published: 13 October 2016 Today’s central line of conflict runs between open societies and various forms of Identitarian radicalism. The challenge we face is to reconcile rapid changes in a globalized modern age with our need to belong and our need for security.
Nord Stream II: Shaking hands with the devil Published: 26 August 2016 The gas pipeline Nord Stream II should double the existing natural gas transport capacity from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. Juraj Mesík explains why the Kremlin will be the biggest winner of this project.
Call for Participants: Enhancing Sustainable Urban Development in Local Politics Published: 29 August 2016 The Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Prague office is launching a year-long training programme for multipliers, trainers, networkers, advisors and mediators working actively across sectors to achieve more sustainable and more inclusive cities. The training programme will be organised in 4 modules. It is starting in November 2016, and will run until autumn 2017. The meetings will take place in the Czech Republic (Brno, Prague), Slovakia (Bratislava) and Hungary (Budapest). You can apply until 30 September 2016.
“Enhancing Sustainable Urban Development in Local Politics” Published: 30 March 2017 How to persuade politicians and others that our cities should develop in a way which makes them more resilient, inclusive and cooperative? How to transform those inspirational practices and progressive policies into the reality of the cities where we are living? These are the key questions which challenge participants of a year-long training programme.
Glorious past and identity – the driving forces behind the populist resurrection? Published: 15 March 2017 Based on Adam Balcer’s new study “Beneath the surface of illiberalism: The recurring temptation of ‘national democracy’ in Poland and Hungary – with lessons for Europe”,WiseEuropa and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, in cooperation with Political Capital, organise a round table to discuss populist and illiberal tendencies in the CEE region with a special focus on politics of identity and memory, and significance of these developments for the political situation in particular countries and their impact on the future of the EU.
Interview on Smart Growth with Ralf Fuecks, Co-President of the Heinrich Boell Foundation Published: 14 August 2015 During his U.S. book tour in April 2015, we spoke with our Co-President, Ralf Fuecks, about the need for a global, smart green growth strategy, outlined in his new book Green Growth, Smart Growth – A New Approach to Economics, Innovation and the Environment.