Poland's Futures: A View from the Countryside
At a time when its voters are in and out of voting booths – municipal elections at the end of 2018, European and national elections in 2019, and presidential ones in 2020 – taking the long view of Pol...
16 Aug 201917min
A Walk on Europe's Wild Side
A look at the past, present and future of rewilding that makes the case for tackling the biodiversity extinction crisis and restoring natural wonder to both country and city.Written by Samuel Gregory-...
8 Aug 201915min
Basic Income Has Always Been a Women's Cause
The vibrant debate around the question of basic income has all too often neglected a crucial aspect: gender dynamics. In a deeply gendered society, how might a basic income impact men and women differ...
31 Juli 201912min
A Politics Beyond Fear
Sociologist Karolina Wigura calls for a move from the pervasive politics of fear which has seen the rise of the far-right to a politics with a positive vision based on hope.Written by Karolina Wigura ...
19 Juli 201911min
The Limits of Work: Poverty and Exploitation in Today’s European Union
The 2017 documentary The Limits of Work (Hranice práce) confronts the viewer with the terrible reality of work for many. Saša Uhlová spends six months working a series of low-paid agency jobs equipped...
5 Juli 201956min
To 2049 and Beyond: A Future History of the Internet
Just as the advent of the internet has reshaped the world over the last 30 years, its evolution over the next will also define the society of the future. Digital geek Jennifer Baker tells the story of...
21 Juni 201920min
Agriculture 3.0 or (Smart) Agroecology?
Many EU policy-makers see precision agriculture as the answer to the question of food sustainability, but agroecology offers a genuinely sustainable solution already at hand. Written by Francesco Ajen...
11 Juni 201915min
Europe: The Reconstruction of the Free World
Are borders really the normal state of affairs? A critical and historical approach suggests this is in fact a very recent development. By recognising this, we can start to open our minds to imagine ne...
28 Maj 201921min
