Achtung: Demokratie
The WZB lecture series “Achtung: Demokratie” offers a forum for discussions that have been amplified – at the WZB and elsewhere – by the rise of right-wing populism, the Brexit referendum and the increasing polarization in Europe and the USA. Liberal democracies are under pressure and need to re-legitimize themselves. For its part, science has to determine the extent of its own engagement beyond detached analysis.
Researchers from the WZB and other institutions are invited to present their findings and discuss their take on these debates with the audience.
The lecture series was brought to life by the internal WZB group, “Political Challenges,” which was initiated by Ellen von den Driesch and Fred Felix Zaumseil.
On October 4, 2017, Bernhard Weßels gave the series' inaugural lecture with an analysis of that year’s German federal election.
Umstrittene Expertise als Herausforderung für die Demokratie?
Roundtable via Zoom
Zwischen Zurückhaltung und Engagement: Wie kommt die Wissenschaft in die Politik?
Virtual discussion via Zoom
Abschied für immer? Der Brexit und die Folgen für Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft
Discussion via Zoom
Smarte Spalter: Die AfD zwischen Bewegung und Parlament
Book presentation and discussion
Rise and Resist
Movie preview and discussion
„Achtung: Demokratie!“
Diskussionsforum in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Deutschen Historischen Museum Berlin
Die (un-)gewollten Grenzen der Wissenschaftsfreiheit in Deutschland
Panel discussion
Populismus in Zeiten von Krisen - Herausforderung für die Demokratie
Frank Decker (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)
Arbeit: der blinde Fleck der Demokratie
Panel discussion
Reining in Facebook and the Platform Economy –How Can Society Benefit from AI and Digital Technology?
Steven Hill (currently a Journalist in Residence at WZB)
Stand up for Science – Filmpreview
Dieter Rucht (Protest researcher and WZB fellow)
Reflections on Post-Truth
John Keane (University of Sydney and WZB)
Why we should trust science
Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University)
Deutschland hat gewählt. Analysen zur Bundestagswahl 2017
"Achtung: Demokratie" inaugural lecture by Bernhard Weßels.
