European Book Club with Tomasz Stawiszyński, Ewa Atanassow, and Karolina Wigura

The discussion will be held in English

What drives societal polarisation, and how does it shape the future of democracy in Europe? Join philosophers Tomasz Stawiszyński, Ewa Atanassow and Karolina Wigura for a conversation bringing their American, German, and Polish experiences into dialogue.

How do different experiences of transformation continue to influence political attitudes and expectations of democracy? Which social dynamics leave democratic institutions vulnerable? And what can the similarities and differences between eastern Germany and Poland teach us about Europe’s future?

Tomasz Stawiszyński, Polish philosopher and author of several books on societal polarisation and the challenges of modernity. His books are published in Polish; English translations of selected texts are available on request.

Ewa Atanassow, Professor of Politics at Bard College Berlin whose research focuses on the troubled relationship between liberalism and democracy.

Karolina Wigura, Senior Fellow at the Center for Liberal Modernity (Berlin) and Research Associate at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (University of Oxford). 

Location: Zentrum Liberale Moderne, Reinhardtstraße 15, 10117 Berlin

Registration:  Divided Societies: Perspectives on Europe’s Future.