Panel Talk
Panel Talk | What Is Democracy? 2009 → 2026
Freier Eintritt, ohne Anmeldung, auf Englisch
In 2009, after three years of work, Oliver Ressler completed his video installation What Is Democracy?. For this project, he confronted political analysts and activists in 18 cities around the globe with the eponymous question. The answers revolve around problems of representative democracy and potential implementations of an alternative democratic organisation of society. The event What Is Democracy? 2009 → 2026 will provide a space for discussion between two of the participants featured in the installation and Oliver Ressler. In the wake of the pandemic, wars flaring up in numerous places, the accompanying arms race and the advancing climate crisis, we are witnessing a shift away from liberal democracy towards authoritarian forms of government. In light of current developments, the question ‘What can democracy be today?’ is more urgent than ever.
With Gábor Csillag (HU) and Ewa Majewska (PL) moderated by Oliver Ressler (AT).
Der Talk wird auf Englisch geführt.