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Democracies around the world are facing enormous threats. A growing number of wars, escalating geopolitical rivalries, the increasingly acute climate crisis, social and economic inequalities and rapid technological development are increasingly jeopardising democratic cohesion. A positive democratic vision for overcoming these challenges is therefore becoming increasingly important.
With this in mind, the motto of BKHS Magazine #4 is "For a Just Democracy!". Together with our authors, we identify success factors for a resilient, just democracy. In various formats such as essays, statements, images and interviews, researchers, activists, artists and many more present their concrete ideas on how we can strengthen, maintain and, where necessary, rebuild democracies. For example, they call for a renewal of our commitment to open, inclusive dialogue, argue for more investment in local politics and communities, call for a new understanding of the state's role in the economy and appeal for a swift response to the first warning signs of increasing authoritarianism.
To the Helmut Schmidt Lecture "For a Just Democracy!" with Ekrem İmamoğlu
Our authors:
John Austin, Lucienne Banura-Nottbeck, Cana Bilir-Meier, Marc Buggeln, Pavlo Cherchatyi, Youri Clairmont, Matthew Delmastro, Simon Eckert, Ann-Kristin Glöckner, Kristin Hartmann, Helen Hauser, Maria Helmis-Arend, Lorena Karn, Eva Krick, Georgette Laible, Miriam van der Linden, Anastasia Mgaloblishivili, Katja Munoz, Marieke Lena Petersen, Isotta Ricci Bitti, Alisa Rieth, Andrea Römmele, Fanny Roschitz, Chiara Rosselli, Eva Sajovic, Madeleine Scherer, Frieda Schlott, Uta Schlott, Vinay Shukla, Diana Skelten, Maria Skóra, Merle Strunk, Katja Suding, Maike von Holdt, Elisabeth Winter, Lea Ypi, Franziska Zollweg
Get to know the BKHS Magazine: Selected articles
Industrial policy for a just democracy
A strong democracy needs resilient local politics
Bringing politics back in