Panels and Discussions
The panelists spoke about how democracy is acted out in everyday life and local relationships with special emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe.
- What kinds of democratic culture have emerged in the region historically and more recently?
- What are the cultural and social preconditions of democracy as a system of government?
These and other questions were discussed on the podium by a group of experts in the field:
Till van Rahden, Professor of History, University of Montreal; IWM Fellow
Karolina Wigura, Kultura Liberalna, Warsaw; Zentrum Liberale Moderne, Berlin; Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw; Europe's Futures Fellow
Ruth Wodak, Em. Professor, Lancaster University and University of Vienna
Ivan Vejvoda, IWM Permanent Fellow and Head of the Europe’s Futures Project, moderated the panel.
