Opening event! Rediscovering the Future. With Ivan Krastev
Englisch | German
According to Ivan Krastev, the European Union was built on a fear of the past. Today, what Europe fears is the future. The core of our crisis is that democracy only works when the future is seen as open and malleable, not as a threat. When this belief wanes, democracy loses its most invisible yet crucial institution. Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev, chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and fellow of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, is one of Europe’s most influential political thinkers. In his essays (most recently “Is it Tomorrow Yet?”), he analyzes global power shifts and the deterioration of democracy.
He opens phil.COLOGNE with a fundamental question: How can democracies learn to inhabit the future once more? Translation: Norbert Heikamp; Host: Wolfram Eilenberger
Contributors
Ivan Krastev
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Wolfram Eilenberger
Wolfram Eilenberger is a writer and philosopher. His non-fiction… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
Norbert Heikamp
Norbert J. Heikamp was born in 1955. He studied Romance languages and… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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Date:
Saturday
06. June 2026
18:00 -
Pre € 30 | 26 (ermäßigt)
Eve Evening fund price € 34 | 30 (ermäßigt)
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WDR Funkhaus
Klaus-von-Bismarck-SaalWallrafplatz 5
Köln-InnenstadtPlease follow the checkroom instructions.
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Accessibility
- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair-accessible Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
