Democracy in Motion

26 Jun 2024

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Is this the end of democracy? Unthinkable a few years ago, this question is now at the heart of political debate. The event will attempt to understand what its real threats are and how to face them. 

Event organised by FIBE -- Brazil-Europe Integration Forum in partnership with the Kees Eijrond Foundation.

Participants

Myriam Taylor is an award-winning impact entrepreneur and social futurist. She co-founded Muxima Bio BV, a Dutch company operating at the intersection of self-determination, identity, female representation and Black representation in several interconnected spheres: media, arts, tech, politics and education. Over the last 25 years, she has been involved in the ideation and development of socio-political and artistic projects in countries such as France, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy, Angola, the Netherlands, the USA and Portugal.

Paula Macedo Weiss holds a PhD in Law from the University of Tübingen, Germany. She is the author of three books, including “Democracia em Movimento” (Democracy in Motion). She lives in Frankfurt, where she chairs the Museum of Applied Arts Foundation and serves on the board of trustees of the Municipal Theatre and the Leibniz Institute for Peace and Conflict Research. With a group of thinkers and researchers from various academic fields, she helped form the Netwerk Paulskirche, which promotes discussion on the future of the democratic order in Germany and the world.

Information

Date: 26 June, at 7 pm
Rua de Santa Catarina 9 (3rd floor), Lisbon.

 

Photograph by Mike Von Py