Society, Media and Culture

Fake news is thriving in the new media environment, presenting a threat to our democratic societies which we underestimate at our peril.

Various Dutch cities have started basic income experiments. But restrictions from central government are making some veer from the founding principle. How will it play out?

Ton Lemaire pleads for a new universal morality, which he calls humanimalism.

From centres of economic activity to amusement parks for tourists, what is happening to our cities and what space is left for their citizens?

Few cities have succeeded in recreating the success of Bilbao’s Guggenheim museum. What was its secret & what can this tell us about urban dynamics?

A new housing phenomenon is spreading across Europe’s cities – is it a Bohemian, win-win solution or does it exemplify the entrenchment of precarity into new spheres?

Brussels can teach us a lot about city politics and urban planning. Today, citizen movements and progressive forces, including Green parties, are changing the city.

Barcelona leads the way in reviving democracy and participation of citizens. Joan Subirats talks about how cities can shape a better governance architecture and complement the current system centred on nation-states.

Most politicians turn a blind eye but it has never been more crucial – how can we prepare for artificial intelligence’s increasing power and role in our lives?

Experts and politicians around Europe discuss the state of the AI and robotics debate in their country and the position of the Green party.