Video On Demand: De Balie TV + De Balie Vimeo. Too big to fail? Too crisis-hardened to go under? How unthinkable is the EU's disintegration really? A conversation on the future of the EU with one of Europe’s greatest thinkers: Ivan Krastev. In De Balie the Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev will analyze the current democratic crisis in Eastern Europe and share his thoughts on the future of Europe. Krastev regularly comments on current developments in Europe in The New York Times and The Guardian, such as the crisis in Ukraine, the recent outcome of the elections in Poland and the rise of illiberal, nationalistic parties in Eastern Europe. According to Krastev, the time is now to radically rethink the idea of Europe. What should be done to prevent a further collapse of Europe? How should we reinvent Europe? About Ivan Krastev
Ivan Krastev (1965) is a Bulgarian political scientist and commentator. He is currently chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna (IWM). He teaches, speaks, and writes frequently about the crisis of democracy in Europe. He is the author of provocative books such as In Mistrust We Trust: Can Democracy Survive When We Don’t Trust Our Leaders? (2013) and Democracy Disrupted: The Politics of Global Protest (2014). This program is part of the run-up towards Re:Creating Europe (1-3 June)
On 1, 2, and 3 June 2016, artists and thinkers from all over Europe will come together in Amsterdam for ‘Re:Creating Europe’, the first edition of the Forum on European Culture. The Forum, a new initiative of DutchCulture and De Balie, focuses on the strength, impact and value of art and culture for Europe.
What are the cultural values that unite us? How can art and culture offer creative solutions for problems that seem to be splitting us apart? And how can European artists shape the future of Europe? Moderation and interview by Yoeri Albrecht (director De Balie). Related Articles
“Eastern Europe’s Compassion Deficit” – The New York Times “Why Poland is Turning Away from the West“ – The New York Times “How to Avoid Europe’s disintegration“ – Eurozine The language of this programme is English. Is Europa too big to fail? Hoe ondenkbaar is de desintegratie van Europa? Kan Europa nog ten onder gaan na het weerstaan van zoveel crises? Het Forum on European Culture (initiatief van De Balie en DutchCulture) heeft Ivan Krastev, één van Europa’s grootste denkers, uitgenodigd om zijn visie op de toekomst van de EU te delen. De Bulgaarse politicoloog geeft regelmatig commentaar op de huidige ontwikkelingen in Oost-Europa in The New York Times en The Guardian. Hij schreef onder andere over de crisis in Oekraïne, de recente verkiezingen in Polen en het opkomende nationalisme in Oost-Europa. Deze avond analyseert de Bulgaarse politicoloog de huidige democratische crisis in Oost-Europa en deelt hij zijn gedachten over de toekomst van Europa.
Volgens Krastev is het nu de hoogste tijd om het idee Europa drastisch te herdefiniëren. Wat moeten we doen om het uiteenvallen van Europa te voorkomen? Hoe kunnen we Europa heruitvinden? Over Ivan Krastev
Ivan Krastev (1965) is Bulgaarse politicoloog en commentator. Hij is voorzitter van het Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia en fellow bij het Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna (IWM). Hij doceert, spreekt en schrijft veel over de democratische crisis in Europa. Hij is auteur van de provocatieve boeken In Mistrust We Trust: Can Democracy Survive When We Don’t Trust Our Leaders? (2013) en Democracy Disrupted: The Politics of Global Protest (2014). Krastev wordt na zijn lezing geïnterviewd door Yoeri Albrecht.