The Conflict on Human Values in Europe

Prof. Dr. Miriam Dageförde from the American University in Paris will speak on the Conflict of Human Values in Europe.

Western democracies are going through drastic changes: anti-elitist sentiments and populism are increasing, there is a rise in inequality, conflicts about contradictory values within the citizenry become stronger and the debate about a ‘crisis of representation’ is increasingly profound. Incidents such as Brexit show that, ultimately, citizens choose to quit a political union that followed trends like globalization or Europeanization. All these developments question the functioning and the normative foundations of Western democracy.

This event is co-organized with the Saint Omer Foundation for Transatlantic Values.