Introduction
Democracy, that broad and abstract concept, is once again on everyone's lips. In an etymological sense, it is based on a simple and concrete idea, the government of the people, but these concepts have been built up as it has been deployed in different forms of political organisation of society through representative, deliberative, direct or participatory democracy. Different declinations with very different conceptions of this radical and concrete idea of democracy.
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In this conference we want to bring the debate on what democracy means in Europe today, what its limits are in the context of the current multiple crises and what challenges open up in the face of such a complex scenario in terms of political governance at multiple scales. We also want to bring into dialogue a critical and reflective look at the crisis of democracy with the defence of fundamental rights and the fight against inequalities. At the same time, we want to explore Europe's role on the global stage and what its role should be in a horizon of defence and progress towards a global democracy or a democracy of democracies.
That is why we will have two key speakers in the debate on the challenges of democracy: the philosopher Daniel Innerarity and Viviane Reding, former European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship.
October 5 at 7.30 pm at the CCCB
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