Edition 5 of the Cracking Borders, Rising Walls conference series

Streaming live on Kultura Liberalna’s Facebook page and Youtube profile.

PROGRAMME:

18.00: Opening of the debate:

Janusz Majcherek, Deputy Director of the Polish Theatre
Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw

18.15: Opening remarks

Timothy Garton Ash, University of Oxford

Chair – Jarosław Kuisz, Kultura Liberalna

18.45: First panel: Green Liberalism: A Remedy for Europe’s Crises?

The aim of the panel is a parallel diagnosis of the place where liberalism is today in the face of
various crises and the indication of potential paths in which it may develop in the future. We will be
looking particularly closely at the concept of green liberalism and, consequently, the European Green
Deal – we will ask about the potential of these projects to become the cornerstone of politics in the
coming decades.

Panellists:

Ralf Fücks, Zentrum Liberale Moderne (kick-off for the discussion)
Natalie Nougayrède, The Guardian
Nina Witoszek, University of Oslo
Sebastian Oberthür, GOVTRAN
Joanna Maria Stolarek, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Tomasz Sawczuk, Kultura Liberalna

Chair: Agnieszka Lichnerowicz, TOK FM

Break: 19.45-20.00

20.00: Second panel: Democracy after Covid-19. Strengthened or Weakened?

The panel aims to discuss the state of democracy, and liberal democracy in particular, in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The actions of governments in combating COVID-19 are overwhelmingly negatively perceived by citizens. During the panel, we will answer the question as to where these reactions come from. The relationship between politicians and experts will also be discussed in this context. The coronavirus pandemic has brought about restrictions on an unprecedented scale. Are we getting used to the restrictions and how do they affect democracies? We will talk about reactions to the restrictions in various countries and their sources. We will also talk about the revolutions during the coronavirus times – from the Black Lives Matter protests to movements such as QAnon. The panel will aim to summarise these phenomena and to answer the question of what the balance sheet of such changes looks like.

Panellists:

Kick-off for the discussion – Jan-Werner Müller, Princeton University, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin

Mark Leonard, ECFR
Zdzisław Krasnodębski, MEP
Paola Mattei, University of Milan
Anna Lührmann, V-Dem Institute
Will Dobson, Journal of Democracy
Karolina Wigura, Kultura Liberalna

Chair: Dariusz Rosiak, Author of the Podcast “State of the World Report”

Guests:
Timothy Garton Ash, University of Oxford
Jarosław Kuisz, Kultura Liberalna
Ralf Fücks, Zentrum Liberale Moderne
Natalie Nougayrède, The Guardian
Sebastian Oberthür, GOVTRAN
Nina Witoszek, University of Oslo
Joanna Stolarek, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Tomasz Sawczuk, Kultura Liberalna
Agnieszka Lichnerowicz, TOK FM
Jan-Werner Müller, Princeton University, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Mark Leonard, ECFR
Zdzisław Krasnodębski, MEP
Paola Mattei, University of Milan
Anna Lührmann, V-Dem Institute
Will Dobson, Journal of Democracy
Karolina Wigura, Kultura Liberalna
Dariusz Rosiak, Author of the Podcast “State of the World Report”