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Across the Pond – Politics, Power, Participation

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Mind the Gap: A Look Back on the Big Election Year
Nov 20, 2024
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In the Driver’s Seat: What Anyone Can Do for Democracy, About Democracy, and With Democracy
Oct 30, 2024
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Crunch Time: Upcoming Elections in the U.S. and Germany - Hot Topics, Cold Realities
Sep 25, 2024
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Ghosted? Democracy and its institutions – too old, too slow, and too out of touch?
Aug 28, 2024
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Just a Piece of Paper? Democratic Constitutions - a bulwark against totalitarian regimes or an obstacle to progress?
Jul 24, 2024
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Politics without Politicians
Jun 19, 2024
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Across the Pond – Politics, Power, Participation

A trans-Atlantic Online Series on Democracy, Elections, and Social Cohesion

Politicians are being attacked, elections are deemed “rigged”, democratic institutions are called into question, checks and balances seem to cause constant gridlock, and extremists are gaining ground…2024 looks like an election year on both sides of the pond that doesn’t offer much hope for the future.

The sheer force of challenges to our societies - locally, regionally, and globally, including a rapidly changing climate that threatens our very existence - could lead to despair. Yet, it’s up to us to turn things around. How do we restore the fabric of our societies and revive our democracies to make them fit for the tasks ahead?  

In our virtual trans-Atlantic talk series “Across the Pond”, curated and moderated by Dr. Tobias Endler and organized in partnership with Open Embassy for Democracy (OPEM) and University of Cologne New York Office, we hear two young voters from each side of the Atlantic share their ideas about the state of democracy. What can each one of us do? What does it take to explore new paths? What really works?  

Partners
People from all parts of society come together at the OPEM in the former American Club in Bonn-Plittersdorf. They exchange ideas about the challenges faced by the concept of “democracy” and democratically constituted states. In OPEM, a new project from the Montag Foundations, you can gather information about the value of democracy and learn about the conditions for the success and failure of democratic processes.
The University of Cologne New York Office assists with cultivating partnerships with North American partner universities, organizes delegation visits and serves as a first point of contact for faculty and students in the United States and Canada who are interested in the UoC. It assists with the organization of the University of Cologne’s summer school in New York and reaches out to the University’s network of German and international alumni residing in the United States or Canada.