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I hate politics! On people’s cynicism and the dissolution of trust
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On September 18th, Kultura Liberalna looked at that most important of societal bonds - trust. What has been the communal impact of the economic crises on our interpersonal relationships and how much faith is still left in those responsible for running our societies?
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Social insecurities and security politics
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Depo looks at Turkey's security politics, taking in their origin, consolidation and present development: how much do people trust their institutions and what impact do these levels of trust have upon how confident people in Turkey feel in their everyday lives?
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Trust & the media: who do you believe?
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How are young people portrayed in traditional media, how often do they get to have their own say and how is the emergence of alternative media altering their perception within society and their ability to make themselves heard? Free Word looks at how today's youth is perceived and how the internet is changing these perceptions.
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Live streaming of The vote against the EU: populism or protest?
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Live footage of the deBuren and Institute of Ideas debate, The vote against the EU: populism or protest? streaming now. This debate is in English. For more information about this debate, click here.

Live streaming of 25 years after 1989: what has happened to trust in institutions? Due to start at c.20:00 EET (19:00 CET, 18:00 GMT).
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Live footage of The Red House debate, 25 years after 1989: what has happened to trust in institutions? Due to start at c.20:00 EET (19:00 CET, 18:00 GMT). This debate will be in Bulgarian. For more information about this debate, click here.

Vasyl Cherepanyn
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Vasyl Cherepanyn is a Ukrainian journalist and lecturer, based in Kyiv. He is the director of the Visual Culture Research Centre, teaches at the Cultural Studies Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and edits the Ukrainian edition of Критикa [Political Critique]. Besides organising open debates and artistic events, he was involved in the Open University’s work on the…

Julia Sherwood
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Julia Sherwood is a translator. She grew up in Bratislava and in 1978 she emigrated to West Germany with her parents, writer Ján Ladislav Kalina and journalist Agneša Kalinová. After studying Slavonic and English studies in Köln, London and Munich she worked at Amnesty International’s London headquarters and later for Save the Children. While living in the US from 2008…

Sir Robert Cooper
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Sir Robert Cooper is a London-based British diplomat and special adviser to the European Commission. In his book-length essay, The Post-Modern State, he introduced the idea of a “new liberal imperialism”. His ideas have played a key role in the implementation of European security and defence policy and, since the days of Tony Blair, Robert Cooper has been regarded as…

Martin Bútora
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Martin Bútora is a sociologist, writer and translator, who is based in Bratislava. He began his career as a journalist in the 1960s and, after becoming a persona non grata following the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, worked as a sociologist and a therapist at a detox centre. In 1989, he co-founded Verejnosť proti násiliu [Citizens Against Violence], the movement that…

Central European Forum, 2014 – Programme
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Below you can find descriptions and times for all of the debates and satellite events at 2014’s Central European Forum. Click on the following links to head to a specific day: Friday 14.11, Saturday 15.11, Sunday 16.11, Monday 17.11, Tuesday 18.11 and Wednesday 19.11. Recordings of all the official programme debates can be found here.   FRIDAY 14th November 17:00…

Live streaming of Specjalne strefy – zysk czy wyzysk? – from c.18:00 CET
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Live footage of Krytyka Polityczna‘s Specjalne strefy – zysk czy wyzysk? [Special economic zones – profit or exploitation?] due to start at c.18:00 CET. For more information about this debate, click here.