Participants in this session discuss democratic participation in Europe, with a focus on the EU institutions (the so-called "democratic deficit") and on the EU's response to challenges to democracy within member states.
Featuring:
- Nadia Urbinati, Columbia University
- Ivan Krastev, Centre for Liberal Strategies
- Luuk van Middelaar, Leiden University
- Rui Tavares, Writer & Former EU Parliament member
- Moderator: Yves Mény, President Emeritus, European University Institute
This live, virtual discussion took place on January 26, 2021. This event is part of the series “Debating the Future of Europe,” organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris, the European Institute and the Alliance Program. View the full series here.
Co-sponsored by: Columbia Alumni Association,Columbia Maison Française, Columbia University Libraries, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, European Legal Studies Center at Columbia Law School, Le Grand Continent, La Maison de l'Europe de Paris, and Sciences Po American Foundation. With support from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and the Advisory Board of the Paris Global Center.