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European Democracy Institute: Recent Activities and New Initiatives
The European Democracy Institute has expanded its public programming this spring. Highlights include high-profile discussions with leading scholars, new podcast episodes, ongoing research working groups, and the announcement of the first Democracy School essay competition for young writers.
Martina Mackinlay of Clare Wigfall's Advanced Fiction Writing Class has had a fiction piece selected for publication in Sand Journal's Issue 29
Martina's story 'Red Court' was inspired by her personal experience of dealing with the Los Angeles fires of January 2025 and was selected for publication from over 600 submissions. Berlin-based Sand is a literary journal held in high regard for the quality of work it publishes.
More News
- BCB Studio Art Professor John Kleckner will open a solo exhibition of paintings in Berlin on Friday, June 19, 2026
- Bard College Berlin’s 2026 Commencement Ceremony Honors Graduates
- Democracy in Danger: A Conversation with Daniel Ziblatt
- Andreas Martin Widmann presents new novel Eddi at the University of Siegen
- Andreas Martin Widmann publishes new short story "Pfirsich" in anthology
- The Self at Scale: A Workshop on Autofiction
- “Academic freedom means conducting research without fear": Visiting scholar interview with HU Berlin about Smolny Beyond Borders
Upcoming Events
- Jun 25Thursday
Berlin Summer Studio Arts "Open Studios" 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm CET/GMT+1
Direktorenhaus at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409) - Jun 27Saturday
Berlin Summer Theater Intensive: Final Project Showings 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CET/GMT+1
The Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin) - Aug 07Friday
Weeks of Welcome Multiple Locations - Sep 30Wednesday
The Magna Carta of refugee protection under pressure – the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention at 75 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm CET/GMT+1
Bard College Berlin, Lecture Hall, Platanenstr. 98A, 13156 Berlin
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