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The New Generation Voices Video Series
In the New Generation Voices series, the Bertelsmann Foundation in partnership with Humanity in Action Germany has created a collection of digital animations portraying how young Germans and Americans see common global challenges and how the future can be shaped best by working together.
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How To Fix Democracy with Wietse Van Ransbeeck
Season Three Episode Ten "Digital Democracy and Citizen Engagement," features Wietse Van Ransbeeck, the Co-Founder and CEO of the CitizenLab, a Brussels-based company that works with governments to enable public participation in decision-making. With host Andrew Keen, Van Ransbeeck discusses his goals to make citizenship easier by using new technology to help local democracy be more participatory.
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How To Fix Democracy Live Session with Dr. Carol Anderson
The Bertelsmann Foundation North America, Humanity in Action, and the Canadian Institute for Citizenship hosted a live discussion about the Second Amendment.
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Animated Film on Social Cohesion
Based on the Bilateral Comparative Social Cohesion Forum, held in October 2020, Humanity in Action released an animated short film.
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How To Fix Democracy with Astra Taylor
Season Three Episode Nine "Democracy Through the Camera Lens" features Astra Taylor, an author and filmmaker whose documentary What is Democracy? covers much of the same ground How to Fix Democracy series, but with a different essential question in mind. In this interview, Astra Taylor and host Andrew Keen reflect on what they drew from ancient Athenian democratic practices in their respective quests to understand democracy and predict what it will look like (and sound like) in the future.
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How To Fix Democracy with Eric Liu
Season Three Episode Eight "Citizen Power" features Eric Liu, the co-founder and CEO of Citizen University and the Director of the Aspen Institute’s Citizenship and American Identity Program. In this episode that delves into the meaning of citizenship and the nature of power in politics, Liu and host Andrew Keen discuss contemporary conceptions of power in the United States and responsibilities of citizens.
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How To Fix Democracy Live Session with Fatimah Loren Dreier and Balarama Holness
The Bertelsmann Foundation North America, Humanity in Action, and the Canadian Institute for Citizenship hosted a live discussion about the role of citizen engagement and community activism to fight societal challenges such as systemic racism, inequality, and violence.
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How To Fix Democracy with Nanjala Nyabola
Season Three Episode Seven "What is global citizenship?" features Nanjala Nyabola, a writer, political analyst, and activist based in Nairobi, Kenya. In this interview, she talks with host Andrew Keen about the meaning of citizenship especially in relation to global citizenship.
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Livecast 'Reinventing Democratic Spaces': Amsterdam Action Academy
Humanity in Action hosted a discussion on the issue of "Reinventing Democratic Spaces" as a part of the Amsterdam Action Academy.
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