Online Events

Democracy: the least imperfect system of government developed by societies. How can it be improved? Why is it so important to defend it? Three specialists will talk about one of the key matters for the future of humanity. With the political scientist Ivan Krastev (Bulgaria), Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a permanent boardmember of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna; the Ukrainian writer and activist Victoria Amelina; and Carole Cadwalladr (United Kingdom), British investigative journalist with The Guardian, famous for uncovering the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal. In conversation with Moisés Naím.

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In 2019, Bernardine Evaristo (United Kingdom) made history for being the first black woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize, with her novel Girl, Woman, Other. Her most recent work of fiction, Blonde Roots, a satirical novel that reimagines history as we know it: the great powers of Africa are in charge of the transatlantic slave trade, and those enslaved are white. With prowerful prose and a sharp sense of humour, Evaristo leads us to question the bases of society as we know it with this bold alternative tale of our past. At this event, she will talk to Aurora Vergara about her work and her life.

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In 2016, the data agency Cambridge Analytica manipulated, through Facebook, the information received by over 86 million users to influence the result of the US presidential elections and the Brexit referendum that same year. Carole Cadwalladr, a British investigative journalist who works for The Guardian, was the one who broke the scandal. Although Cambridge Analytica no longer exists, there are other companies that are still involved in similar practices. At this event, Cadwalladr will talk about the personal and professional consequences that she continues to face to this day for making her investigation public, and she will also discuss the importance of freedom of speech for democracy. In conversation with Emma Graham-Harrison.

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Maria Ressa (Philippines), is the journalist that won the Peace Nobel Prize in 2021 for work denouncing Duterte's regimen, corruption and and brutality; she will be presenting her latest book, How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future, a call to the world to raise awareness about social media misinformation and a passionate manifesto about the importance of the freedom of press to ensure democracy's health versus abuse of power by those who control media, said Rodrigo Duterte o Mark Zuckeberg. In conversation with Lydia Cacho.

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