Subterranean Politics in Europe
Subterranean Politics in Europe is a research collaboration based at the London School of Economics and Political Science exploring bottom-up politics across Europe through case studies in Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary and London.
The Research
From the summary: This is one of those rare moments in history when subterranean politics ‘bubbles up’ to the surface. What we mean by subterranean politics is politics that is not usually visible in mainstream political debates...
Initiatives
The Subterranean Politics project collated information on trans-European political initiatives that arose in response to the political and economic crisis.
News and Links
- 06 Mar 2013 - New Event: German Europe: Are there Alternatives?
In this event, Ulrich Beck, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Mary Kaldor discuss the current political crisis and how to reinvent democracy in Europe. - 07 Nov 2012 - Ulrich Beck on openDemocracy
Ulrich Beck argues in openDemocracy that despite the flurry of supposed activity in mainstream politics around the future of Europe, the political tactic currently being employed is one of doing nothing.
German Europe: Are there Alternatives?
Speakers: Professor Ulrich Beck, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Professor Mary Kaldor
Chair: Professor Richard Sennett
You can listen to the audio of the event below.