„EU(dys)topia – Imagining Europe’s Future(s)“

In the face of war, climate change, environmental disasters, the rise of authoritarianism, digital threats, and a multitude of other crises, many Europeans struggle to envision a future not overshadowed by catastrophe. What impact does the widespread sentiment that there is no common future worth striving for have on European societies – and how can it be prevented from becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy? 

How can we foster a more constructive and forward-looking outlook on the future of Europe and the European Union? What stories must we tell, and what images must we create, in order to build a common European future? What categories of thinking – and what kind of language – are needed to enable Europe to face new realities? 

The evening discussion with the renowned historian and author Philipp Blom addressed these questions. In short interventions, artists and researchers from the transdisciplinary project EU(dys)topia – Imagining Europe’s Future(s) shared their perspectives – through poems, visual art, and thought experiments – offering their outlooks and ideas on the future of Europe and European integration.  

Partners: ERSTE Foundation 

Supported by: ERSTE Foundation, Federal Foreign Office