Welcome to the GSSR blog where we feature the voices of the GSSR community. Essays below are on the Urgent Issues of Europe, a topic discussed in our 30th Anniversary Alumni event.
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- Designing the non-anthropocentric city
Agata Szydłowska, Head of the Design Theory Department, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Imagining Warsaw’s Future: The Concept of an Animal District Imagine that there was an animal district… Read more: Designing the non-anthropocentric city - Neo-humanism: to grow a sustainable economy we must prioritize well-being
Francesco Sarracino, STATEC Neo-humanism offers an alternative, empowering way toward a sustainable world. We are anxious about the future. Why? Because the elite sells us the bunkum idea that unfettered… Read more: Neo-humanism: to grow a sustainable economy we must prioritize well-being - Building a Sustainable Public and Open IT Infrastructure for Science and Public Debate in Europe
Marcin Miłkowski, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences In recent years, the importance of a sustainable public and open IT infrastructure for science and public debate has… Read more: Building a Sustainable Public and Open IT Infrastructure for Science and Public Debate in Europe - The erosion of dignity is a challenge to democracy: Symbolic boundaries in civil society
Anna Radiukiewicz, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences Understanding the Loss of Dignity Of the challenges facing democracy today, a burning issue is the lack of dignity.… Read more: The erosion of dignity is a challenge to democracy: Symbolic boundaries in civil society - Redefining Nationalism and the need for a new national policy in the EU
Józef Niżnik, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences The EU’s Internal Challenges Although the European Union faces plenty of external challenges, the most urgent are challenges inside… Read more: Redefining Nationalism and the need for a new national policy in the EU - Vulnerability: Or, what is truly seen and touched cannot be dehumanized that easily
Dr. Adrianna Zabrzewska, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences Two tiny shoes lay discarded on the forest floor. There’s no point in wearing them now. They’re too… Read more: Vulnerability: Or, what is truly seen and touched cannot be dehumanized that easily - Sustainable Peace in Ukraine as a Cornerstone of Europe’s New Security Architecture: A Community-Centered Approach
Kateryna Gryniuk, Ph.D., Research Unit for Sociology of Politics, Economy and Education, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences Andriy Korniychuk, Ph.D., European Studies Unit, Institute of Philosophy… Read more: Sustainable Peace in Ukraine as a Cornerstone of Europe’s New Security Architecture: A Community-Centered Approach