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Technology and the next frontier in human rights

Keynote remarks by Dunja Mijatović (Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe), followed by a lively expert discussion on how to ensure that our digital society is inclusive and equipped to deal with the future challenges of technology.

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Is Catalonia where the European future is played? Roots and perspectives of a sovereignty conflict

This discussion on the future of Catalonia and the European Union was hosted in partnership with The Elcano Royal Institute.

International Women’s Day: “Institutions have to be designed from the ground up to ensure equal treatment”

Canadian Justice Minister speaks at the Hertie School on her personal experience working for inclusion.

Rwandan Foreign Minister sees a bigger role for Africa in ensuring peace and security

Louise Mushikiwabo speaks at the Hertie School in a post-Munich Security Conference discussion.

Who is the people? Reflections on popular sovereignty

Podcast: Ira Katznelson delivers this lecture on popular sovereignty.

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Rebooting the EU: Which lessons from Trump, Brexit and the euro-area crisis?

Financial Times' Future of Europe Project featuring essay winner Julian Lang.

Rebooting the EU: Which lessons from Trump, Brexit and the euro-area crisis?

On December 6, the Hertie School hosted the Berlin instalment of the Financial Times’ Future of Europe Project.

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The ghost of Schumpeter: Failure, risk and innovation in the digital era

A lecture by Hertie School Senior Fellow Arjun Appadurai, chaired by Helmut K. Anheier.

The ghost of Schumpeter: Failure, risk and innovation in the digital era

Listen to the podcast of Arjun Appadurai's lecture.

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European security and defence cooperation: What’s next?

Report presentation and discussion with David Bachmann, Horst-Heinrich Brauss, Sir Christopher Harper, Wolfgang Ischinger, Frank Mattern, Norbert Röttgen, Tomasz Szatkowski, and Nathalie Tocci.

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Studying, vocational training, or both? How flexible is the German education system?

Panel discussion with Harald Asel, Elke Eller, Friedrich Hubert Esser, Lukas Graf, and Volker Meyer-Guckel.

The constitution of European democracy

Panel discussion with Dieter Grimm, Mark Dawson and Dilek Kurban as part of the Berlin Science Week 2017.