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Lene Rachel Andersen (Denmark) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller Bildung Beyond Borders – How Through Bildung We Build a Better Future Lene Rachel Andersen is the author of Bildung: Keep Growing (2020), among many other books, and founder of the Global Bildung Network (GBN), a network that brings together people from around the globe to address our deep longing for meaning, purpose, connectedness, cultural identity, sense of community, and empowerment and agency. GBN’s work is based on the believe that education in every sense of the word is key, but just transferring huge amounts of knowledge is not enough. There is also an emotional and a moral connection to values, culture, self and others that is crucial to our well-being and our ability to cope with whatever challenges life confronts us with. In this dialogue we build on our previous discussion (Reboot Dialogue #4) and explore how we might revive the original concept of ‘bildung’ and thus enable people everywhere to grab ‘with both hands’ the opportunities the 21st Century offers instead of feeling intimidated by the many challenges we face. More information about Lene Rachel Andersen and her work is available here.
Susanna Cafaro (Italy) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller Democracy and Participation in International Organisations As the EU, through representative, participatory and recently even deliberative mechanisms, has increasingly evolved into a distinct democracy in its own right, Susanna Cafaro believes there is the potential for other international organizations (IOs) to evolve towards some kind of democratic governance and to increase their levels of legitimacy and accountability in the process. Furthermore, she believes this is important and urgently needed as we are facing a number of global issues (climate change, pollution of oceans, loss of biodiversity, rising inequalities) that nation states are not able to address independently. Her current research therefore focuses on assessing levels of democracy in governance beyond the national dimension, as well as suggesting innovative improvements through civic forms of participation. In this second Reboot Interview, Susanna will share some of the insights she has gained so far and reflect on some of the current challenges IOs are facing in their efforts to democratise – especially in light of recent geopolitical developments. More information about Susanna Cafaro and her work is available here.
Lenka Petrakova (UK/Slovakia) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller The 8th Continent When it comes to the environmental impact of pollution, visions of the future tend to be dystopian in character. Not so in Lenka’s case. In this edition of Reboot2030, we explore her concept of a futuristic floating station, the 8th Continent, which helps to restore the balance of the sea, gathers ocean debris and creates a platform that brings people closer to this environment of the distant ocean – which we mistakenly thought was immune to our actions. More information about Lenka Petrakova and her work is available here.
John Bunzl (UK) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller Global Cooperation and the New World Order In our Reboot Dialogue #2 John Bunzl introduced SIMPOL, the organisation he created to counter Destructive Global Competition (DGC) through simultaneous policy development and implementation. Since then, the geopolitical landscape has changed fundamentally – and not for the better. In this talk John Bunzl provides an update on his work with SIMPOL, reflects on challenges and explores how SIMPOL’s approach and methodology might be used to minimise the impact of Russia’s war of aggression on global environmental and climate change regulation.
Young-Jin Choi (Germany) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller What Cannot Be Measured Can Easily Be Ignored In our Reboot Dialogue #5 Young-Jin talked about carbon pricing and climate dividends with regards to their potential scope for lowering our collective carbon footprint. Because of the limited success carbon pricing has had to date, the question of how we might monitor both progress and risks came up. In this talk we continue this conversation by exploring how carbon pricing advocates might not only measure the success/failure of carbon pricing schemes, but also use their findings to put additional pressure on policymakers.
Young-Jin Choi (Germany) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller The Toolbox for Rapid Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions In order to accelerate the speed at which decarbonisation occurs, governments can utilize a variety of climate policies. One of the most transformative measures within that context is effective carbon pricing. To ensure both sustained public support and a just transition, Young-Jin argues that it is of critical importance to use a substantial share of carbon pricing revenues for a climate income. Read his full statement here.
Lene Rachel Andersen (Denmark) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller The Bildung Rose Model of a Functioning Society Lene believes that we need 'bildung' in the original sense (not just education), so that everybody understands their society and the changes that are happening – and thus feels empowered to engage and make a difference. At present that is not the case. To get there, Lene argues, our current school systems need to rethink what they are doing. Read her full statement here.
Roberto Castaldi (Italy) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller Integration. Federalism. Democracy. Roberto argues that, for the EU to prosper in the long term, it will need to abolish the principle of unanimity and become a fully-fledged federation, endowed with fiscal powers, a single external representation and defence capability and (to preserve our liberal democracy) effective mechanisms for the protection of the rule of law. Read his full statement here. Please note that due to a mistake on our part, the general introduction to Reboot2030 is missing from this video. Further information about us - our aims and objectives and how to get involved - is available here. Useful links (in order of importance):
John Bunzl (UK) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller Towards a World Free of Destructive Global Competition John believes that solving global problems requires solutions to be implemented simultaneously by nations so that no nation loses out. He argues that solutions need to cover multiple issues, so what a nation loses on one issue it can gain on another, and that citizens need to use their vote to incentivise politicians to cooperate globally. Read his full statement here.
Chris Hamer (Australia) in conversation with Nico Andreas Heller The Case for a World Security Community of Democratic Nations Chris addresses the challenge democracy faces from a rising tide of autocracy. He believes that the democracies of this world must unite to meet this challenge and argues that the formation of a World Security Community of democratic nations would be a logical and forward-looking response. Read his full statement here.
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