Democracies around the world are under pressure, social cohesion is fragile and political debates are becoming more polarized - in parliaments, the media and on the streets. In a year of major elections in Germany, Europe, the USA and worldwide, we discussed pressing issues and new approaches to strengthening democracy with our guests in Berlin on March 18, 2024.

0:00:00 Welcome speech by Ralph Heck, Chairman of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung

0:07:14 "How to bolster our democracy effectively": Panel discussion with Federal Chancellor Olaf
Scholz and Ivan Krastev, Political scientist and Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies
Moderator: Daniela Schwarzer, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung

1:07:05 "Democracies worldwide – how they hold their own, where dangers exist":
Introduction by Ralph Heck, Chairman of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung

1:10:35 "Transformation Index BTI: What have we learnt from 20 years of BTI?"

1:25:19 Panel discussion "How democracies survive" with:

Daniela Schwarzer, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung

Nic Cheeseman, Professor of Democracy and International Development, University of
Birmingham

Ivan Krastev, Political scientist and Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies

Zsuzsanna Szelényi, Founding Director, CEU Democracy Institute Leadership Academy

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