Pretty cool animation. Nice example how to make history more interesting and how computer animation can be used for educational purposes. Find more details about the project on DW World: For 28 years, a nearly insurmountable barrier kept people from fleeing East Germany. But then, the dramatic night of November 9, 1989, saw the fall [...]

Tags: , , , , , ,

I just came back from the  Th!nk About It event in Rotterdam. The event was quite a success and we even made it into the Financial Times! Bloggers from almost all 27 member states were present so we came up with the idea of  a “concerted EU blogging action”! The aim is to put together [...]

Tags: , , , , , ,

Vote for eurotopics!

by Kosmopolit in EU politics

· 1 Comment

One of my favorite European websites/online news services  – eurotopics – is nominated for a Grimme Online Award – the  most prestigious online award in Germany! You can vote here for eurotopics (just click on “Stimme abgeben”) until 21.6.2009.  The award is rather symbolic but the ceremony always generates quite some media attention – and [...]

Tags: , , , ,

So what did we expect from Barack Obama’s foreign policy speech in Berlin?  Since Barack Obama is not even the official democratic candidate yet, and obviously not the US President, I think expectations were hugely exaggerated. Apart from that, the following list of expectations sums it up (at least for me): Great visions for the [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Kosmolinks #17

by Kosmopolit in Kosmolinks

· No Comments

The referendum: populism vs democracy The idea of the referendum as an instrument of the people’s will rests on pre-democratic foundations, says George Schöpflin. I certainly agree! A better way with referendums Interesting idea: Is it possible to introduce a more deliberative approach when holding a referendum? Does “deliberative polling” make citizens more knowledgeable? Instead [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,