Et Europa grebet af frygt i en global tidsalder

Time: Thursday, 17 June at 16.00 – 17.30 hours

Venue: Politikens Hus, Conference Hall, Vestergade 28 (the gate) (sidegade til Rådhuspladsen), Kbn K.

Europe is gripped by a culture of fear: of multiculturalism; of the ‘Other’, to be sure; but also of its own loss of purpose.

Time: Thursday, 17 June at 16.00 – 17.30 hours

Venue: Politikens Hus, Conference Hall, Vestergade 28 (the gate) (sidegade til Rådhuspladsen), Kbn K.

Europe is gripped by a culture of fear: of multiculturalism; of the ‘Other’, to be sure; but also of its own loss of purpose.

This state of affairs contrasts sharply with the dynamic, energetic, and hopeful Asia. Just as worryingly, it contrasts with the resentment and humiliation characterizing the societies of Europe’s southern neighbors in the Arab-Muslim world.

These are just some of the key arguments put forward by Dominique Moïsi, founder and senior advisor at the French Institute for International Relations and one of France’s preeminent public intellectuals of international affairs, in his recent book, “The Geopolitics of Emotions: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation and Hope are Reshaping the World” (2009).

His thesis comes at a particularly crucial juncture for Europe, where this absence of confidence is confronted with the severe crisis of the Euro, one of the most precious achievements of its post-War integration process.

Professor Moïsi’s lecture inaugurates Lighthouse Europe, a new series of public sessions on the global challenges facing the European Union. The series is organized by DIIS, in cooperation with Politiken and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The partner institutions wish to thank the Embassy of France in Copenhagen for its generous support at this event.

Speakers

* Dominique Moïsi, Professor, College of Europe, Natolin, Warsaw
* Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS
* Michael Jarlner, Chief Foreign Affairs Editor, Politiken

PROGRAMME

16.00-16.05
Introduction by Michael Jarlner, Chief Foreign Affairs Editor, Politiken

16.05-16.45
The Geopolitics of Emotions by Dominique Moïsi, Senior Adviser, French Institute for International Relations (IFRI), Paris

16.45-17.00
Comments by Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

17.00-17.30
Q & A

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is 20 kr. + a 10 kr. handling fee. Please register on https://politikenbillet.www2.dk/index.php?zoom=3913&selected=3913&x=23&y=9

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.dk