Zoekresultaten
… during the formation, there is a risk that we take the rule of law for granted. We like to pretend that the decline of democratic values and norms is something that happens at the borders of the EU, but our own democracy also requires attention and maintenance. This maintenance, the Poles show, is a matter of the long haul. What happens in the voting booth is only a snapshot; it is the long periods between ballot boxes that make the difference. So a vibrant and resilient democracy begins in the streets. … heading in the same direction as Hungary, but since last October's elections, the tide seems to have turned there. The most important lesson we can learn from Poland? Democracy is not made in the voting booth, but on the streets. … Democracy requires maintenance …
… that this is changing. In June, more than 400 million Europeans will have to go to the polls again for ... yes, what exactly? If you do not know what European elections are for, it is not up to you. For a long time, a vote in European elections was mainly a vote for the EU. That tide is turning, and that is a good thing. Because European elections should not be a celebration of European unity, but a battle between political visions. Compromise With European elections, we elect our representatives … promises, nor can they be judged on them. To the extent that there is an election battle, it is fought nationally. Pro or con The result: elections that few were really hot for. This is not surprising: for a long time, the European Parliament was mainly about the technical rules that applied in the European market. There was hardly any question of political struggle. European elections therefore became primarily a survey of the popularity of the EU. The higher the turnout, so it was thought, … stance. Fair debate The chances of the EU taking a sharp pull to the right as a result are high. But it does make these European elections about fundamental issues, and that is basically good news for democracy in the EU. Democracy in the EU remains imperfect. Yet the trend of disinterest in European elections seems to have reversed: in 2019, turnout increased for the first time in 40 years. It is up to politicians and the media to do justice to this growing attention. After all, democracy …
Sectie Psychopharmacologie
Neuropsychologie & Psychopharmacologie
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
k.kuypers@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Sectie Psychopharmacologie
Neuropsychologie & Psychopharmacologie
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
p.vanruitenbeek@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Sectie Psychopharmacologie
Neuropsychologie & Psychopharmacologie
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
a.blokland@maastrichtuniversity.nl
14
sep
15:30
- 21:30
Kom naar de prijsuitreiking van de European Cartoon Award 2023 en de opening van de cartoon-tentoonstelling op de ‘Dag van de Cartoons’.