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DESCRIPTION:Tyler Cowen and Parag Khanna at GDI\nHome Programme Speakers I
nformation Documentation Tyler Cowen and Parag Khanna at GDI The economic
figures conceal the truth: America is doing increasingly badly. Complacenc
y\, isolation\, lack of innovation\, stagnation... the challenges are only
increasing. That’s the view of one of the US’s most talented economis
ts\, the professor Tyler Cowen. According to his recent book\, The Complac
ent Class\, the politicians’ motto is NIMEY (Not In My Election Year)\,
while citizens are CAVE (Citizens Against Virtually Everything).And Europe
isn't doing much better. Countries are drifting apart\; populism is winni
ng. Complacent citizens consume the bread and circuses\, yet they only bec
ome more dissatisfied – without stepping up to change things. Participat
ion in referendums and elections is decreasing\, and politicians are givin
g up their positions. The militia system is a victim of its voluntary natu
re.Democracy isn't an end in itself. It only serves people when it provide
s solutions. It needs a system update. In order to provide one\, geostrate
gist Parag Khanna brings together the best of two worlds: Switzerland and
Singapore. In his brand new book\, Technocracy in America\, Khanna propose
s "direct technocracy"\, a system in which experts run the country\, consu
lting citizens on an ongoing basis using democratic methods – and data.W
e’ll be discussing the following questions with Tyler Cowen and Parag Kh
anna on 29 May:Can democracy function without growth?What kind of democrac
y will we be able to afford in the future?Has globalisation really passed
its peak?What roles will Europe\, Germany and France play in the future? H
ow is the US developing? Speakers Norbert Bolz Deutschland Pro
fessor für Medienwissenschaft an der Technischen Universität Berlin\, Ze
itgeistphilosoph und Trendanalytiker. Bolz ist ein wichtiger Denker über
die kulturelle Entwicklung und Autor zahlreicher [...]
DTSTAMP:20260909T072408Z
LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R
üschlikon\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Tyler Cowen and Parag Khanna at GDI
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Tyler Cowen and Parag Khanna at GDI\nHome Pro
gramme Speakers Information Documentation Tyler Cowen and Parag Khanna at
GDI The economic figures conceal the truth: America is doing increasingly
badly. Complacency\, isolation\, lack of innovation\, stagnation... the ch
allenges are only increasing. That’s the view of one of the US’s most
talented economists\, the professor Tyler Cowen. According to his recent b
ook\, The Complacent Class\, the politicians’ motto is NIMEY (Not In My
Election Year)\, while citizens are CAVE (Citizens Against Virtually Every
thing).And Europe isn't doing much better. Countries are drifting apart\;
populism is winning. Complacent citizens consume the bread and circuses\,
yet they only become more dissatisfied – without stepping up to change t
hings. Participation in referendums and elections is decreasing\, and poli
ticians are giving up their positions. The militia system is a victim of i
ts voluntary nature.Democracy isn't an end in itself. It only serves peopl
e when it provides solutions. It needs a system update. In order to provid
e one\, geostrategist Parag Khanna brings together the best of two worlds:
Switzerland and Singapore. In his brand new book\, Technocracy in America
\, Khanna proposes "direct technocracy"\, a system in which experts run th
e country\, consulting citizens on an ongoing basis using democratic metho
ds – and data.We’ll be discussing the following questions with Tyler C
owen and Parag Khanna on 29 May:Can democracy function without growth?What
kind of democracy will we be able to afford in the future?Has globalisati
on really passed its peak?What roles will Europe\, Germany and France play
in the future? How is the US developing? Speakers Norbert Bol
z Deutschland Professor für Medienwissenschaft an der Technischen Univers
ität Berlin\, Zeitgeistphilosoph und Trendanalytiker. Bolz ist ein wichti
ger Denker über die kulturelle Entwicklung und Autor zahlreicher [...]
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