Author: Evert Van de Poll
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Gorbachev, tragic hero of the ‘house of Europe’
A tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-2022 Evert Van de Poll Two deaths What an ominous coincidence: within a few days, we were struck by the death of two persons who symbolize two diametrically opposed visions for the future of Europe. On Saturday evening the 27th, a bomb brutally killed Daria Dugina, a young woman, while…
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The Gospel and the Making of Europe (Copenhagen, May 2012)
We need to know Europe because this is our land. In this video from the State of Europe Forum 2012 in Copenhagen, Dr Evert van de Poll explains why it is crucial for us, Europeans, to know our continent. (Written transcript below the video) You cannot talk about the European Union or the European project…
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Defining Populism (Bucharest, May 2019)
In a time of European history when many new populist parties have emerged, defining a general definition of Populism is not a simple task. In this video, Dr Evert Van de Poll helps us understand this new phenomenon. (We apologise for the missing part in the beginning) From the State of Europe Forum in Bucharest (May…
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Building a Common European Memory
Memory is one of the key factors to our national identities. We remember similar events and persons and these bind us together. Artists are key persons in visualising our national memory and sometimes they are also critical to our national history. Another way of being critical to our national memory is to place our history…
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Defining Populism
In a time of European history when many new populist parties have emerged, defining a general definition of Populism is not a simple task. In this video, Dr Evert Van de Poll helps us understand this new phenomenon. (We apologise for the missing part in the beginning) From the State of Europe Forum in Bucharest…