Arts & Humanities

“Stories Provide a Safe Space for Discussion” – A Conversation about African Folktales in Youth Crisis Management

Adolescence means finding your place in the world—facing challenges big and small, even sometimes existential. In times of upheaval, could age-old folktales be part of the answer? In this interview, the editors of a new book on storytelling and youth crisis management in Kenya and Ethiopia make their case.

Politics & Society

Public History Under Attack: An Interview with Jerome de Groot

Over the past decade – perhaps more than ever – public history has become weaponized by the populist right around the world. In this interview, Jerome de Groot discusses how political shifts, funding cuts, and culture wars are redefining our relationship with the past.

Arts & Humanities

The Lehrter’s Children: Legacy of a Lost Railway Station

Of all the lost railway stations in Berlin, the Lehrter Bahnhof could be called the least successful from one viewpoint, and the most successful from another. While it seems to have been replaced by Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof, its architectural legacy lives on.

Business & Economics

What the Study of Oligarchs can teach Leaders today – An Interview with David Lingelbach and Valentina Rodríguez Guerra

What skills do oligarchs have that others don’t? We talked to David Lingelbach and Valentina Rodríguez Guerra about those who convert money into political power and what their playbook can teach us about effective leadership in an uncertain world.