NARRATIVE POLITICS
HOW POLITICS IS MADE WITH STORY
New narratives are sought everywhere: between right-wing populist backward narratives, technophile Silicon Valley utopias and culture-critical dystopias, societies are looking for inclusive narratives to build momentum among the multiple crisis of our times. Our “Narrative Politics” series provides a space for exploring the role of story in politics and discuss key questions of our time.
The series is a free offering. Depending on who is participating it will be in German, English or both with translation. The individual sessions take place virtually. You can register here for the series and we will provide your with the information for each session a week ahead of time.
Kick-off: NARRATIVE POLITICS. Issues, Questions, Ideas
12.09.2022 | 16:45 – 18:00 CET
Storytelling is central to the workings of the political sphere. Stories and narratives constitute the very fabric of the public, inform political arenas and shape the salience, attitudes and opinions towards issues. In this kick-off session we present our new program and invite you to explore current issues, questions and ideas in the field of political storytelling. Come and co-shape our program for 2022 with us!
Opinions - Stories - Narratives. A Model for the staging of political discourse
26.09.2022 | 16:45 – 18:00 CET
On the surface, political debate is the exchange of opinions, arguments and facts. Taking a closer look, we see that the stage for this is itself constituted by beliefs and narratives that determine discussions and opinion-forming much more than arguments. Based on the model of "political staging", we want to discuss the different levels of political narratives and how they influence each other and the public debate.
Stories of Us – Countering social fragmentation
21.11.2022|19:30 – 20:45 CET
Our capacity to act meaningfully in the context of the multiple crises of our times is at constant threat through social fragmentation and polarization. Building momentum for the enactment of social, economic and political transformation will include new stories of us that enable us to come together despite and within these dynamics of fragmentation. We will present and discuss ideas and approaches on how this can happen.
Stories for Life – Re-Authoring Stories we life by
19.12.2022 | 18:00 – 19:30 CET
Transitioning from an exploitative economics towards a regenerative model also entails a transformation of the stories we tell ourselves. The “stories for life” project took on this task and developed a collection and a communication guide to tell for a flourishing future. We will get to know the project, the key stories and open the space for discussion.
Narrative Publics. Understanding society through a narrative lens
21.11.2022 | 18:00 – 19:30 CET
Every society and the people in it are "enmeshed in stories": We become what we are by positioning ourselves in "social narratives", that is, in a social space of stories. And also being positioned in stories by others. This means that social narratives play a decisive role in determining who we are, how we act and what we think. We will discuss these approaches to narratives in the public sphere with an expert.
