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Ann Cathrin Riedel

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Ann Cathrin Riedel was Social Media Manager of Das Progressive Zentrum from 2016 to 2018. She is founder of the agency UP DIGITAL MEDIA which is specialized for digital public affairs and public relations, is an expert for social media communication. She designs communication strategies for organizations with a focus on political actors. She was a guest lecturer for social media communication with a focus on branding and community management at the Hochschule Fresenius in Düsseldorf. She is engaged into digital politics as the chairwoman of „LOAD e.V. - Association for Liberal Digital Policy“ and as a member of the working group „Ethics in the Digitalization“ of Initiative D21.


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Europe & the World Event Don’t think it’s all over: How to restart Britain and Europe?
16 February 2017 | Ann Cathrin Riedel

Currently, the future of the European Union is at stake due to many disintegrative developments: the Brexit-referendum, migration challenges, rising right-wing populism or the persisting economic crisis. The outcome of the Brexit-Referendum and the low turnout in their own age-group came as a wake-up call to many young Brits



Event Europe Bottom-Up: Civil Society as Political Culture?
28 October 2016 | Ann Cathrin Riedel

Representatives of civil society and academics from Poland, Germany and other European countries joined a Polish-German seminar in Wroclaw on 20-21 October in search for answers to the question of what role civil society plays at the political scene in Europe today. It seems that nowadays the notion of Europe has been undermined by an economic crisis, followed by a humanitarian one, resulting from inability to handle of the influx of refugees in Europe. Fundamental European values are questioned. European political culture is currently in need of a new approach and civil engagement. It seems, however, that the notion of “civil society” needs redefinition per se to support European democracies. Radical and populist movements win popularity in many European countries, posing a threat to democratic order. Is the democratic order in danger? Is the pluralist political culture of Europe sustainable?