Georg Diez: Kipppunkte

In the organizer's words:

The nineties shaped the world far beyond the decade. An analysis of a watershed period - Georg Diez in the taz Talk at the Leipzig Book Fair.

Climate change, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, unbounded capitalism, technological threats, a crisis-ridden democracy and growing inequality: if you want to understand the challenges of our time, you have to take a fresh look at the 1990s.

The taz Studio at the Leipzig Book Fair
Program overview
Where: Hall 5 | G500
Leipzig Book Fair

Registration is not required. As we have a very limited capacity on site, we kindly ask you to be at the venue early. The event will be streamed live on YouTube.
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In his book,Georg Diez analyzes how developments and decisions of those years had a lasting impact on the world.

With a keen eye, he identifies turning points that have shaped the current state of democracy, the economy and technology. But Diez does not stop at analysis: he outlines ways in which we can learn from the mistakes of the past in order to shape a fairer, more sustainable and more democratic future. Food for thought for all those who not only want to understand, but also want to change.

Tipping points. From the promises of the nineties to the crises of the present - a taz Talk in the taz Studio at the Leipzig Book Fair with:

🐾 Georg Diez is a journalist and author. He has worked for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Der Spiegel and Die Zeit and writes for German and international media. As a fellow of the Max Planck Society and ProjectTogether, he deals with questions of democratic innovation. He lives in Berlin and Stockholm. His new book will be published on 12.03.2025 by aufbau Verlag.

🐾 Jan Feddersen moderates this taz Talk. He is a taz editor, curator of the taz lab and author of various books, for example on identity politics and the language of the church.

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