4. Im Umgang mit den Schwächsten zeigt sich, ob es die Demokratien mit dem Rechtsstaat Ernst meinen. Wer jetzt die EMRK schleift und Sonderregeln für Migration aufstellt, der gibt die Grundidee der Menschenrechte auf: ihre universelle Geltung.

“the fight against the far right must also, even primarily, be a fight for liberal democracy. It must be positive rather than negative, proactive rather than reactive. It must win over those parts of the elites and masses that either don’t like or don’t understand liberal democracy.”

Key insight: when we create space for collective #security #imagination, people don’t just list problems — they theorize workable solutions from lived experiences.

Beyond control, people imagined:
• More non-commercial community spaces
• Non-police emergency contact points staffed with social workers
• Better police oversight
• Fair, consistent procedures (“equal judgment for all”)

💫 Keynote highlight: "Security in Times of (Creative) Destruction" - Jef Huysmans in conversation with @chrhentschel.bsky.social, @delfrothe.bsky.social, and Stephan Scheel, tomorrow at 17.30h in AP1

In an era of planetary crisis + rising authoritarianism, how do we address collective challenges without falling into exclusionary logics or apocalyptic narratives?

For 2 days, we'll be exploring what security, protection, and safety could mean beyond exclusion and control.