Simon Teune, researcher at the project B03 "Infrastructures of Intervention: Conditions, Opportunities and Effects of Artistic Interventions", will take part in the panel discussion Democracy Today – Civil Liberties, Protest and Political Responsibility (in German) on 19 October 2026 as part of the event series DemokratieGEDICHTE.

The evening will focus on questions of democratic participation and civic engagement. Poetry slam performances will bring together personal perspectives and insights from activism, participatory initiatives and academia. The subsequent panel discussion will explore the role of social movements in parliamentary democracy and address how civil society concerns can make their way onto the political agenda and how civic engagement can lead to political change. Alongside Simon Teune, the discussion will feature Carla Hinrichs, spokesperson for the group “Letzte Generation” (Last Generation), and Dr Juliane Baruck, head of the “Hallo Bundestag” project at Demokratie Innovation e. V. The discussion will be moderated by slam poet Bas Böttcher.