Right now, there is much talk of conflict, division, and civil war-like conditions in the US, while at the same time the 250th anniversary of the world’s oldest democracy is being celebrated. In her talk, Heike Paul examines the power and influence of the country’s political and cultural founding myths, which for a long time were widely regarded as the common basis of the national identity. These include the myths of discovery, expansion, the founding of the state, and social

The Schelling Forum at Würzburg University organizes an event on the upcoming US presidential and congressional elections with Heike...

In context of the project “Doing Without: Re-Shaping the Cultural Imaginary of the Affluent Society“ funded by the Bavarian Academy of...

Heike Paul is chairing a panel discussion titled "Verzichten Müssen" ('Having to Do Without') with renowned business journalist and...