Erika Staël Von Holstein: “Extremists Need Not Try to Convince Them, but Listen to Them”

Polarisation is not a biblical curse. That public debate has become so aggressive and toxic was not the inexorable fate of 21st century societies. Some people work in the EU to deflate, to regain serenity and restore the dialogue that today seems impossible. Erika Staël von Holstein (Stockholm, 41 years) has been advising European institutions on science, technology, society and democracy. She is the founder and director of Re-Imagine Europe, a …