2026 Theater an der Ruhr

Flawed Debates

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It is a troubling state of affairs: there is scarcely a political or social issue that is not ground down between stridently voiced, irreconcilable positions. Open-ended public discourse has given way to polemics; where dialogue and respect are needed, seemingly insurmountable divides are opening up. In their highly acclaimed book *Defective Debates: Why We as a Society Need to Argue Better* (Suhrkamp 2024), journalist Korbinian Frenzel and political scientist Julia Reuschenbach analyze why this poses serious dangers to democracy and social cohesion. But they also seek solutions and offer concrete proposals for action on how we as a society can find a new culture of debate! With Korbinian Frenzel, we’ll discuss the need to finally learn to debate better again.

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