Green Europe has fully entered the pantheon of founding myths of the European Union. In her keynote speech, Sara Lorenzini will explore how ecological concerns, captured in the concept of sustainable development and culminating in today's projects for a European Green Deal, have been interpreted since the 1970s as part of Europe's new civilising mission.
This lecture is the public keynote lecture of the conference "Afterlives of Empire: How Imperial Legacies Shaped European Integration", convened by Alexander Nützenadel (HU Berlin) and Heike Wieters (HU Berlin).
This lecture will take place as a hybrid event at the GHIL and online via Zoom. In order to attend this event, please register via Eventbrite to take part in person or online.