Ulrike Guérot

Ulrike Guérot, born in 1964, studied political science, history and philosophy in Bonn, Münster and Paris. She is a professor, author and activist on the subject of Europe and democracy. In 2014 she founded the European Democracy Lab e.V., a think tank for rethinking Europe.

Her book „Warum Europa eine Republik werden muss: Eine politische Utopie“, published in 2016, became a Europe-wide bestseller. Her most recent book is „Wer schweigt, stimmt zu: Über den Zustand unserer Zeit und darüber, wie wir leben wollen“.