The Agora Project

A public space for dialogue, debate, and shared inquiry.

Conversations at the intersection of global affairs, policy, culture, and everyday life.

Coming Soon

The Agora Project is an extension of Renaissance International Review – a curated space for live and recorded conversations, dialogues, and public events. Where the Review focuses on long-form writing and analysis, The Agora will bring those questions into a more open, conversational format.

Through moderated discussions, roundtables, interviews, and collaborative sessions, we aim to connect readers, writers, researchers, and practitioners who are thinking seriously about the forces reshaping our world – and how we might respond together.

What is The Agora Project?

The Agora is conceived as a public, digital forum rooted in careful thought but open to multiple voices and experiences. It will host:

Curated conversations with scholars, practitioners, and cultural workers.
Thematic series linked to RIR special reports and dossiers.
Spaces for early-career writers and researchers to test ideas in public.
Occasional collaborations with institutions, collectives, and reading groups.

How will it work?

In its first phase, The Agora will launch as a set of online events and recorded sessions, published gradually on this page.

Small, moderated discussions around clearly defined questions.
Recorded conversations and edited highlights hosted on this page.
Reading lists and supplementary materials linked to each session.
Future integration with a dedicated video gallery once the platform scales.

Initial themes and formats

Global questions

Conversations on war, climate, democracy, borders, and the shifting architecture of power.

Policy & practice

Linking scholarship, activism, and public policy to real-world dilemmas and trade-offs.

Media & narratives

How news, culture, and platforms shape what we see, feel, and remember.

Health & care

Dialogues on global health, care infrastructures, and lived experiences of vulnerability.

Ideas & theory

Slow, careful unpacking of concepts, frameworks, and contested terms in public life.

Culture & everyday life

Encounters between art, literature, memory, and the small details of daily existence.

Future recordings & video archive

As The Agora Project develops, this space will host selected recordings, highlight clips, and related materials from past sessions. Video and audio integration will be added in a later development phase.

Stay informed as The Agora takes shape.

If you would like to hear about the first series of events, calls for participation, or collaboration opportunities around The Agora Project, you can share your contact details using the form linked here. We will only write when we have meaningful updates.

Express interest in The Agora Project

Use the form below to leave your name, email, and a brief note about your interests.

Open interest form

This project is being developed gradually. Thank you for your patience and for your interest.

Rooted in Facts | Inclusive in Voice | Reflective in Reason

Rooted in Facts. Inclusive in Voice. Reflective in Reason.

The Agora Project

What is The Agora Project?

How will it work?

Rooted in Facts | Inclusive in Voice | Reflective in Reason