What is the New School of Athens?
The New School of Athens (NSOA) aims at becoming a 21st century version of Plato’s ancient Academy, focusing on issues of globalisation and democratisation of world governance. In keeping with the tradition of the original School of Athens, it will be a center of inter-ideological dialogue and a meeting place between opposing views of the world. In particular, it will attempt to bring together the “free market” vision of globalisation, as exemplified by the World Economic Forum (Davos) and the alternative views of sustainable development, expressed by the World Social Forum (Porto Allegre). The New School of Athens aims at becoming a forum of tripartite dialogue, bringing together, in addition to academics, political leaders, and representatives from intergovernmental organisations, the business community and civil society. (2) Why a new initiative? The principal goal of the NSoA is to explore new ways to govern our world. This objective is based on the idea that the world is presently
