The theme of the 2014–15 season was '
(In search of democracyor: Publicity and mistrust). The season opened with ', a discussion with Deirdre Curtin, professor of European law, on the role of the economy and secret services in politics. In the second event,
Alain Badiou and
Thomas Ostermeier discussed the legitimacy and authority of democracy from the perspective of philosophy and theatre. Two discussions were dedicated to the
Russo-Ukrainian war. The title '''' (When I think of Russia ..., after
Heine's ''
) was given to the discussions between Emcke and her guestswho included Alice Bota, Nino Haratischwili and Katja Petrowskajaabout the relevance of fiction to an evaluation of the actual political situation in these regions. Another discussion, ?'' (Far-right politicsin the blind spot of democracy?), with ,
Christoph Möllers, and Antonia von der Behrens, covered German domestic policy, focusing on the
NSU. A month later Emcke and her guest, the Indian-American author Suketu Mehta, explored the relationship between people and their cities, while the following discussion, '''' (Misrust and publicity), with ,
Bernhard Pörksen and
Sonja Zekri, focused on the crisis of trust in journalism. The next event was related to a play performed at the Schaubühne,
Milo Rau's
The Civil Wars, which was in 2015 part of the
Festival Internationale Neue Dramatik (F.I.N.D.). The author
Gudrun Krämer and politician
Franziska Brantner (
MdB) discussed with Emcke the '
(Questioning the idea of Europe, in the light of radicalism, less solidarity, and violence). In the final event, Klaus Theweleit drew connections between his analysis of ' (The desire to kill) and the political discourse on violence. ==
Streitraum Extra ==