Netherlands, 1947
Gijs Schreuders
journalist who turned his back on communism
Speakers and authors
The journal Nexus was founded in 1991, the Nexus Institute three years later. Since then, a large number of international thinkers, artists, scholars and politicians have published in Nexus or taken part in one of the Institute’s activities. Below you find an overview of all our authors and speakers.
United Kingdom, 1947
Richard J. Evans
expert in modern German history
The Netherlands, 1957
Maarten Asscher
publisher, bookshop owner, writer and translator
Mexico, 1970
Alain-Paul Mallard
Mexican filmmaker
Austria, 1937
Walter Methlagl
Kierkegaard expert
United States, 1945
Anthony Kronman
law professor and advocate of the classic liberal arts education
Germany, 1938
Heinrich August Winkler
writes the history of the West in the twentieth century
Mexico, 1947
Enrique Krauze
editor and historian
Spain, 1883 - 1955
José Ortega y Gasset
Spanish philosopher, author of 'The Revolt of the Masses'
United States, 1955
Hal Foster
studies postmodern art and culture
United States, 1967
Damian Woetzel
ballet dancer and art promotor
Ireland, 1958
Fiona Shaw
actress and theatre director
United Kingdom, 1874 - 1936
G.K. Chesterton
essayist and satirist
Romania, 1958
Radu Mihaileanu
Romanian filmmaker
France, 1963
Farid Laroussi
French literature specialist
Israel, 1960
Fania Oz-Salzberger
Israeli professor in the history of ideas and political commentator
Switzerland, 1969
Alain de Botton
philosopher of everyday life
United States, 1964
Mark Sarvas
writer and literary blogger
The Netherlands, 1960
Robbert Dijkgraaf
physicist and Minister of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands
Portugal, 1944
Antonio Damasio
neuroscientist
The Netherlands, 1954
Benno Barnard
poet, writer, translator
Romania, 1957
Horia-Roman Patapievici
European humanist and cultural activist
Germany, 1960
Britta Böhler
criminal defense lawyer
United Kingdom, 1947
Robert Cooper
EU diplomat and publicist