European Alternatives works to promote democracy, equality, and culture beyond the nation state. With offices in four European countries and a network of activists and local groups stretching to over fourteen, the organization is unique in being at once a breeding ground for new ideas and proposals for politics and culture at a European level and in being a political and cultural actor with a truly trans-European activity, staff, and support base. Daphne Büllesbach is managing director of European Alternatives and curator of Transeuropa Festival, a biannual cultural, political, and arts event. She holds degrees in political and social sciences from London, Paris, and Cambridge. Marta Cillero is responsible for communications at European Alternatives. She studied media studies, journalism, and communication in Madrid, Istanbul, and Chicago, and has a background in gender studies. Lukas Stolz is special projects collaborator at European Alternatives and previously worked as a campaigner with Democracy International. His research interest lies in the intersection between politics, cultural theory, and art and he holds a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Witten/Herdecke.