What characterizes a good political conversation? Can listening and understanding be the key to success? What are the red lines when things get emotional and heated? How can a respectful discourse succeed? How do you arrive at viable syntheses and avoid lazy compromises?
As a member of the National Council, Sibel Arslan is known for confidently defending her own point of view in the arena of political debate. This does not suit everyone. Time and again, voices are raised that are directed against her personally and not against her arguments. How does Sibel Arslan experience these personal shitstorms and what does she think about the sense or nonsense of “cancel culture”? What is needed for a respectful political discourse?
About the person
Sibel Arslan is a member of the National Council for the Greens and Basta. Arslan was born in Turkey in 1980 and came to Basel in 1991. She has held Swiss citizenship since 2004. She studied law at the University of Basel. She was elected to the National Council in 2015 and confirmed in 2019.