Juliane Marie Schreiber – We Are Dynamite

On the power of the quiet ones in a noisy world

We live in times when constant visibility, social media and perpetual political agitation dominate our everyday lives. Yet self-promotion is a stylistic device, not a sign of competence. In her new book *Wir sind Dynamit* (Piper 2026), political scientist and journalist Juliane Marie Schreiber explores the power of the quiet ones in our noisy world. It is a manifesto for introverts, demonstrating why introverts are indispensable to democracy and social cohesion, and why consciously stepping back is an act of resistance today. She talks to Nicola Steiner about depth rather than speed, about quiet explosive power in times of Zoom calls, crisis reports and self-promotion – and the question of how we can create spaces where reflection is once again more important than performance.