10 ways of thinking about crisis resilience COMMENTARY It is still too early to learn lessons from the coronavirus crisis. However, there is one term that comes to mind when addressing the inevitable directions of political thinking after the crisis: resilience. But what exactly does it mean and how will it influence the political agenda? By Dr. Ellen Ueberschär
Autoritärer Populismus vs. offene Gesellschaft - eine neue konfliktlinie? Eine ökonomische, kulturelle und politische Analyse ARTICLE Der Artikel von Professor Michael Zürn beleuchtet den Aufstieg des autoritären Populismus in Europa. Welche sind die ökonomischen, kulturellen und politischen Ursachen für seinen Aufstieg, was müssen die Verfechter/innen einer offenen Gesellschaft tun, um in der Auseinandersetzung erfolgreich bestehen zu können?
Debates on the future of Europe SEMINAR "Debates on the future of Europe" is a series of lectures and seminars discussing the future of the European integration. In the context of this series of debates, Professor Ulrike Liebert from the University of Bremen, gave a lecture on the subject of "Democratisation in the framework of the multilevel European governance.
Open Data in Participation & Social Entrepreneurship - Re:publica 2017 EVENT We participate in Re:publica 2017 with two sessions on Open data on the 12 of September: Social entrepreneurship and citizens’ participation.
Afghanistan: Fights for transparency in resource depletion Responsible Democracy: The richness of Afghanistan in natural resources has great potential for conflict. Since 2012, the Heinrich Böll Foundation therefore moved deliberately in this politically sensitive terrain.
Breaking through the blockade: An ethnic straitjacket paralyzes the democratization of Bosnia-Herzegovina For the foreseeable future, the political culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina will remain authoritarian. Large sections of the society striving still to ethno-national mapping and security.
Democracy must be fought for and renewed People want democracy. The surveys show anywhere in the world. But what is the right way to help people on the way to a better life in a liberal democracy? With years of active work in promoting democracy we support mainly dedicated people in the existing or emerging civil societies. By Barbara Unmüßig
Civil society under pressure ARTICLE Shrinking – closing – no space: Governments across all continents villainize civil society actors. Where does their sense of threat emanate from?
Greek Elections 2015: Quo Vadis, Alexis? ARTICLE Will the Greek crisis return? Will Tsipras be able to stave it off? The road to national dignity is paved with good intentions and even better proclamations. By Eleni Panagiotarea
The Greek Referendum of 5 July 2015: A series of blunders of which the largest and latest was Syriza's blunder ARTICLE How come a left-wing government in a EU country which had won a fresh electoral victory just five months ago and had the ear of its country’s lenders for a considerable time period after it came to power, is now governing a country in which long queues of citizens are continuously formed in front of ATM machines, while old age pensioners form other queues to receive a fraction of their pension? By Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos