Federal President Steinmeier honours schools at the 2025 German School Award that are courageously and creatively reimagining education.

Why even resilient democracies are vulnerable to authoritarian strategies.

It is precisely privileged groups that must take active steps against inequality, our expert argues.

Acceptance is declining particularly sharply with regard to ethnic origin and religion. Our expert Ferdinand Mirbach assesses the key findings of the Diversity Barometer 2025.

During the summer of 2015, Armin Laschet frequently accompanied Angela Merkel. He recalls how quickly right-wing voices began to grow louder.

In response to the floods in 2021, the tri-border region of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands developed a joint climate and health strategy—shaped by citizen input and cross-border collaboration.

In the SaarMoselle region, a bold idea took shape: a cross-border citizens’ council to help guide the future of a shared urban space. Through inclusive participation and concrete dialogue, residents became co-creators of a regional vision.

Across borders, citizens in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice are reimagining their city—climate-friendly, participatory, and united.

In the German-French border region, local actors dared to rethink collaboration. Through citizen-driven participation, a dormant island in the Rhine became the starting point for a new kind of cross-border engagement—rooted in everyday life and shared values.

A new study shows how a fact-based and solution-oriented migration policy can be shaped in Germany – beyond political divides.

As coal mining ends, communities in the German-Polish-Czech border region are shaping a shared vision for a sustainable future.

In the border region of Spree-Neiße-Bober, COVID-19 revealed weaknesses—but also inspired new cross-border cooperation and civic engagement.

In the German-Luxembourg border region, citizen engagement transformed an energy project into a shared climate vision.

Along the Upper Rhine, 22 municipalities co-developed a cross-border spatial plan—balancing nature and infrastructure.

A look at successful integration efforts in recent years – and why they offer a solid foundation for future social cohesion.

How foundations can help advance integration – especially in today’s context.

On key perspectives that could advance the integration debate in Germany.

Alumni of the Robert Bosch Stiftung on the question of how to re-engage people in dialogue in an increasingly polarized society.

Where politics has fallen short – and why we need open spaces for encounter more than ever.

Why integration policy in Germany has seen both professionalization and polarization since 2015.