News

Understanding the disability justice movement

Bridging the Disability Rights Funding Gap

The Disability Rights Fund tells how philanthropy can be truly inclusive. 

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Perspectives of people in precarious life situations

Demands for a just future

Our partner denkhausbremen asked less privileged people what they think is needed for a fairer future.

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German School Award 2025

New ideas for learning

The German School Award 2025 is entering its first selection round: 20 schools are now in the running for the prize.

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Citizen participation

Do citizens' assemblies really strengthen the resilience of democracy?

Are citizens' assemblies an appropriate means of combating political apathy or do they weaken existing institutions? A study provides the answer.

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Study

From indulgence to conscience: Why we care what we eat

Is food a private matter? What do people really want for the future of our food system? We listened. 

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What exactly is dignity?

If you ask different people what dignity means to them, almost everyone will say: "Human dignity is inviolable". But what exactly is dignity?

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Migration policy

Ukrainian refugees in Poland: strong civil society, successful integration

Integration that relies on community: Poland’s response to Ukrainian refugees

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Social commitment

‘If we don't get up now, it could be dangerous’

Why is civic engagement one of the most important building blocks of a functioning democracy? A conversation.

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Better care, more prevention and AI

For a Turning Point in the Health Care System

How can we make our healthcare system fit for the future? A conversation with Prof. Mark Dominik Alscher. 

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German School Award

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REPCHANCE Europe Study

Persistent Underrepresentation of Immigrant-Origin MPs Across Key European Countries

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Structural racism

When it is not only individuals who discriminate...

Institutional and structural racism is often less visible but just as damaging as racist hate crime. How entrenched racist structures in our societies can be overcome.

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Open letter

Governments, parliaments and courts must protect the freedom of civil society

The importance of civil society organisations for a liberal democracy.

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Social cohesion

Fostering resilience in Ukrainian society

The “Ukrainian Community of Dialogue Practitioners” aims to help people in Ukraine cope with their traumas, strengthen resilience – and prepare society for the post-war period.

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Documenting Ukraine

Showing the human experience of war

While the news informs about the current war events in Ukraine, the individual life reality of the people on the ground often remains elusive. In the project Documenting Ukraine, Ukrainian intellectuals and creatives are working to make these perspectives visible.

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Philanthropy

The support that Ukrainian civil society needs now

A discussion with Daniel Busche (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), Orysia Lutsevych (Chatham House) and Markus Lux (Robert Bosch Stiftung).

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Mental Health in Ukraine

“We are helping to break the taboo by saying: It’s OK to seek help.”

Jewhenija Iwanowa works as a psychologist at the a Ukrainian crisis chat. Here, she tells us what is particularly affecting Ukrainians.

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Appeal ‘Stay the course’

A future worth living requires strong climate action and local commitment

Climate expert Tabea Lissner explains why climate protection urgently needs to become a political issue again and what each individual can do.

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Munich Security Conference 2025

The Pivotal Role of Civil Society in Ukraine – in Wartime and Beyond

Our expert Markus Lux on the topic set by the Robert Bosch Stiftung at the Munich Security Conference 2025.

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Migration

How Europe can escape the migration deterrence trap

Deterrence instead of constructive solutions: This credo seems to dominate migration policy everywhere at the moment. In this commentary, our experts Jessica Bither and Hannes Einsporn take a critical look at the current challenges and opportunities of migration. 

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