Resilience of democracy: “If you want to prevent a worst-case scenario, you have to know what it is”
September 24, 2025
Publication
Why inequalities affect everyone – even those who may not think they are impacted
It is precisely privileged groups that must take active steps against inequality, our expert argues.
September 23, 2025
Current study
Diversity Barometer 2025: Acceptance of diversity in Germany is declining
Acceptance is declining particularly sharply with regard to ethnic origin and religion. Our expert Ferdinand Mirbach assesses the key...
September 16, 2025
Armin Laschet (CDU), Member of the German Bundestag
“Germany must remain a country that's open to the world”
During the summer of 2015, Armin Laschet frequently accompanied Angela Merkel. He recalls how quickly right-wing voices began to grow...
August 28, 2025
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Imbalance in the healthcare system
“The focus should be on preventive healthcare rather than on treating as many diseases as possible”
Polish Order of Merit for Joachim Rogall
An Honor for Extraordinary Commitment
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, received the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the...
Insights from our study 'Diversity Barometer'
Diversity can help create identity: How we can strengthen social cohesion
A piece by Ottilie Bälz, Head of our funding area Global Issues.
M.E.T.A - A Program for Teacher Training
Using Artificial Intelligence to Shape Schools
How do you prepare teachers for the meaningful use of artificial intelligence in the classroom? The M.E.T.A. program provides trainers with the knowledge and tools to do...
Listicle
5 Key Facts About Food Policy
As a global climate offender, our diet is part of the public discourse. Why politicians are now called upon and what changes are needed.
Winner of German School Award 2025
Teaching That Makes a Difference – These Schools Lead the Way
Federal President Steinmeier honours schools at the 2025 German School Award that are courageously and creatively reimagining education.
Expert interview
Resilience of democracy: “If you want to prevent a worst-case scenario, you have to know what it is”
Publication
Why inequalities affect everyone – even those who may not think they are impacted
It is precisely privileged groups that must take active steps against inequality, our expert argues.
Current study
Diversity Barometer 2025: Acceptance of diversity in Germany is declining
Acceptance is declining particularly sharply with regard to ethnic origin and religion. Our expert Ferdinand Mirbach assesses the key...
Armin Laschet (CDU), Member of the German Bundestag
“Germany must remain a country that's open to the world”
During the summer of 2015, Armin Laschet frequently accompanied Angela Merkel. He recalls how quickly right-wing voices began to grow...
Common Ground
Cross-Border Collaboration for Climate Resilience: A Tri-National Approach
In response to the floods in 2021, the tri-border region of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands developed a joint climate and health...
Common Ground
Climate-Friendly Urban Planning Across Borders
Across borders, citizens in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice are reimagining their city—climate-friendly, participatory, and united.
Common Ground
Citizen Participation in the German-French Border Region
In the German-French border region, local actors dared to rethink collaboration. Through citizen-driven participation, a dormant island...
Common Ground
A Cross-Border Citizens’ Council for the Future
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...
Recent study
A migration policy that unites
A new study shows how a fact-based and solution-oriented migration policy can be shaped in Germany – beyond political divides.
Common Ground
Shaping the Future in Trialogue
As coal mining ends, communities in the German-Polish-Czech border region are shaping a shared vision for a sustainable future.
Common Ground
A German-Polish Border Region Comes Together
In the border region of Spree-Neiße-Bober, COVID-19 revealed weaknesses—but also inspired new cross-border cooperation and civic engagement.
Common Ground
Participation as a Driver of Sustainability
In the German-Luxembourg border region, citizen engagement transformed an energy project into a shared climate vision.
Common Ground
A Shared Vision for the Upper Rhine
Along the Upper Rhine, 22 municipalities co-developed a cross-border spatial plan—balancing nature and infrastructure.
Shaping Regions Across Borders
Common Ground
How can we overcome borders to achieve more together? Between 2022 and 2025, the Robert Bosch Stiftung supported and scientifically accompanied eight innovative cross-border participation projects in German border...
Ayse Özbabacan, Commissioner for Integration in Stuttgart
“We need to talk about our successes"
A look at successful integration efforts in recent years – and why they offer a solid foundation for future social cohesion.
Bosch Alumni Network
“People Are Realizing That Democracy is About the Bigger Picture”
Alumni of the Robert Bosch Stiftung on the question of how to re-engage people in dialogue in an increasingly polarized society.
Integration
“We can do it” – Ten years later
Ten years after Angela Merkel’s famous statement on welcoming refugees, we asked our experts and partners: What has Germany achieved when it comes to integration?
Raphaela Schweiger, migration expert at the Robert Bosch Stiftung
“We mustn't be intimidated by the changed political game”
How foundations can help advance integration – especially in today’s context.
Migration researcher Hannes Schammann
“There was no debate – Do we want to make it happen?”
Why integration policy in Germany has seen both professionalization and polarization since 2015.
Frauke Frech, 'Grand Beauty Salon' project
“My hope that the state would act ‘outside the box’ has not been fulfilled”
Where politics has fallen short – and why we need open spaces for encounter more than ever.
Khalid Al Aboud, journalist from Syria
“Listen more closely to us refugees!”
On key perspectives that could advance the integration debate in Germany.
Focus topic 2025
Strengthening Democracy: 10 Things You Can Do Right Now
Ten concrete things we can do to take action for democracy—compiled by the Democracy Team at the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
German School Award 2025
These schools have made it to the finals
The German School Award 2025 is entering its final phase: 15 schools made it to the finals. Five have been nominated for the Democracy Education Award.
Transparency
Robert Bosch Stiftung Annual Report 2024
60, 300, 219 – Why these numbers mattered for the Robert Bosch Stiftung in 2024, and what they reveal about our work.
Point of view
More Than Military: Why West Africa Must Look to Local NGOs
Nuria Grigoriadis, peace expert at the Robert Bosch Stiftung, on new approaches to peace in West Africa.
German School Barometer 2025
Teachers Concerned About the Competencies of the ChatGPT Generation
Between AI skepticism and growing workload: The current German School Barometer shows what moves teachers.
New study
How Citizen Participation Can Strengthen Climate Policy
To make climate policy fair and socially inclusive, citizens must be actively involved. A new study sheds light on how this can be achieved.
Queer migrants
“I was shocked that racism is openly practiced even in the queer community”
Three participants in our project for queer refugees tell their stories.
Opinion
Climate Mobility in Times of Global Upheaval
How climate change affects migration has not been meaningfully addressed as a challenge by the international community until now. An opinion piece.
Dossier
Why Climate Policy Must Become a Priority
The dossier provides facts and arguments for why climate policy must become a priority once again. It refers to approaches that we follow at the Robert Bosch Stiftung, from...
Migration Journalism Award
A Conversation with Award Winner Gabriela Galvin on Stigma and Storytelling
Migration Journalism Award winner Gabriela Galvin speaks about policy, identity, and inclusion intersect in Denmark.
Inequality
Intersectionality: Understanding Multiple Discrimination, Transforming Power Structures
Intersectionality is a term that has been gaining increasing attention in recent years. What...
Climate change
5 Facts about Emissions Trading, Land Rights and Land Grabbing
Emissions trading is booming and CO₂ certificates appear to be a win for the climate. We reveal the downsides.
Project Restart
Ukraine: Rebuilding a battered country
The Ukrainian initiative Restart is developing plans for rebuilding the country. Two model regions demonstrate how infrastructure can hold society together.
Democracy Education for Children and Youth
How does democracy work in schools?
Winning schools of the German School Award provide answers in a video.
Understanding the disability justice movement
Bridging the Disability Rights Funding Gap
The Disability Rights Fund tells how philanthropy can be truly inclusive.
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.
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.
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...
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.
Migration policy
Ukrainian refugees in Poland: strong civil society, successful integration
Integration that relies on community: Poland’s response to Ukrainian refugees
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.
German School Award
Copying encouraged!
Schools can now apply to take part in the job shadowing program at schools that have won the German School Award. Rector Helmut Klemm explains what makes participating in the program so valuable to him.
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.
REPCHANCE Europe Study
Persistent Underrepresentation of Immigrant-Origin MPs Across Key European Countries
Diversity is a central topic in the European political landscape. Nevertheless, a recent study...
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...
Open letter
Governments, parliaments and courts must protect the freedom of civil society
The importance of civil society organisations for a liberal democracy.
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...
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...
Dossier
How we support Ukraine
In this dossier, we focus on the people in Ukraine whom we support. With our commitment in the country, we are also looking to the future: toward a strong Ukraine in Europe.
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).
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.
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.
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...
Our dossiers
Dossier
How we support Ukraine
In this dossier, we focus on the people in Ukraine whom we support. With our commitment in the country, we are also looking to the future: toward a strong Ukraine in Europe.
February 18, 2025
Foundation focus 2025
Our democracy depends on us
The Robert Bosch Stiftung is committed to a liberal democracy and a society in which citizens continually pursue civic education and actively shape and defend democracy.
January 30, 2025
Dossier
Genuine diversity: We are still a long way away
Diversity is something that many people nowadays claim. But where do we really stand? Our dossier takes a multifaceted and honest look at this question.
September 17, 2024
Dossier
Social Cohesion: What makes our society strong
What is social cohesion and why is it important? A wide variety of examples and projects show how to strengthen and promote cohesion in groups and communities.
