Contemporary History - Heinrich Böll Foundation

Documentation

1989–2009 Years Of Upheaval: Beginning Of Inclusion Or Exclusion?

November 12, 2009 - On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Bosnia-Herzegovina organized an international conference "1989-2009 Years of Upheaval: Beginning of Inclusion or Exclusion?". It dealt with the transition process from an authoritarian to a democratic state model, with the changes in society and politics. more»

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Publication Series Democracy

Twenty Years After

- October 19, 2009 - In the words of the Polish journalist and dissident, Adam Michnik, 1989 was Europe's annus mirabilis. The peaceful revolution of that year was a miracle effected by the people in central and eastern Europe. more»

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Publication Series Democracy, Volume 15

Actors without Society

- November 27, 2009 - Twenty years after the epoch-making change in 1989, which affected the post-Yugoslavian space in a way entirely different from other former “real-socialist” European countries, this study is an effort toward an analytical view on the past two decades of development of civil society in the western Balkans. The study shows: Without civic engagement, there will be no changes. By Srđan Dvornik more»

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Women in the Arab Spring: New and distinct forms of political participation

- December 15, 2011 - During the Arab uprisings, an unprecedented number of women took to the streets, paving the way for a more important role in politics. However, in the transitional period that follows, they now have to fight against their exclusion from the political arena. This fight will blur the conflict lines between the „traditional-religious“ and the „urban-modern-non-religious“ blocs. Dalal al-Bizri more»

Perspectives #2 Mai 2011

People's Power: The Arab World in Revolt

- May 6, 2011 - The 2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests seemed unexpected, but were they really that unexpected? This publication addresses many questions, among them: First, what has happened? And second, what has invested these regimes with such long-lasting resilience? Layla Al-Zubaidi, Doreen Khoury, Anbara Abu-Ayyash, Joachim Paul more»

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Media Democracy, Hungarian Style

- January 17, 2011 - In other countries, the political control of the media is mainly effected through economic pressure. It seems that in Hungary this mechanism worked insufficiently, thus necessitating direct political control through legal means and a monopoly on the organs controlling the media. An article by Wolfgang Klotz more»

Instant History: The Berlin Wall Falls Again (and Again…)

- April 21, 2009 - "Oh I think it is a great day for freedom … you can see the joy on people’s faces and you see what freedom means to them, it makes you realise that you can’t stifle or suppress people’s desire for liberty." (Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister) A article by Sunil Manghani more»

1968 and the Discovery of Politics

- April 13, 2008 - What is the legacy of 1968? - The discovery of politics in everyday practice, the practical improvement of society from within and below, a cosmopolitan attitude, a passion for open politics, sustained social commitments, an insistence on self-determination and democratic participation By Ralf Fücks more»

BOOK

Petra Kelly. A Remembrance.

- November 28, 2008 - She was one of the best known personalities of the 1980s - an icon of the global peace movements and a pioneer for ecology and human rights. Extracts from original texts, six essays on her life and work and many photographs trace the most important stations in Petra Kelly's life. more»

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