Texte und Reden von Barbara Unmüßig

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radius of art: Creative politicisation of the public sphere - Cultural potentials for social transformation

- February 8, 2012 - This conference is part of the radius project “art-based research /research-based art”, which is the result of a cooperation with a number of partners. Our mission is to promote cultural policy and funding designs that support art for social transformation processes towards cultures of sustainability; we also wish to explore the potentials of art for the public sphere and the new dimensions of knowledge production that research-based art and art-based research can offer. Barbara Unmüßig more»

Barbara Unmüßig: Opening Speech of the International Commons Conference

- November 1, 2010 - Protecting and reclaiming the commons could be more than just a theoretical experiment – it could provide a catalyst for transition to a post-fossil era in which people actively help shape their lives and the environment they live in – as commoners through commoning.  more»

“Step in the right direction”

- December 16, 2010 - In Cancún UN members affirmed that average temperatures on Earth must not rise by more than two degrees. They also decided to establish a new Green Climate Fund and called for a timely follow-up to the Kyoto Protocol. In an interview with Hans Dembowski, Barbara Unmüssig, board member of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, assessed the results.  more»

The Transformation of Palestine

- March 8, 2010 - In the coming two days, this international symposium in the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung will take a close look at the Palestinian history and it significance for today’s politics and life conditions of its people. A distinguished group of Palestinian political representatives, international officials, Palestinian and international researchers, will contribute to an analytical debate of the complexity of historic and current Palestinian existence.  Opening remarks by Barbara Unmüßig more»

Limits to Growth in China, too

- July 15, 2009 - The financial crisis has exposed structural problems in the Chinese economy: Its export trade is suffering from the slump in global demand. Bejing has underwritten investments, social programs, and subsidies to stimulate domestic demand, with little regard to the long-term environmental consequences. By Barbara Unmüßig more»

“Reform the IMF and World Bank!”

- April 3, 2009 - Understandably, the G-20 in London will mainly focus on stabilising the global financial markets. But they must also not pass up the opportunity to steer the IMF and the World Bank on a green course to ensuring that public funds help overcome multiple crises and assist the poor and poorest populations. By Korinna Horta and Barbara Unmüßig more»

On the Road to London and Beyond - The Year 2009 as Window of Opportunity

- February 17, 2009 - It is not even spring yet but 2009 is already being termed a recession year. The global financial crisis hit the real economy everywhere and stimulus packages are frantically being thrown together. The pressure for change is rising on the “construction sites” of globalisation. By Rainer Falk and Barbara Unmüßig more»

Gender Mainstreaming – Possibilities and Limits of a Radical Social Concept

- January 13, 2009 - Gender mainstreaming needs to become an issue for society as a whole. To fundamentally change the relationship between the genders, we need not just a legal framework, but bottom-up policies, a strengthening of initiatives that target equality, and more men on board. By Barbara Unmüßig more»

Africa in Climate Change

- May 2, 2008 - At the UN Climate Change Conference that took place in December 2007 in Bali a new phase of international climate negotiations began. The result: African countries will remain exempt from  emission reductions. Instead they were offered financial help to adapt to the impacts of climate change which pose an especially serious challenge to the countries of the South. by Barbara Unmüßig and Stefan Cramer more»