Human Rights between the Sexes: A preliminary study on the life situations of inter* individuals Published: October 2013 Publication Series on Democracy 34: Inter* individuals are socially barely visible worldwide, since intersex is still a strong taboo. This study names the largely invisible discrimination against intersex individuals and, in doing so, brings it to light.
G20 Update: Reflections on the Russian G20 Summit Published: October 2013 Issue 17: The October G20 Update presents reflections from the St. Petersburg summit from the perspective of civil society representatives and academica.
What Future for International Climate Politics? - A Call for a Strategic Reset Published: September, 2013 Publication Series on Ecology 32: This paper articulates concrete proposals and puts forward ideas for devising smarter strategies that make engagement by civil society in international climate policy more effective.
Perspectives Africa: Women and Land Rights - Questions of Access, Ownership and Control Published: September 2013 Women's land rights remain one of the most important sites of contestation in post-colonial Africa. Yet access, control and ownership of land still remain in the possession of the patriarchal structures.
Annual Report 2012 Published: August 2013 The Annual Reports of the Heinrich Böll Foundation provide a comprehensive insight into our work in Germany and around the globe. They are available online and since 2011 in a printed version. The 2012 report focusses on our involvement in subjects such as sustainability, energy policy and the euro crisis.
Enlivenment: Towards a fundamental shift in the concepts of nature, culture and politics Published: 2013 Publication Series on Ecology 31: A profound flaw of our civilisation, with its multiple crises, could lie in the fact that we deny the world’s deeply creative, poetic and expressive processes, all of them constantly unfolding and bringing forth a multitude of dynamic, interacting relationships. We might have forgotten what it means to be alive.
Perspectives Asia: Copper, Coal and Conflict Resources and Resource Extraction in Asia Published: June, 2013 In this issue, our authors report on conflicts stemming from coal and copper mining in Afghanistan, India, and Myanmar. The articles on Cambodia and on Inner Mongolia in China illustrate how the traditional economic models and ways of life of indigenous populations suffer from the unrestrained exploitation of raw materials.
A soiled reputation. Adverse impacts of mineral fertilizers in tropical agriculture Published: May 22, 2013 Mineral fertilizers have never been used as much as they are today, and in developing countries they are experiencing a renaissance. But the efficacy of mineral fertilizers and the problems they entail have long been a matter of contention. This study provides an overview of the economic and ecological potential as well as the limitations and negative impacts of mineral fertilizers in the tropics and subtropics.
Perspectives Africa: Movers and Shakers? Youth and Political Change in Africa Published: May 2013 Africa is the world’s youngest continent, with people under the age of 35 constituting about 65 percent of the population. This edition of Perspectives sheds light on youth politics and youth in politics in the continent and asks: Are the youth a political force?
Perspectives Turkey 4/2013: The green movement in Turkey Published: April 2013 The April issue of our Turkish "Perspectives" magazine portrays the environmental movement in Turkey and takes a closer look at its agenda, its protagonists, its biggest achievements and its relationship to the political sphere. Furthermore, it provides articles on the fields of democracy, culture, ecology and foreign policy.