e-paper The European Election in Germany Results and Analysis for the German Electorate Published: June 2019 This E-Paper analyse the results of the European Election in Germany and the specific impacts on national politics and the competition between the parties in Germany.
Annual Report Annual Report 2018 Published: May 2019 In 2018, our priorities included climate justice, energy and mobility transitions, responsible resource policies, the strengthening of democracy and human rights, and the protection of minorities. Our Annual Report provides information on our multifaceted work in Germany and abroad.
Atlas Agriculture Atlas - Facts and figures on EU farming policy Published: May 2019 The European edition of this atlas combines elements from various already published national editions, giving both an overview of Europe as a whole as well as insights into the agricultural structures in various EU member states. This atlas aims to strengthen civil society and social movements throughout the continent, thereby advancing the ecological and social transformation in our agricultural and food systems.
„Reach Everyone on the Planet…“: Kimberlé Crenshaw and Intersectionality Published: April 2019 With the publication, "Reach Everyone on the Planet ...," the Gunda Werner Institute wants to honor Kimberlé Crenshaw and to illustrate the importance of the intersectional approach through a variety of contributions.
Book Free, fair, and alive: the insurgent power of the commons Published: September 2019 Ambitious, sophisticated, and resolutely grounded in everyday realities, "Free, Fair and Alive" present a compelling vision of a future that can actually work. Written by two highly experienced commons activists, this book is at once a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook for building a new world of commoning.
E-Paper From «Paymaster of Europe» to «Shaper of Europeʼs future» A new self-perception of Germany in the EU Published: May 2019 Although the European Union is facing enormous political challenges, Germany has shown little initiative in European politics in recent years. Proposed reforms of other member states, such as France, have been mostly opposed on the grounds that «the German taxpayers» must not be even further burdened. This study investigates the factual and popular basis of this narrative.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): A Multilateral Bank Where China Sets the Rules By Korinna Horta Published: April 2019 In the last years, a number of countries decided to join the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which has developed into a major player in the global financial architecture in record time. Korinna Horta's analysis of the situation regarding the respective standards after three years of AIIB in operation is very sobering.
Upping the Ante on Bulk Surveillance An International Compendium of Good Legal Safeguards and Oversight Innovations Published: November 2018 The precarious balance between the need for security and the right to privacy will continue to characterize “risk societies” of the 21st century. This compendium by Thorsten Wetzling and Kilian Vieth provides robust oversight practices and good laws that can serve as bulwarks against the erosion of fundamental rights in Europe and America.
E-Paper A Local Turn for European Refugee Politics Published: March 2019 In this policy paper “A Local Turn for European Refugee Politics” the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung puts forward proposals for a more active role of the municipalities in refugee and asylum policy.
Governing Ecologically How Germany's Green Party leverages its influence to promote ecological modernisation Published: June 2019 In voter surveys, the German Greens regularly come out as the party deemed to have by far the greatest competency in this area and in energy policy as well. This study by Arne Jungjohann tries to answer if this image is justified, as it looks at the subnational level of the federal states.