When cultures of remembrance clash: Contesting memorialization in Namibia’s urban spaces Published: 1 March 2024 Analysis Namibia continues to grapple with the pervasive legacy of apartheid and colonialism. How can reconciliation look like and how can social cohesion be fostered after decades of racist oppression? By Constanze Blum
Racism’s true colours: institutional racism and police brutality in Brazil Published: 16 September 2020 Analysis Nowhere in Latin America are so many people killed by the police as in Brazil. But not everyone is equally affected by this. Society is divided between those people who “can be killed” and “good citizens”. By Marilene de Paula
Racism and the Infrastructure of Injustice - in the United States and Europe Published: 20 June 2020 Editorial The murder of George Floyd amidst of a global pandemic has triggered a global conversation among the Black diaspora and its progressive allies. In the editorial for our #BlackLivesMatter focus, award-winning journalist Gary Younge analyses the current debates in the U.S. and in Europe. By Gary Younge
“Trump’s election defeat won’t end structural racism” Published: 11 June 2020 Interview The murder of George Floyd has thrown the United States into a state of unrest. President Trump is throwing fuel on the fire in an attempt to increase his re-election chances. The main problem, however, is historical, structural racism – and not just in the U.S. An interview with Bastian Hermisson, Head of the Foundation’s office in Washington, and Mekonnen Mesghena, Head of Migration and Diversity at the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin. By Bastian Hermisson and Mekonnen Mesghena
The Battle for Modernity Published: 11 October 2016 Today’s central line of conflict runs between open societies and various forms of Identitarian radicalism. The challenge we face is to reconcile rapid changes in a globalized modern age with our need to belong and our need for security. By Ralf Fücks
Sexual violence is a global problem affecting all cultures and religions Published: 10 February 2016 Ten experts from eight different countries share their views and perceptions of the assaults committed on New Year’s Eve in Cologne. A contribution to the ongoing debate on sexualised violence and harassment in Germany. By Ines Kappert, Dr. Antonie Nord and Simon Ilse
Why young Germans become jihadists Published: 5 February 2016 The reasons behind people’s radicalization are individual. However, anger over lack of social recognition often plays an important role. Salafism and Islamophobia must be tackled simultaneously. By Lamya Kaddor
On Cologne, #Einearmlaenge and the Instrumentalization of the Feminist Movement Published: 7 January 2016 The mass-scale sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany have inspired a political blame-game—but condemning women’s conduct or Europe’s open border policies won’t serve the victims of Cologne or the refugees who continue to need our protection. By Mackenzie Nelson
Victory of national conservatives in Poland Published: 30 October 2015 After successfully having put its candidate in the presidential seat in May 2015, national conservative party PiS has now managed to win an absolute majority in the parliament. Not a single left-wing party has made it through the elections. It remains to be seen how the electorate will feel represented by this shift to the right in parliament. By Irene Hahn-Fuhr
Refugees are not welcome: A brown Saturday in Bratislava Published: 7 July 2015 On the day after the World Refugee Day, five thousand nationalists and neo-Nazis marched through Bratislava, demanding to stop “the Islamisation of Europe” - the police had to intervene. Still, many Slovak politicians are casting about anti-immigration sentiment. By Grigorij Mesežnikov
