From 01. December 2018 we are launching our topic-specific Twitter channels to provide you with more thematically relevant information about our activities, events and publications. For years, the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA has championed the promotion of democratic processes and deliberate governance strategies in Germany, Europe, and the world. In line

Dr. Anja Mihr, Program Director of our Center on Governance through Human Rights has been appointed member for 5 years of the Scientific Committe of the EU Fundamental Rigths Agency (FRA) based in Vienna Austria, in September 2018. The FRA is an advisory body to the European Union

On November 23 and 24, the NRW Dialogue Forum 2017 of the Forschungsinstituts für gesellschaftliche Weiterentwicklung (FGW) took place. The HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform (HVGP) was represented by Dr. Audrey Podann and Katja Treichel. The theme of the Dialogue Forum was “Social Development in Times of Particularization”. Discussions between

Creating local climate protection and expansion of renewables in Europe – Grevesmühlen and Friedberg as guests of European partner cities The cities of Friedberg (Hessen) and Grevesmühlen (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) share knowledge and experience about the development of renewable energies. In the second phase of the “Energiewende Twinning Towns” pilot

The conference report “Relaunching Europe Bottom-Up- from Refugee Integration to Common Sustainable Development: Solidarity and Innovation through European Communities and Regions” is available here. The conference sent a signal to the European Commission that the European Union needs a vital relaunch and, most urgently, a solidary solution of migration

The study published by the German EITI Secretariat with the help of HVGP contributes to answering the following questions: What tools are available to German policy to meet its national responsibilities and to fulfil its task as an international role model in dealing with sociopolitical challenges? What role