How can we move to towards sustainable transport and mobility systems in Germany that contribute as effectively as possible to the achievement of global sustainability goals? For this purpose, the Humboldt-Viadrina Governance Platform organized a Trialog on 19 June 2019 in Berlin with the working group “mobility” of
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On the 3rd of June, representatives from politics, administration, business and organized civil society jointly explored problems and options for urban housing provision. The event was organized by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and moderated by Professor Gesine Schwan. 15 actors discussed “the role of private housing companies for
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From the 26th – 30th May the first partner meeting between the Belarussian Architects Union (BUA) and the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform (HVGP) took place in Minsk, Belarus to discuss the current urban development challenges of the city. The project “Trialog for Participation in LocalDevelopment” between the Belarussian Architectural
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Working Poor, Minimum Wage and Old Age Security– how must good economic and social policy be designed today? How do global competition and digitalisation effect companies, and what impacts do these developments have on national economic policies? These were the topics discussed in-depth on Friday, 15 March 2019,
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The first Trialog of the project New Urban Agenda Berlin, which we promoted together with the Technical University Berlin, dealt with the question how a new traffic system in Berlin should look like. Participants of science, politics and administration, the private sector and civil society organizations have talked about
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On Tuesday, 4 December 2018 our joint project with the Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” enters the second round. Together we want to talk about the relationship between business and democracy in the era of global change, protectionism and populism. Here you can find a short film about
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Electricity produced by renewables is supposed to become the most important source of energy in the future. But the German market design needs to be adapted to further integrate renewables into the energy system and to reach the climate targets of 2030. In the Trialog “Electricity market 2.0.
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Immigration to Berlin: Which opportunities and challenges does the growing city face? This topic was discussed on October 4th 2018 by 64 participants among science and society, who were invited by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and the Technical University of Berlin. Gesine Schwan, moderator and president of the
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Berlin’s city society and researchers are invited by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and the Technical University Berlin to exchange their views and foster mutual understanding. On October 4th 2018, the Trialog “Immigration to Berlin: Opportunities and challenges for the growing city” brings together stakeholder of politics and administration,
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Today, liberal democracies offer their citizens a level of prosperity unequalled by any other political system. Nevertheless, the way it works on a day-to-day basis is viewed with increasing scepticism. People’s lifeworlds are changing as a consequence of globalization and digitalization. The global Financial Crisis, the Panama Papers
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