We strengthen participation and transparency for sustainable solutions of societal challenges.
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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This week Berlin’s senate is going to vote on a bill on mobility. The legislation aims at making Berlin’s traffic more mobile, saver and primarily climate friendly. Climate neutrality until 2050 is on the agenda. There are different proposals and heavy debates on how this goal can be
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Participation in housing is a political objective and an important issue for Berlin’s housing cooperatives. The guidelines for participation in construction and densification of housing developed in 2017 are crucial for better participation of residents. Currently, Berlin’s housing cooperatives stabilize and standardize their collaboration with Berlin’s tenants’ committees.
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The energy system is becoming increasingly interconnected and digital. In addition to opportunities, this also entails risks. How can critical energy infrastructures be redesigned to create a secure and smart energy system? At the seventh Energy Trialog, experts of the academy project “Energy Systems of the Future” discussed
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