This report provides an introduction and overview of topics related to Hate Speech. Anna-Katharina Meßmer and Laura-Kristine Krause clarify what Hate Speech is, what different forms exist and why people counter Hate Speech. They address mainly the following questions: What are best practices? What strategies do not work and why? What regulatory and legal measures are needed to respond to…
The aim of this policy paper is to contribute to the existing debate on the merits, pitfalls and challenges that come with giving national parliaments a further role in EU decision-making. It focuses, in particular, on a relatively new format to foster parliamentary cooperation, namely that of interparliamentary conferences (IPC) which have been created for…
On Thursday, 28 June 2018, more than 150 participants and 30 session hosts from eight countries discussed visions and models to drive politics and civil society towards “The Next Democracy” at Kalkscheune
Liberal democracy experiences multiple crises that are potentially fatal: an ecological crisis, a social crisis and an institutional crisis. While some fervently defend the current democratic model, others are discontented and frustrated by challenged identities, economic inequalities or a lack of perspectives, and turn their back on what they feel are empty promises and ideals of democracy.…
Germany’s democracy is currently facing immense social difficulties. The displacement of low-income groups out of our political communities fosters a vicious cycle of unequal participation and deficient representation of interests. This leads to the alienation of certain groups in our society and a great loss of democratic potential. This cycle further leads to and begins…
After organising our first “Innocracy – Conference on Democratic Innovation” in Berlin at the end of last year, we put together a number of ideas and projects discussed during the day into a publication: The Anthology on Democratic Innovation. Download the Anthology on Democratic Innovation The Anthology seeks to present various projects and ideas that are “already out…
