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Bringing the Future Back to Democracy
Future visions are crucial for democracies. In the past several years our focus on the status quo has held us back. The online conference INNOCRACY is giving the world of tomorrow a platform – from 28 to 30 October. 
DOMINIC SCHWICKERT
Executive Director

Legal Opinion
The Federal Government should pass a Democracy Building Law

After the far-right attacks in the cities of Hanau and Halle, the German Federal Government is under pressure to act. The high-ranking “Cabinet Committee against Right-Wing Extremism” is determining possible constitutional options to introduce a Democracy Building Law in the current legislation period. However, the government-internal negotiations have come to a halt because the coalition could not agree on the constitutional basis of such a law. To support finding a solution, we have asked Professor Christoph Möllers, one of the most prominent constitutional lawyers in the country, to draft a legal opinion. In his text, he demonstrates how a Federal Democracy Building Law could be implemented.
JUDITH SILLER
Second Chair

Clever Minds, Fresh Input
Fellows, Academic Council and Team welcome new members
 
We are excited to have strengthened our teams in many areas! Claudia C. Gatzka (University of Freiburg), Lucie Kretschmer (Humboldt University) and Sophie Pornschlegel (European Policy Centre), will next to their day jobs support the programme "Future of Democracy" as Fellows. Ophélie Omnes (European Federalists - France) is a new Fellow in the programme “International Dialogue”. Erika Mezger (European Policy Centre) and Peter Siller (formerly Council of Friends) are contributing their experience on a volunteer basis to the Scientific Council. Team members in new roles include Lukas Schwemer (Advisor), Gesche-Maren Siems (Assistant to the Management) and Magdalena Pichler (Project Assistant).
Food for Thought
Florian Ranft & Maja Schmauser
Workshop Summary: New Technologies and the Society
Max Neufeind et. al. 
What's at Stake - Six Scenarios
for 2025
Read the Paper ❯ 
Series with the University of Konstanz
Covid-19 and Social Inequality
Read the Studies ❯
Blog on the pandemic
Corona & Society
Paulina Fröhlich & Johannes Hillje
Die Talkshow-Gesellschaft: Representation and Pluralism in Political Talkshows (DE)
Christoph Möllers 
Promoting Democracy for the Long Term: Legal-based Guidelines for a Democracy Building Law (DE)
Alexander Schellinger & Hatice Sever
European Minimum Standards for National Social Security (DE)
A. Plitsch, C. Holtmann & D. Vogt
From an Attempt to Rethink a Political Party (DE)
More publications ❯

In the Public Debate (Selection)

On women's rights and muddling through democracy(DE)
Hedwig Richter in the Zeit-Podcast| 9.10.20



Historical image of the New Right: "Words of nation, people and race" (DE) 
Interview with C. Gatzka | 16.7.20



Climate neutrality: Germany needs a strategy for CO2-storage (DE)
Andreas Kuhlmann & Oliver Geden | 7.10.20



"A responsibility-denial liberalism of the owners" (DE)
Interview with Maja Göpel | 25.9.20



Political talk shows:
Study criticises lack of diversity (DE)
On the study by P. Fröhlich & J. Hillje | 8.9.20



WP Monkey Cage: Uber is using “platform power” to sway California voters
With Kathleen Thelen | 21.8.20

Promoting democracy - Demanding democracy promotion (DE)
By Bernhard Weßels | 16.10.20



Is the German government allowed to promote democracy? (DE)
S. Marten on the legal opinion | 15.10.20



“Wearing a swimsuit in court" - why AI will not replace us so quickly (DE)
Max Neufeind | 15.09.20



Study on political talk shows:
Sunday once again (DE)
On the study by P. Fröhlich und J. Hillje | 7.9.20



Literary tourism (DE)
Kübra Gümüşay in conversation with Peter Sloterdijk | 8.8.20



Equal living conditions now! (DE)
T. Kralinski & C. Schneider | 16.6.20

Events (Selection)
INNOCRACY 2020
International digital conference: Explore democratic future visions and look forward to thought provoking formats

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#Tech4Society: New Technologies & the Individual
Third workshop of the #Tech4Society innovation series
Starts at 4:00 p.m. | Online

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Rebuilding the Transatlantic Dialogue
A conversation between Hamburg and Columbia, South Carolina, after the US Presidential election.
Starts at 2:00 p.m. CET / 8:00 a.m. EST | Online

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Winning Progressive Majorities When it Matters Most
Debate on strategies and campaigns that deliver real progressive change, with Larry Cohen and Bettina Martin

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New Urban Progress
Three digital sessions on how cities can be just and sustainable with Wolfgang Teubner & Gesine Schwan

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