Grafik mit jungen Menschen, die politische Botschaften auf einer Demonstration von sich geben.
News Feb. 20, 2025

Democracies under pressure: 14 million euros to research how to overcome the crisis

The foundation has brought together researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and social sciences, as well as practitioners from outside academia, to develop new ideas and solutions for making democracies more resilient.

In einer Kunstaktion stehen Menschen auf einer Fibonacci-Folge auf der Wiese vor dem Reichstagsgebäude in Berlin
News Feb. 16, 2024

From citizens' councils to feminism on TikTok – task forces investigate democracies in transition

Liberal democracy is a basic prerequisite for a scientific landscape with independent freedom of research. But how can we protect our democratic structures? And what dangers are they exposed to? Ten newly funded research projects are dedicated to these and other highly topical questions of democracy research.