The green movement in Turkey
The April issue of our Turkish "Perspectives" magazine portrays the environmental movement in Turkey and takes a closer look at its agenda, its protagonists, its biggest achievements and its...
View ArticleEnergiewende – Think European!
Our international conference took place on April 9th/10th and gave speakers from across Europe a chance to talk about the opportunities in and obstacles towards an Energiewende in Europe. Here you find...
View ArticleAfghanistan beyond 2014: Elections, Political Settlement, Reforms....
As international troops begin to withdraw from Afghanistan, it is important to focus on strengthening the civilian component of international assistance beyond 2014. In order to discuss concrete...
View ArticleTransition Towns: Initiatives of Transformation
Today there are more than 500 “official” Transition Town initiatives in more than 38 countries, and several thousand more are in the process of formation in many cities, towns and regions across the...
View ArticleShare or Die – A Challenge for Our Times
In the past, we tended to see cities as dirty, unnatural, and isolating places; today, citizens and urban planners alike are starting to see their potential for generating widespread well-being at low...
View ArticleHope from the Margins
In the south of Mexico people are regenerating the society from the bottom up. It is a new kind of revolution without leaders or vanguards, which goes beyond development and globalization. It is about...
View ArticleEnergiewende – Think Again!
Germany resolved to go down the path of its energy transition – the Energiewende. But it became clear very quickly at the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s two-day conference entitled “Energiewende – Think...
View Article"So there’s no critical discourse about energy-related topics"
Martin Bursik is deputy leader of the Greens and chairperson of the Chamber of Renewable Energy Resources in Prague. Paul Hockenos talked with him about the renewables, the problem that Germany’s...
View Article"What we’re missing today is a clear and global vision for the future"
Cécile Maisonneuve is Director of the Center for Energy of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales. Paul Hockenos talked with her about the German Energiewende, France’s energy future and...
View ArticleInternational Activism - Mobilize!
The spread of digital technologies has given new opportunities to activists around the world. At the same time they can also be the cause of new threats. Our conference tried to answer the question:...
View ArticleNorth-South Capacity Building "A Common Future in the Eurozone?"
The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union (hbs EU) invites 15 young people from the southern member states of the eurozone and from Germany to Brussels in order to discuss the economic, social and...
View ArticleA soiled reputation. Adverse impacts of mineral fertilizers in tropical...
Mineral fertilizers have never been used as much as they are today, and in developing countries they are experiencing a renaissance. But the efficacy of mineral fertilizers and the problems they entail...
View ArticleThe Curse of Resources: Why the new gas boom endangers the solar revolution
The continual discovery of new oil and gas reserves by ever-improving technological advances drives the idea of resource scarcity into absurdity. But at what price? In the foreseeable future, the...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Becoming Invisible - Understanding Women’s Security in Kabul
Kabul women have two main fears when moving through public spaces: suicide bombers and harassment. Although the risks associated with harassment are less severe than those of a suicide attack, the...
View ArticleEconomics and the Common(s): From Seed Form to Core Paradigm
Our international commons conference, which takes place between May 22 and May 24, seeks to open up some new vistas in politics, economics and culture by exploring the commons as an alternative...
View ArticleRight and Left against the revolution
In Syria the majority of the population is in revolt against the authoritarian regime, that has ruled Syria since 1970. The United Nations called the situation recently "a civil war". But why is it...
View ArticleTransparent, Accountable and Sustainable Governance of Natural Resources
In recognition of growing importance of the natural resources in future economy of Afghanistan, the Civil Society Natural Resources Monitoring Network (CSNRMN) called upon the Government for more...
View ArticleEurope can do better - A Green Growth Agenda
A relationship with, not against, nature should be one of the core principles of ‘green growth’, argues Ralf Fücks. As Europe debates its economic direction, Fücks outlines the ’12 theses’ that should...
View ArticleA Stable Afghanistan? Training Soldiers is Not Enough
Western governments look like they are turning their back on Afghanistan after a decade of aid and assistance but this is a dangerous approach, as history shows.
View ArticleBericht aus der Zukunft
Dieses Buch zeigt anhand zahlreicher „Beispiele des Gelingens“, wie sich die bereits eingeschlagenen Pfade hin zu einem "grünen Wandel" weiterverfolgen lassen und wie jeder Einzelne an der...
View ArticleGreen Lecture: Michael Klare on the global race for resources
The industrial nations and enterprises are facing a huge challange: The natural resources that are essential for modern industry are finite and obtaining them has serious consequences. In his talk...
View ArticleHungary 2014: The challenges of the democratic opposition
At our panel discussion "Hungary 2014 - The challenges of the democratic opposition" Péter Krekó, research director of the Political Capital Institute in Budapest, Gordon Bajnai, prime Minister...
View ArticleThe Russion coal industry - an environmental and social disaster
Expansion of the Russian coal industry will increase greenhouse gas emissions, leading to a faster climate change. One reason behind this expansion is the growing demand for Russian coal from Europe’s...
View ArticleNo such Internet freedom says your virtual landlord
The NSA scandal is not just a problem for the American democracy. Other American, European, Asian, and African people have also a right to know the whereabouts of their private data.
View Article"The LGBT movement in Russia will grow even stronger"
On June 19 the St.Petersburg based LGTB organization "Coming Out" was found guilty before court of operating as a "foreign agent". Olga Lenkova, head of communications for Coming Out, talks about the...
View ArticleTransnational Organized Crime
Transnational organized crime has become fatal for democracies in many countries. This publication gives a cross cultural and multi-disciplinary analysis of transnational organized crime including a...
View ArticlePerspectives – Political Analysis and Commentary from Asia
Perspectives Asia is a new publication series of the Asia Desk of the Heinrich Böll Foundation published in cooperation with the offices of the foundation in Asia. We intend to provide an...
View ArticleA Joint Statement from the G20 Civil Summit in Russia
As in Russia severe restrictions are being placed on civil society organisations which enables them to operate freely. Therefore nearly 30 civil organizations have signed a joint statement in the...
View ArticleCroatian membership in the EU
Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union after a decade of negotiations. The hope that it will now go up with the economy, but slightly and widespread corruption in the country far. The...
View ArticleSyria two years into the revolution
Our dossier aims to present analytical articles and interviews that shed light, from different perspectives, on what is happening inside Syria. In addition, by including videos produced by our project...
View ArticleLessons from Oslo – Lack of Strategic Decisions Led to Impasse in the Process
On June 20, 2013, the Heinrich Böll Foundation Israel, the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and the S. Daniel Abraham Center for...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Wars - 14th Annual Foreign Policy Conference
Challenges to peace and security in times of drones, robots and digital warfare. At its 14th Annual Foreign Policy Conference, the Heinrich Böll Foundation seeked to address the challenges posed to...
View ArticleSituation of LGBTI people in South Caucasus
2012 was a special year in terms of publicity of LGBTI community and LGBTI movement in all three South Caucasian countries. Several important steps have been made towards raising acute issues about...
View ArticleCambodia: Stolen land, stolen elections?
The 2013 elections in Cambodia are hardly expected to be free and fair. In this dossier, we examine what this means for the future of the country. Through analyses, interviews, films and studies, we...
View ArticleWomen’s political participation in Lebanon
Article seven of the Lebanese Constitution guarantees equality of rights, obligations and duties to all citizens. But women in Lebanon are still far away from having the same rights. This article...
View ArticleBetween paralysis and civil war: Lebanon and the Syria conflict
Lebanon is facing a complete paralysis of all state institutions, accompanied by a deteriorating security situation and a fragmentation of Lebanon into zones of sectarian conflict. The conflict in...
View ArticleThe grief of Czech politics
The political crisis in the Czech Republic, which led to the fall of the government, was triggered by police investigation. The prosecution of three former MPs in the country triggered heated debates...
View ArticleCurrent Immigration and Integration Debates in Germany and the United States:...
Over the past few years there has been an evolving discourse over the intersection of immigration, integration, and culture in both Europe and the United States. In this new report, Spencer Boyer and...
View ArticleThe More Things Change the More They Stay the Same: How to Break the Politics...
On the 31st of July 2013, Zimbabwe held its seventh presidential election. Robert Mugabe leading the Zimbabwe African National Unity (Patriotic Front), ZANU PF, has contested every one of them in his...
View ArticleCzech Government loses confidence vote but President Zeman wins nonetheless
On Wednesday, the 7th August, the Czech government loses the confidence vote in parliament. True victor of the battle for power is President Miloš Zeman because he has created a very strong power...
View ArticleThe introduction of a semi-presidential system
A few months after Miloš Zeman first took office as president, we are now seeing the logical outcome of introducing a semi-presidential system. The current clash between the president and the Czech...
View ArticleNew Electoral System in the Home Stretch
In July a three-year process of the reform of the Hungarian electoral procedure law has come to an end. With the changes in the voting system the leading Fidesz-KDNP party foremost seeks to convert...
View ArticleHomogeneity versus Heterogeneity: the Future of a Zimbabwean Identity
As the 2013 Zimbabwean elections are rapidly approaching, Zimbabwean feminist Rutendo Hadebe contemplates about issues of identity and how to create a Zimbabwe that is inclusive of all.
View ArticleCambodia has voted – and faces an uncertain future
Cambodia’s elections did not produce a clear winner – this alone is notable news for a country that has been governed by the same person for almost 29 years. However Prime Minister Hun Sen continues...
View ArticleHun Sen - One Man, One Nation
In the recent elections Premier Hun Sen of Cambodia has learned that a large part of the Cambodians want a new political leadership. But even though his party has lost many votes, a change in the...
View ArticleEmphasis is not being placed on the rule of law
In an interview, political scientist Vladimíra Dvořáková of the University of Economics, Prague, enumerates the causes of the current turbulence on the Czech political scene.
View ArticleImpressions from the Province of Kandal: Election Day and its Consequences
Our Cambodia office director Manfred Hornung has registered with Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) as an independent observer for the parliamentary elections. In his articles he reports...
View ArticleGreece in the German Election Debate
One of the most hotly debated issues in the run-up to Germany’s federal election due to be held on 22 September, is the future of Greece. Unfortunately, it is the terrible sound of populism, which...
View ArticleOpening Remarks: The future of arms control
Introduction to the panel discussion "The future of arms control - Cooperative arms limitations and reductions in times of global change" by Ralf Fücks, president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
View ArticleSyria: "The world should do something serious and do it quickly. It is now or...
The regime must not remain unpunished for the use of chemical weapons. If the U.S. and its allies do not act, the people themselves will feel even more isolated than before, and they will learn that...
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