Federal Government
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration
The Federal Government's Commissioner for Foreigners' Issues: Citizenship Law, asylum, report on the situation of foreigners in the Federal Republic, statistics, dictionary, publications, comprehensive list of links
Bund.de: Das Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes
Service Portal of the Federal Government: administrative bodies, authorities, projects, laws
[Bundesministerium des Inneren]
Bundesarchiv
Federal Archive: 10 branches in Germany, incl. the Film Archive in Berlin
Bundespräsident
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany: Biographies and further information on Germany's Federal Presidents since 1949
Bundesrat
Upper House of the Federal parliament : people, data, facts, news, publications, information about the federalt states including links
Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
Minister of State for Culture and Media : information about cultural policy and policy on the media, cultural promotion, news, links and biography of the Minister of State
Deutscher Bundestag
German Bundestag: MP biographies, document database, current events
RSS-Feed
RSS-Feed
Die Bundesbeauftragte für die Unterlagen des Staatssicherheitsdienstes der ehemaligen DDR
Federal Commissioner for the Archives of the Ministry of State Security of the former GDR: Information on the former Ministry of State Security (Ministerium für Staatsicherheit or 'Stasi'), activity reports, access to files, archiv, research
Federal Foreign Office
Foreign policy, Europe, current events, Introducing the Foreign Minister, info on other countries incl. travel, visa, inoculations
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
Information and links on migration, integration, asylum legislation, asylum statistics
German federal government online
Federal government, Chancellor, minstries, press information, publications
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
[German Press and Information Office ]
European Cultural Institutions
EUNIC
European Union National Institutes for Culture
Europanetz
Information about the foreign cultural and educational policy of the European countries and the appropriate institutions and organisations
British Council Deutschland
List of German locations; description of English courses and language examinations; Info on culture, science and education
Instituto Cervantes
incl. Centro Virtual Cervantes
List of centers worldwide, Info on language courses, cultural events and libraries
List of centers worldwide, Info on language courses, cultural events and libraries
[Spain]
Österreich Institut
Info on language courses and teaching German as a Foreign Language
Pro Helvetia
Swiss cultural foundation. Supports the translation of books by Swiss authors into other languages.
Addresses of offices abroad, info on cultural exchange and projects
Addresses of offices abroad, info on cultural exchange and projects
[Switzerland]
Institutions and Organisations
Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte, Stuttgart
Library of Contemporary History: Special collections, archives, online cataglogue, delivery services
Bundesverfassungsgericht, Karlsruhe
Federal Constitutional Court: Database of all rulings since January 1998, list of links to German federal courts and international supreme courts
Centre for Cultural Research
Independent research institute in the fields of cultural policy, cultural education and culture industries
Centre for European Law and Politics
Interdisciplinary research institute in the field of European integration
[University of Bremen ]
Centre for Intercultural Studies
Universitary institution with a focus on interculturality, migration, cultural contacts and cultural conflicts
[Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz]
Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung (CAP), Munich
Center for Applied Policy Research: university-based institution in Germany for political advising on European and international issues.
[Geschwister-Scholl-Institut für Politische Wissenschaft, LMU München]
Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Human Rights Court, events, activities, news
Deutsche Archive im Internet
German Archives on the Web
[Archivschule Marburg]
Deutscher Frauenrat
The national council of women's associations and organisations
Deutscher Kulturrat
German Council of Culture: Cultural political forum on a federal and European level
DOMiT - Documentation Centre and Museum of Migration in Germany
Association - founded in 1990 - with the aim to found a museum in Germany as a centre for history, arts and culture of migration
Europa-Online
The Representation of the European Commission in Germany : citizen information centres, events, list of publications, links, press releases
[Europäische Kommission, Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland]
European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz
List of the 28 member states, info on events and projects
[Council of Europe]
European Commission
Program, Commission members, general directories and services, archive
Federal Statistical Office Germany, Wiesbaden
Current data and official statistics, with search function, index of all deliverable publications, links to regional and international statistics offices
FrauenMediaTurm, Cologne
Library and archiv for gender studies
German Development Institute
Research institute and think tank for German and multilateral development policy
German Federal Agency for Political Education
Index of publications, CDs, films, videos and online publications; ordering service, events and seminars
German Institute for Human Rights, Berlin
The Institute provides information about the human rights situation within and outside of Germany. It aims to prevent human rights violations, and contributes to the promotion and protection of human rights.
German research institutions in the fields of Europe
Portraits of German research institutes on the web site "German think tanks"
Germany in Europe
Current issues and basic information
[Foreign Office]
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
The largest German research institute for area and comparative area studies is focused on political, economic and social developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, North Africa, and the Near and Middle East.
Global Public Policy Institute
Think tank in the field of International Politics based in Berlin and Geneva
Hamburg Institute for Social Research
Socio-scientific research institute with the following focuses: the Society of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nation and Society, and Theory and History of Violence
http://www.europarl.de/
Activities, references, president, parliamentary committees, MPs
Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities
Interdisciplinary research college for the humanities and social sciences
Institute for Development and Peace
Research institute in the fields of Global Governance, violent conflicts, development and peace strategies
[University of Duisburg-Essen]
Institute of Contemporary History
Research institute, archive and library for research into and information about contemporary history.
Mannheim Centre for European Social Research
Research archive for EURODATA: database, statistics, historical handbook "Societies in Europe"
Max Planck Institute for European Legal History
Research establishment in the fields of historical comparative law and the development of European legal systems
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law
Ressearch institute with a focus on Anti-trust law, patent law, contract law, competition law
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
German social-science research institute with the focus on social and political foundations of modern economies
Otto-Suhr-Institut for Political Science
One of the most famous institutes of the Free University of Berlin and the biggest political-science institution in Germany
Young European Federalists
Supranational political youth organisation
Zeitgeschichtliches Archiv, Berlin
Archive of Contemporary History: free access to data base, (registration necessary), forwarding of material for a fee
Museums and Memorials
Anne Frank Online
Her live and times
[Anne Frank House Amsterdam, Anne Frank Center Berlin, Anne Frank Educational Tru]
German Historical Museum, Berlin
Exhibitions, object database, picture archive
German Resistance Memorial Center, Berlin
Exhibitions, events and publications, biograhies of resistance fighters
Jewish Museum Berlin
Two millennia of German Jewish history
LeMO: Lebendiges virtuelles Museum online
Living Virtual Museum Online: German history from the Monarchy to the present: texts, photos, materials
[German Historical Museum/House of History]
Online Gedenkstaetten Forum
Interactive communication platform for the field of memorial museums: links to home pages of memorial sites and other relevant institutions, research projects, events etc.
[Topography of Terror Foundation]
Virtual Library Museen
Contains museum related information in Germany and German-language countries
[Historisches Centrum Hagen]
Parties
Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen
Party platforms, parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, MPs, press service
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Christlich Demokratische Union (CDU)
Party platform, CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, CDU and CSU MPs, press service
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Christlich Soziale Union (CSU)
Basic philosophy, MPs
Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP)
Party platform, parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, MPs, press service
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Sozialdemokratische Partei (SPD)
Party platform, parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, MPs, press service
RSS-Feeds
RSS-FeedsProjects, Movements and Initiatives
Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance
This alliance promotes civic commitment and informs about initiatives and projects.
Attac
Attac sees itself as part of the movement critical of globalisation whose protest is directed against the growing social inequality throughout the world and against a globalisation which is only orientated to powerful economic interests.
Learning from History: The Nazi Era and the Holocaust in German Education
Compilation of school projects dealing with Germany´s Nazi past in history/citizen education classes: project data base, newsletter, calendar of events, links
Network against Nazis
Internet platform with information about right-wing extremism in Germany and how to fight back neo-nazis
Zeitenwechsel-Seitenwechsel
Media project about the fall of the Iron Curtain created by teenagers from Romania and Hungary
[Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa)]
Publications
Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte
Scientifically well-founded articles on contemporary and socio-economic topics as well as on current political issues
[Federal Agency for Political Education]
cafebabel.com - the European Magazine
Platform for participatory journalism
Calendar
A historical view for each day of the year
Chronik der Wende
Chronicle of the German Unification: Articles, photos and audio material
Europa digital
Independent information and communication platform on the topic Politics and Internet, extension of www.politik-digital.de on the topic Europe
euro|topics
A multi-lingual online range of offers on European topics; the working day press review informs about political, cultural and societal debates in the most important newspapers from 28 European states
[Federal Agency for Political Education]
Eurozine
Eurozine is an online magazine of a network of European cultural journals, linking up more than 70 partner journals and institutions from nearly all European countries. The articles are published in the respective language and translated into one of the widely-spoken European languages
Facts about Germany
Reference book offering all sorts of up-to-date and reliable basic information about Germany
[Federal Foreign Office]
fluter
Magazine and media platform (politics and culture) for young people
[Federal Agency for Political Education]
German Newspapers and Periodicals: Society/Politics
Annotated database including a selection of periodicals
Hipharpigland
Political magazine for children
[Federal Agency for Political Education]
International Politics and Society
Magazine for global trends, foreign policy, international relations, world economy, country analyses
[Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung]
Lettre International: Kulturzeitschrift Europas
Index of all prior editions; selections and various articles from Nr. 31/95 are available online
Magazine "Politik und Kultur" (PuK)
"Politics und Culture": Features on Cultural Policy by the German Bundestag, Bundesrat and the Europen Union
[Deutscher Kulturrat e.V.]
Politbarometer
Trends and surveys on different subjects in German politics
Politik digital
Independent information and communication platform on the topic Internet and Politics
RSS-Feed
RSS-FeedFoundations and Associations
Aktion Courage e.V.
Initiative Courage: Activities, projects, documents
Amadeu Antonio Foundation
The aim of this foundation is to strengthen a democratic civil society that resists extreme right-wing violence, racism and anti-Semitism
Amnesty International
Information on the human rights situation in many countries
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Council of Migration
The Council of Migration is a nation-wide association of scientists focusing on migration and integration. Since 2000 it has published its biannual migration-report and since April 2007 the "Political Essays on Migration and Integration" which can be downloaded from the council's homepage.
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe
Information about many topics in the field of development aid
Foundation for the Examination and Reappraisal of the Communist Dictatorship in East Germany
A foundation directly accountable to the Federal Government which promotes and supports projects focusing on investigations of GDR society, victim's organizations, scientific research and political education. In addition, the Foundation contributes to the maintenance, collection and documentation of materials concerning resistance and opposition to the SED dictatorship.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Foundation for social democracy (SPD-based)
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung
Foundation for liberal politics (FDP-based)
Virtuelle Akademie: online seminars, library, documentation
Virtuelle Akademie: online seminars, library, documentation
Gegen Vergessen - Für Demokratie e.V.
Association for the promotion of democracy on a national and international level; incl. links to memorial museums for NS victims
German Children and Youth Foundation
Programmes and projects, education and learning opportunities for children and juveniles
German Council on Foreign Relations
Independent German foreign policy network and publisher of the monthly foreign affairs magazine Internationale Politik
Internationale Politik
Greenpeace
Topics, intitiatives, press releases
RSS-Feeds
RSS-Feeds
Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung
(CSU-based)
Heinrich Böll Foundation
Bündnis90/Die Grünen-based
Index Deutscher Stiftungen
Over 300 links to websites by or about political foundations in Germany
Informationsbund Asyl, Bonn
Information Network on Political Asylum: International association; magazin, current jurisdiction, addresses and links
Irmgard Coninx Stiftung
Foundation has been founded solely to organize the Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality
[Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin]
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Foundation for international politics and developmental cooperation (CDU-based)
Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V.
Cultural Political Society: Incl. the magazine Kulturpolitische Mitteilungen
Kulturstiftung des Bundes
Federal Cultural Foundation : information about the foundation, about the funding system, programmes, special subjects (e.g. Focus Eatern Europe, Art and the City), initiatives
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
Research institute and think tank in the field of peace studies and international relations
Pro Asyl
Pro Asylum: Addresses, statistics, reports by country, documents, links to German and European asylum policy
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Foundation related to the political party Die Linke
Society for Threatened Peoples
Information about the situation of ethnic and religious minorities all over the world
SOS Children's Village
Independent, international, non-governmental children's fund
Stiftung Haus der Geschichte, Bonn
The collection documents highlights of post-1945 history, and also concentrates on the history of the everyday, with particular reference to photographs reflecting social change, and on aesthetically outstanding examples of photography throughout the period.
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) - German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Think tank in the field of foreign and security policy
Stiftung Zentrum für Türkeistudien
Centre of Turkish Studies: Turks in Germany, reports, statistics, projects, current polls
[University of Duisburg-Essen]
Terre des hommes Germany
Information about street kids, refugee kids, child soldiers, child labour etc.
Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften
Organization of Binational Families and Partnerships: Inter-cultural life in Germany: Data, facts, basic conditions
Verband für Interkulturelle Arbeit (VIA)
Umbrella organization of groups working for and with migrants and refugees in Germany
Womnet: Gender and Global Governance
Project supporting social an political participation of women worldwide; events, publications, political consultation
[Projektbüro des NRO-Frauenforums e.V.]
Elections
Abgeordnetenwatch
Non-profit project: information about current elections, deputies and members of the German Bundestag, European council etc., online discussion
election.de
Aktuelle Informationen zu Wahlen in Deutschland mit Rückblick, Umfrageergebnisse, Wahlkalender, politische Landkarten etc.
German Federal Office of Statistics, Elections
European Election 2004, Bundestag elections, Landtag elections, election dates
Infratest dimap
Political and electoral research institute; surveys on political attitudes and trends in Germany
Wahl-O-Mat
Put your political preferences to the test! You can take a stand on 25 to 30 current political issues. The website then compares your answers with the party programs and tells you which party best represents your interests.
[Federal Central Office for Political Education]
Web Portals and Directories
Clio-online: Fachportal für Geschichtswissenschaften
Portal to web sites on history with access to intitutions, catalogues, materials
CORDIS: Community Research and Development Information Service
EU research projects, databases and web services
[EU]
deutsche-außenpolitik.de
Official documents, news articles, and secondary analyses on German foreign policy
Docupedia Contemporary History
Online reference work focussing on central concepts and trends in contemporary historical research and the methods employed
/e-politik.de/
Independent portal providing background information, up-to-date analyses and political basic information
Europe: The European Union's Server
All institutions, dates, statistics, ABC of the EU
[European Union]
European Navigator (ENA)
Data base to inform of the historical and institutional evolution of the European Union: multimedia and text documents, glossary
[Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l’Europe (CVCE)]
Europe's Information Society Portal
Europe initiative, Internet Action Plan, multilingual glossary
[ISPO]
Germany Info
Politics, government, economics, media, culture, universities, weather, social customs and other information on Germany
RSS-Feeds and Podcast
RSS-Feeds and Podcast [German Embassy Washington/German Information Center, New York]
Guide to a Citizens’ Society
Information about social self-organisation, support and funding, legal and organisational information, links to groups, initiatives and associations
[Stiftung Mitarbeit]
Historicum : Geschichtswissenschaften im Internet
Online portal on historical sciences with comprehensive information material including articles, tutorials, links
Informations- und Dokumentationszentrum für Antirassismusarbeit e.V. (IDA)
Information and Documentation Centre on anti-racism projects: Information provided by IDA, the federal network of youth associations
Intelligence Service for Historians
The NFH contains collections of links, discussion forums and a daily press roundup in which those articles from German and Italian daily newspapers and magazines most relevant to historians are analysed and presented.
Inter-Active Terminology for Europe (IATE)
European multilingual term bank with 1.4 mio entries specialising in technical terms and abbreviations, translates to and from the languages listed, searches restrictable to specific subjects, e.g. environment, education, agriculture
[European Union]
Islam portal www.qantara.de
Qantara.de sees itself as a bridge to the Islamic world and provides information and discussions on politics, culture and social life in German, Arabic, Turkish and English.
Project partners are the Federal Centre for Political Education, the German international broadcasting service Deutsche Welle, Goethe Institut and the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations.
Kulturportal Deutschland
German cultural policy, events, institutions, organisations; including the Culture database
Culture database [State Minister at the Federal Chancellery for Media and Cultural Affairs]
Labforculture.org: Sharing culture across Europe
European online information and knowledge platform dedicated to European cultural cooperation. Offers a wide range of information on cultural cooperation and exchange
Lernwerkstatt Geschichte
Wiki for students and people interested in history; articles, videos, e-books etc.
[History department of the Leibniz University Hannover]
L.I.S.A. Science Portal
Contributions from all areas of the historical sciences
[Gerda Henkel Foundation]
mitmischen.de - The Internet Portal of the German Bundestag for Young People
mitmischen.de offers an internet platform for information and communication with people of the same age furthermore
with members of the German Bundestag. Web forum, real-time chat, blogs and votings enable an active participation on political controversies to you.
Mut gegen rechte Gewalt: das Internet-Portal gegen Rechtsextremismus
Initiative against right wing radicalism
[Stern, Amadeu Antonio Stiftung ]
PW-Portal: Portal for Political Science
All new political science publications in the German language area are registered and reviewed in our non-commercial and independent specialised data bank.
The European Union's publisher, Publications Office
Information about EU publications including online ordering service:
EU law EUR-Lex
EU law EUR-Lex
ViFaPol : Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Politikwissenschaft
Research portal of political sciences with access to different data bases and web ressources
[Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky]
Web Portal: 20 Years of German Unity and Peaceful Revolution
The internet platform offers teaching materials and other publications. Users can contact eyewitnesses.
Webforum Youth
Web portal of the EU programme "Youth in action"; information and reports about European exchange programmes, the European Volunteer Service, European youth policy etc.
Zeitgeschichte online
Portal to web sites on contemporary history with access to databases, catalogues, materials
[Zentrum f. Zeithistor. Forschung (ZZF) Potsdam; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (SBB)]
