City Politics

Berlin is an urban sociotope of a very special kind. Nobody knows it as well as the sociologist, Hartmut Häussermann.More ...

For a long time, Neukölln was regarded as a prime example of an urban district with problems. Yet this Berlin district is becoming increasingly trendy among students and artists. Targeted political measures are one reason for the change of image.More ...

Immigrant neighbourhoods have a bad reputation in Germany. By Stephan LanzMore ...

The ethnologist Beate Binder of Berlin's Humboldt University has taken a critical look at the way the neighbourhood management schemes are run. Interview: Sabine PahlkeMore ...