Culture

Once the best, now forgotten: abandoned factories like the one here in Duisburg can often be seen in these regions that are now structurally weak.

Economy
A Wasteland Where People Feel Left Behind And Ignored

Structural weaknesses in rural areas are often overlooked. Economic development scarcely happens there, and they are rarely in the spotlight for their climate protection measures either. Researchers went to these regions to investigate how the situation could be improved.

Homelessness
Housing on a trial basis

New Graphic Novels
Marked by Past and Present

Current Projects

Work in Progress - How do we want to work?

How do we want to work today?
Work in Progress

What characterises the working worlds of European countries today? What developments are young people confronted with? And above all: what is good work? This focus deals with these questions and possible answers from Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Available in German, Dutch and French!

Under High Pressure – Media freedom in Europe

Media freedom in Europe
Under (high) pressure

In our new dossier, we examine the state of media freedom in Europe. What are the challenges facing (independent) journalism in Europe? What threats do journalists and the media face? These are the questions we will be exploring in the coming time.

The language column
Word!

How does one find one's way around the rules of the German language, where do new words come from, and what are the most important changes in the use of the language - for example through digitalisation and sensitisation with regard to the gender issue? These and other exciting topics are the subject of our column on the German language.