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#BTW17What the internet is saying about the German elections

Many observers had criticised the campaigns in the runup to the Bundestag elections as boring. Despite this, on election evening everyone was excitedly awaiting the results: on TV, in party headquarters – and in social media as well there was only one topic. [more …]

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Germany Votes

On September 24th, 2017 Germans go to the polls to decide who will serve as legislators in the Bundestag. Wir begleiten die Wahl in Veranstaltungen, einem Webdossier und unter dem Hashtag #GERvotes auf Twitter.

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TransgenderThe power of fashion

Fashion exercises an avant-garde function for socially relevant discourse. It reflects the issue of transgender and ensures that the boundary between male and female becomes more permeable. [more …]

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Immigrant voters in GermanFederal election could prove influential

"What’s the Turk doing up there?," a caller to the Green party complained when he saw Cem Özdemir in the Bundestag in 1994. Today 37 MPs and one in ten voters have a migrant background. Could they swing the election? [more …]

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Future PerfectThe Sky Above Rostock

Computer geeks in Rostock have set up a communication network for citizens that blocks intelligence agencies and businesses that use data for commercial purposes. [more …]