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„The different faces of democracy.“Pluralism and Change in European and Arab Societies

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

There is a lot of talk about democracy; in Europe and in Arab countries. But do we mean the same when speaking of democracy? Did the concept change – in our minds, in different periods of history? In this project, the participants – “activists of civil society” – will find answers to those questions. We will focus on four aspects: 1. The concept of pluralism: What is the idea behind it? Which grou ...
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What are we afraid of? Xenophobia and Islamophobia in European Societies.

Start date: May 31, 2016, End date: Mar 30, 2017,

Are refugees afraid of having no future? Are politicians afraid of migration issues because they cause social frictions? Are citizens afraid of national identities getting lost? Are critics afraid of Islam because it causes a danger for Western democracy? Are demonstrators afraid of one-sided media gaining the upper hand? In this project, we will address these burning issues related to the fear su ...
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Moving Lives. Migration Issues in Local and (Inter)National Politics.

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

Moving lives. Migration issues in local and (inter)national politics People move all the time: Some just travel, some look for jobs, some try to find a better life. In other cases, people are forced to move: They flee from starvation, they run away from war and oppression, they leave after ecological disasters. This project looks at their stories. It explores the reasons why people move. It analys ...
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"The Challenge of Change." Politics and Religion in Europe and the Arab World

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

The challenge of change. Politics and religion in Europe and the Arab world Politics and religion are two different things. Are they? Have they always been? There are so many religious conflicts in the world. Are there? We will find answers to those questions with groups from Europe (Germany, Poland, Lithuania) and the Arab world (Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan). This is a project that picks up burning is ...
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The stony path to democracy. Power, peace and politics in Europe and the Arab World

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The stony path to democracy. Power, peace and politics in Europe and the Arab World The revolutions took place: in Northern Africa, in the Middle East; also in Europe, just longer ago. Did they succeed? Did they, after all, provide the way for a democratic change? Did they help to establish stabile democracies? Did they create the world its protagonist had been dreaming of? And what is left to do ...
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