Our project investigates the extent and
conditions of solidarity-based behaviour in civil society
during the Corona pandemic.
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Survey of civil society organizations in Germany
Survey on organizations starting in November The Covid-19 pandemic presents a major challenge to civil society organizations and initiatives, which are in many ways responsible for organizing and reflecting the social and political commitment of individuals. In addition to the transnational individual survey, civil society initiatives and organizations in Germany will also be surveyed from…
Survey start 1st wave
The questionnaire is now out in the field After weeks of designing a questionnaire, testing, and translation, the population survey has started! People in Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland and Sweden will be interviewed as part of the longitudinal study on the impact of the corona crisis on their civil society engagement. For many people, the…
The Political Consequences of Crisis: Lessons learned from the Great Recession
Article by Swen Hutter, Endre Borbáth, Sophia Hunger When the Great Recession hit Europe in 2008, commentators turned to the Great Depression of the 1930s in order to understand the political consequences of economic hardship. In the same vein, we now turn to the most recent economic crisis to draw three lessons about how it…
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