Wie frei fühlen sich Kinder und Jugendliche? Was verstehen sie unter ihrer eigenen Freiheit und der Freiheit anderer? Mit diesen Fragen sind Forschende des WZB gemeinsam mit Kunstschaffenden von April bis September 2024 an zwölf Schulen in sozial herausgeforderten Quartieren gereist.
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The project investigates the role of civil society in countering digital disinformation. We focus on crucial political moments, such as elections and referenda, and on contexts of high polarization, to understand how civil society addresses current challenges to democracy. Building upon previous research, this project zooms in on moments of stark political polarization, where disinformation has presumably had significant effects on democratic processes and outcomes.
How to take care of frail older people is a crucial issue in all advanced nations. The Japanese version of Pflegeversicherung, Kaigo Hoken, celebrates its 10th birthday this year. Unlike the German program, which seeks to support family caregiving through cash payments, Japan tries to relieve family members by providing formal services only. Kaigo Hogen is larger than the German program both in enrolling many more people and providing higher benefits. Such differences may be related to social and cultural explanations as well as reasons of politics and administration.
What lessons can be drawn from Europe‘s historical process of democratization? In an age when democratic reversals, backsliding, and competitive authoritarianism are rampant among new democracies, taking a „long-run“ view of democracy‘s own long-run history in today‘s stable democracies provides insight into the determinants of settled and unsettled paths of democracy more generally.
