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We would like to inform you of a security incident at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. All individuals who may have been affected were notified directly; in cases where we were unable to identify certain individuals or where their contact information has changed, we would like to use this opportunity to provide transparent information about the incident and the countermeasures we have taken.

Forschungsergebnisse in die Gesellschaft tragen, Anknüpfungspunkte finden, Netzwerke knüpfen und dabei einen sonnigen Frühlingstag am See verbringen - all das ließ sich vor einer Woche aufs Trefflichste verbinden, als das WZB einen „Tag am Wannsee“ organisierte. Ein bebilderter Rückblick

In 2023, WZB researchers surveyed nearly 3,400 people in Germany about their political views. What made this survey unique was that it asked not only about their attitudes toward democracy, but also how they personally defined it.

Work can make people sick, both physically and mentally. For women, this risk begins even with shorter weekly work hours. This is shown by a German-Australian study by Jianghong Li and colleagues. 

Sadiya Ansari, an author and journalist, is the new Journalist-in-Residence at the WZB through May and June. She is based in London and her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, and the Globe and Mail, among other publications.

Is climate change causing people to leave their homes permanently? A new study by Daniel Meierrieks and Irene Pañeda-Fernández examines the future plans of West African migrants in Germany.

The Research Department Migration, Integration, Transnationalization invites submissions for the 12th Annual Conference on Migration and Diversity, titled “The Cultural Evolution of Migration and Diversity.” The conference, organized by Steije Hofhuis, Ruud Koopmans, and Irene Pañeda-Fernández, will take place on September 25–26, 2026 at the WZB in Berlin.

How do voters react to the emergence of new “radically progressive” parties perceived? A WZB study shows that the electoral success of new parties is leading to a countermovement towards conservative parties. 

WZB researcher Dana Burchardt has been a Heisenberg Fellow since last year. She is pursuing a research project entitled “Interacting Legal Spaces” in which she analyses how different international, regional, national and transnational legal spaces interrelate.

Wer gut ist, kommt voran – Erfolg beruht auf individueller Leistung. So lautet kurz gefasst die Formel der Meritokratie. Nicht alle freilich sind überzeugt von dieser Formel. Rebecca Wetter, Gastforscherin der Abteilung Ausbildung und Arbeitsmarkt, hat am WZB zum Thema Meritokratieglauben geforscht und ihre Dissertation dazu verfasst. Es ging unter anderem um die Frage, welche Auswirkungen der Glaube an die Leistungsgesellschaft auf den Einzelnen und die Gesellschaft hat.