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How cultural representations of the Holocaust motivate people to take action and reduce prejudice

Cultural representations of the Holocaust lower Holocaust fatigue and improve feelings toward Jews and refugees. Some even increase the engagement in collective action. This shows a new study by WZB researcher Berenike Firestone and her co-authors.

A.SK Social Science Award ceremony 2025

On November 5, Yale economist Pinelopi “Penny” Koujianou Goldberg was awarded the A. SK Social Science Award during an inspiring ceremony at the WZB. A follow-up report with pictures from the 10th A. SK Award Ceremony.

Demokratiebarometer

Ein neues Demokratiebarometer des WZB und der Universität Zürich zeigt die Entwicklung der 30 besten Demokratien der Welt.

Die Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften hat WZB-Direktorin Dorothea Kübler gemeinsam mit vier anderen Wissenschaftler*innen als Ordentliche Mitglieder neu in die Akademie aufgenommen. Wir gratulieren!

The Senate of the Leibniz Association attests to the excellent scientific achievements of the WZB in the evaluation report and recommends continued funding. The WZB is "one of the world's top research institutions in its domain." 

Berenike Firestone und Christin Jänicke (links im Bild) wurden mit dem diesjährigen Friends of the WZB Award für ihre akademischen Beiträge  ausgezeichnet. Wir gratulieren beiden Forscherinnen herzlich.

The WZB wishes you happy holidays and a good start to the New Year! The graphic illustrates the finding that democratization and autocratization processes spread in waves around the world.

 

How inequality sustains itself

High levels of inequality lead to an unrealistically optimistic view of opportunities for social advancement—a mechanism that stabilizes social inequality. This shows a new WZB study by Julia Baumann and Yiming Liu.

Martin Ehlert (Leiter der NEPS-Forschungsgruppe Berufsbildung und lebenslanges Lernen am WZB), Sascha dos Santos (DIW), Martina Dieckhoff (Universität Rostock) und Antje Mertens (HWR Berlin) erhielten den NPS-Publikationspreis für ihre Vergleichsarbeit zu den Vorteilen berufsbezogener Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen in Deutschland und Großbritannien. 

Dissent and compromise are essential to democracy. Political parties must debate and fight over the future direction of policy and the best solutions to societal issues. But they must also be able to reach compromises in parliament and within a coalition: on shared policies, on new laws or on amendments to existing legislation. ‘Representation & Compromise. Bringing Voters’ Preferences to the Floor’ is the title of Pola Lehmann’s new book.