Publications

Social cohesion has become an important public goal in many countries across the globe, not only in the Western hemisphere, but also in Asia. Despite the growing political and academic interest in the concept, there is no generally accepted definition of social cohesion. As...

The present codebook accompanies the dataset that we compiled to measure the level and trend of social cohesion in 22 Asian societies as presented in the edited volume, titled What Holds Asian Societies Together – Insights from the Social Cohesion Radar (Bertelsmann Stiftung...

This methods report provides a detailed documention of the methodology behind the measurement of social cohesion in 22 Asian societies as presented in the edited volume, titled What Holds Asian Societies Together? Insights from the Social Cohesion Radar (Bertelsmann...

Industry 4.0 can be described as the fourth industrial revolution, a mega‑Trend that affects every company around the world. A recent Input-Paper published by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and carried out by the Fraunhofer Institute analyses the potentials and challenges for...

Many previous Indian investments in Germany were driven by a focus on low costs. Today, however, most Indian investors have gained experience with expansion abroad, and are increasingly looking for strategical investment targets in Germany's high-tech sectors . This is the...

The success of the newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in will depend on whether he can unite a divided society. He also needs the support of the opposition to implement his ambitious reform agenda. In the current issue of the Asia Policy Brief, Hannes B. Mosler,...

中国是德国在亚洲最重要的经济伙伴。但对于很多德国企业来

说，中国早就不止是一个开展业务的地方，不止是一个市场。 在这本出版物中，我们欣喜地记录了2017年“同心、同力、

同行”倡议所有申报项目的规模和亮点

China has become Germany’s most important economic partner in

Asia. Thus, for many German companies, China is now more than

just a place to do business – more than a market. The More than a Market initiative wants to shine a light on how German companies are growing...

Similar to the US and UK, immigration from India plays an important role in Germany. India became the second most important country of origin of international students and the most important country of origin of high-skilled migrants in Germany in 2015. A new study of the...

Narendra Modi captured India’s imagination by promising rapid economic and social development and won the 2014 elections hands down. His commendable plan to transform India’s welfare system and bring in sustainable development through radical market-driven reforms is,...