Structural transformation is often framed as an economic and technological challenge. Yet its success may ultimately be decided at the ballot box. Drawing on unique microdata covering all federal regional development programs in...

In the past year, we made €76.2 million available for our nonprofit activities. Our 2025 Annual Report provides an overview of the resources we committed to our project work, while providing insights into the issues we are...

KI, Social Media, Demokratie, Bildung und mehr: Die neue change Ausgabe erzählt von Übergängen, gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen unserer Zeit und von der Kunst, Entscheidungen rechtzeitig zu treffen.

Wie lässt sich die digitale Partizipation in einer nachhaltigen Kommunalentwicklung erfolgreich gestalten? Zahlreiche Kommunen in Deutschland stellen sich bereits heute den großen Herausforderungen, die die sozialökologische...

Europe faces a convergence of crises: a crumbling international order, wars, democratic backsliding, economic stagnation, critical dependencies, and fracturing alliances. At the same time, the institutional architecture that...

Germans and Israelis increasingly perceive the relationship between their countries differently. While Israelis continue to have a largely positive view of Germany and its government, the German public’s assessment of Israel has...

Wie stabil und widerstandsfähig ist die Demokratie in Deutschland? Das hängt entscheidend davon ab, wie sehr die demokratischen Werte und Institutionen von den Menschen geschätzt und akzeptiert – oder infrage gestellt und...

In a world increasingly shaped by war, confrontation and great-power rivalry, public opinion across the European Union points in one direction: greater independence. Nearly three in four Europeans now say the EU should ‘go its own...

How can citizen participation succeed in Europe amid rising polarization, declining trust, and AI-driven communication? A new position paper by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra explores the role of...