Studies (free of charge)

In 2011, the Bertelsmann Stiftung awarded the Reinhard Mohn Prize for the first time. The foundation’s 2011 Annual Report looks at the prizewinner – the city of Recife, Brazil – and the reasons why it was chosen. In her keynote speech at the award ceremony, German Chancellor...

The study explores the potential of business-driven networks in facilitating collective action and policy dialogue for sustainability. It examines the UN Global Compact as an exemplary platform for addressing sustainability challenges by highlighting 36 case studies from 23...

In this study, we offer a comparative analysis of Chinese FDI growth in two developed country destinations: Germany and the United States. An analysis of the data establishes a sharp upward trend in FDI into both of these countries. The current trajectory indicates that...

Just over a year ago, a wave of political upheaval began in Europe’s southern neighborhood that shook the power structures throughout the region. In those authoritarian countries, in which until then, any form of opposition opinion or protest had been strictly prohibited,...

The global order has been in flux since the end of the Cold War. Two fundamental trends are reshaping the international system: Power shifts at the global level are creating a more diverse international order, in which emerging and resurgent players pursue and assert their...

With this edition of Europe in Dialogue, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has invited reputable political thinkers from both Asia and Europe to address the challenges and opportunities within Asian - European relations. This edition also marks the launch of a new program at the...

Almost a quarter of the young people in the EU are unemployed. And once again it is the crisis-ridden states that have been hit hardest. But in other countries such as France, Sweden, and Luxembourg, younger members of the workforce, far more than their older counterparts,...

(nur auf Englisch verfügbar) Die EU und China profitieren erheblich vom wirtschaftlichen Austausch, aber Dumping-Vorwürfe von europäischer Seite und die Diskriminierung europäischer Unternehmen in China sorgen für Spannungen. Offenheit und Transparenz seien der Schlüssel für...

While Greece defaulting on its sovereign debt and leaving the European Monetary Union would in and of itself have a relatively minor effect on the world economy, such a move could, however, undermine investor confidence in the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian capital markets...

A society acts sustainably if it ensures the long-term stability and productivity of ecological, sociopolitical and economic systems. In the past, issues of sustainability were typically handled separately, neglecting individual measures’ effects on other elements implied by...