Our citizens’ dialogue in Paulinenaue (Brandenburg) on June 22 focused on the question of what (still) unites us at a time when divisions seem to be growing endlessly. As usual, the dialogue beganRead More
A group of students of the School of Social Work of the University of Montana (“To change everything, start anywhere”) in Missoula visited Social Science Works on May 18. Among other things, weRead More
Talking Politics and Society Again: Reengaging with Fellow Citizens is the title of the new book of Hans Blokland. It will be published by Transcript Verlag in Bielefeld and will be available fromRead More
This article examines the history of populism in the Netherlands and how this led to the recent success of the populist right-wing PVV. This party is mostly known for its radical ideas aboutRead More
At a conference of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn on November 4, Hans Blokland delivered a pulse lecture on populism: what is it, what causes it, what can we do aboutRead More
In order to strengthen democracy, we need a new discussion culture. To this end, we are creating public spaces where citizens can meet regularly to discuss social issues over coffee and cake andRead More
With the support of the Partnership for Democracy Westhavelland & Nauen, we are implementing a series of workshops with refugees in the refugee home in Nauen, Brandenburg, in 2024. The topicsRead More
How did this project come about and what was the original plan? For that we have to go back to 2020. In that year, we were invited by the municipality of Rangsdorf, inRead More
Democracies around the world seem to lose appeal for growing numbers of citizens. Partly explaining this trend, citizens seem less and less able to steer, on the basis of substantial rational considerations, theRead More
Social Science Works was invited to present some of our experiences with deliberation at the conference “Deliberative Democracy Days: Moving deliberative democracy and participatory tools forward”. We talked in particular about our projectsRead More
