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Social media are useless for civic and political participation: experiences with a pr

September 29, 2023 by Hans Blokland, by Hans Blokland, Project reports, Social Criticism No Comment 7 Views

The political participation of young people in general and rural youth in particular is not optimal. Consequently, they are underrepresented in politics, which in turn affects the extent to which their interests areRead More

SSW starts project with the Federal Foreign Office: Europe for all

December 16, 2022 News No Comment 5 Views

Europe for all. Citizens deliberate European values. In this project, facilitated by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, citizens discuss Europe. We aim to foster a deeper understanding of the foundations of democraticRead More

Our Europe for All – Civic engagement among young European citizens in Berlin a

February 6, 2022 by Hans Blokland, by Paola Perrin de Brichambaut, Project reports No Comment 4 Views

Democratic institutions around the world seem to be losing appeal for an increasing number of citizens. Many of the debates in Western social and political science and philosophy in recent decades have revolvedRead More

Erasmus+ Project Our Europe for All concluded in Berlin

November 23, 2021 News No Comment 4 Views

Last Friday 19 November, Social Science Works concluded the project “OUR EUROPE FOR ALL – Youth discuss Europe amongst each other and with EU parliamentarians”, made possible by the Erasmus+ programme of theRead More

Recruiting Participants for a Workshop on Gender Equality in Berlin: Lessons Learned

December 23, 2019 by Anne Flake, Project reports No Comment 4 Views

Many of today’s democracies are in crisis, when considering the decreasing levels of voter turnout, party membership, and trust in established political institutions and actors (Blokland 2011, 1ff; Dalton et al. 2004, 124).Read More

Young people deliberate: Promoting political engagement. Strengthening media literacy

July 10, 2019 Projects No Comment 5 Views

Despite a consistently high approval of the democratic model, more and more young people appear to be dissatisfied with it. Due to a lack of trust, they provide little support for existing democraticRead More

Long Read: Our Fellows Respond To Right Wing Populist Arguments

November 7, 2017 by Martin Neise, by Oktay Tuncer, by Sergiu Buscaneanu, by Uwe Ruß, Populism, Populism, Project reports No Comment 5 Views

This year, Social Science Works has been working on the project ‘Deliberation Against Populism’ in which we have contacted citizens in Brandenburg that expressed an interest in populist political parties and arguments online.Read More

Deliberation Against Populism: Reconnecting Radicalizing Citizens In East Germany �

October 13, 2017 by Hans Blokland, by Hans Blokland, Populism, Project reports No Comment 2 Views

In the deliberative project “Deliberation against Populism” we organized two events with citizens from Brandenburg, Germany, to discuss the problems that trouble them. The prime goal of the project was to find newRead More

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