CategoriesEnglish Blogs English Web Articles By Hans-Blokland-Works21Leave a comment on Developing a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a progressively hostile and indifferent environment: Experiences and observations of a social science trying to work in the eastern part of Germany Developing a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a progressively hostile and indifferent environment: Experiences and observations of a social science trying to work in the eastern part of Germany Posted onDezember 27, 2023Dezember 27, 2023 By Hans-Blokland-Works21 As citizens increasingly lose trust in politics and society, it becomes more important than ever for state and civilian organizations … Continue ReadingDeveloping a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a progressively hostile and indifferent environment: Experiences and observations of a social science trying to work in the eastern part of Germany
CategoriesEnglish Blogs English Web Articles By Hans-Blokland-Works21Leave a comment on Resisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and beyond Resisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and beyond Posted onMai 11, 2023Dezember 27, 2023 By Hans-Blokland-Works21 Democracies around the world seem to lose appeal for growing numbers of citizens. Partly explaining this trend, citizens seem less … Continue ReadingResisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and beyond
CategoriesEnglish Blogs By Hans-Blokland-Works21Leave a comment on Angry, but not bad people on the Brandenburg countryside Angry, but not bad people on the Brandenburg countryside Posted onJuni 5, 2019April 12, 2021 By Hans-Blokland-Works21 We are in a small town in rural Brandenburg and talk for two days with 32 long-term unemployed people. Most … Continue ReadingAngry, but not bad people on the Brandenburg countryside
CategoriesEnglish Blogs By Hans-Blokland-Works21Leave a comment on How Postmodernism Advanced Populism: An Inside Story From The Netherlands How Postmodernism Advanced Populism: An Inside Story From The Netherlands Posted onDezember 21, 2017April 12, 2021 By Hans-Blokland-Works21 There are many factors that explain the upheaval of populism. Postmodernism is one of them. In the Netherlands, certainly the … Continue ReadingHow Postmodernism Advanced Populism: An Inside Story From The Netherlands
CategoriesEnglish Blogs By Hans-Blokland-Works211 Kommentar zu Deliberation Against Populism: Reconnecting Radicalizing Citizens In East Germany & Elsewhere Deliberation Against Populism: Reconnecting Radicalizing Citizens In East Germany & Elsewhere Posted onOktober 13, 2017April 12, 2021 By Hans-Blokland-Works21 In the deliberative project “Deliberation against Populism” Social Science Works organized two events with citizens from Brandenburg, Germany, to discuss … Continue ReadingDeliberation Against Populism: Reconnecting Radicalizing Citizens In East Germany & Elsewhere
CategoriesEnglish Blogs By Hans-Blokland-Works21Leave a comment on Taking people seriously: a new approach for countering populism and furthering integration Taking people seriously: a new approach for countering populism and furthering integration Posted onMai 12, 2017Mai 16, 2021 By Hans-Blokland-Works21 In our deliberative democracy and integration projects[i] we treat our participants – natives as well as migrants – as citizens, … Continue ReadingTaking people seriously: a new approach for countering populism and furthering integration
CategoriesEnglish Blogs By Hans-Blokland-Works21Leave a comment on Rural Regeneration by Connecting Bigger Social Solutions Rural Regeneration by Connecting Bigger Social Solutions Posted onSeptember 28, 2016Mai 17, 2021 By Hans-Blokland-Works21 Complex social issues are often more easily resolved when they are connected up with other societal problems. Habitual approaches to … Continue ReadingRural Regeneration by Connecting Bigger Social Solutions