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Setting Clear Limits to Industrial Policy

Prosperity Emerges Through Competition

In the current debate on Germany’s economic future, industrial policy is gaining prominence. However, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s analysis warns against inflated expectations: government interventions aimed at promoting specific sectors or companies often lead to losses in prosperity, stifle innovation, and create dependencies. Industrial policy should only be used in clearly justified exceptional cases and must always be market-oriented. Competitiveness and prosperity arise from open markets – not from permanent subsidies.

Dr. Jan Cernicky
November 4, 2025
Facts and Findings
KAS

Rules that inspire?

Europe's digital innovation power in a regulatory straitjacket

Europe's digital future is at stake: Regulations are stifling innovation, hindering new business models, and threatening digital sovereignty. Instead of deterrent rules, what’s needed are incentive-based, technology-neutral approaches – for example, through trustworthy EU data spaces. A strategic course correction is urgently required, because only clear, innovation-friendly frameworks will allow Europe to remain competitive on the global stage.

Jan-Hendrik Kuntze, Sarah Bäumchen, Alexandra Zins
October 27, 2025
Single title
University of North Carolina / UNC Charlotte

“The only way to reduce immigration’s salience as a political problem is to make the system work better”

Interview with Prof Dr Alexander Kustov

Prof Dr Alexander Kustov, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, explains that migration policies are most likely to gain public support when they serve broad public interest and address citizens’ concerns.

Caroline Schmidt
October 10, 2025
Interviews
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“Most people don't consistently favour liberal or restrictive immigration policies”

Interview with Prof Dr Marc Helbling

Prof. Dr. Marc Helbling, Professor of Sociology at the University of Mannheim, highlights how attitudes toward migration are more nuanced than commonly assumed and identifies areas where, despite underlying differences, compromise remains possible.

Caroline Schmidt
October 10, 2025
Interviews
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“Centrist parties must set the right tone and agenda”

Interview with Dr Oliviero Angeli

We talk to Dr. Oliviero Angeli, Scientific Coordinator of the Mercator Forum on Migration and Democracy, about public attitudes on migration, shifting political demands, and how to respond to populism.

Caroline Schmidt
October 10, 2025
Interviews
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Government support for civil society

Time for a fresh start

Since spring 2025, controversy has continued to rage over the political neutrality of civil society organisations and their funding by the public sector. How did the accusation of party political appropriation arise? And how can the state, politicians and civil society return to working together for the common good?

Tobias Montag
October 6, 2025
Monitor
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Voting behaviour of people with a migration background

A representative analysis of the voting behaviour in particular of people of Polish, Russian and Turkish origin as well as ethnic German repatriates

Representative results on the voting behaviour of people with a migrant background show significant changes, particularly in the last five years. In this context, the voting behaviour of specific groups, such as those of Turkish, Russian or Polish origin or late repatriates, is always of interest to politicians. Which parties are favoured by Germans with and without a migrant background, as well as by foreigners? Where are the differences and similarities? What political attitudes can explain these voting intentions?

Dominik Hirndorf
September 30, 2025
Monitor Election and Social Research
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Priorities for an Interest-Driven German Foreign Economic Policy

From Values to Reality

Germany’s foreign economic policy is under pressure: geopolitical instability, growing dependencies on China, and stalled trade agreements threaten prosperity and strategic autonomy. This paper calls for an interest-driven realpolitik: concluding trade agreements faster and more pragmatically, diversifying raw material partnerships, clearly separating trade promotion from development policy, and strengthening the defence industry. Only then can Germany remain economically and strategically capable of action,

Benjamin Thake, Alexander Badenheim
September 22, 2025
Facts and Findings
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Integration agreements in Europe and implications for Germany

The coalition agreement plans to introduce mandatory integration agreements – an instrument already established in other countries

Integration agreements are part of immigration and migration policy in some European countries. They are intended to provide additional incentive for those affected to commit themselves and better fulfil the general requirements for obtaining residence rights.

Dr. Franziska Rinke, Dr. Ferdinand Weber
September 19, 2025
Monitor
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Short-term savings options in the statutory pension insurance scheme

The sustainability factor and early retirement regulations belong on the political agenda

Before the launch of the pension commission provided for in the coalition agreement, the respective positions are far apart. On the one hand, there are calls for savings, while on the other hand, any reduction in benefits is rejected. A necessary major pension reform that also addresses issues such as pensions, the retirement age and contribution levels should remain the goal, but this seems very ambitious in the short term. However, in order to make progress towards major reforms, there are at least two elements that should be politically feasible in the short term.

Dr. Jan Cernicky
September 18, 2025
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Facts and Findings

Selected contributions to the series with international relevance

The series informs in a concentrated form about important positions of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung on current topics. The individual issues present key findings and recommendations, offer brief analyses, explain the Foundation's further plans and name KAS contact persons.  

EPP Party Barometer

The Situation of the European People's Party in the EU

The EPP Party Barometer illustrates the current situation of the EPP party family in the EU. On a non-regular basis, it provides a concise overview of current election results, polls from the member states and the composition of the party family.

Handouts for Political Education

Grundlageninformationen zur Beteiligung
an aktuellen politischen Diskussionen

Mit der Reihe „Handreichungen zur Politischen Bildung“ möchte die Politische Bildung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung interessierte Bürgerinnen und Bürger über politische Entwicklungen informieren, Orientierungen in Sachfragen geben und das Interesse an politischer Mitwirkung stärken. Die Handreichungen verstehen sich als Grundlageninformationen zur Beteiligung an aktuellen politischen Diskussionen.

Historical-Political Communications

Archive for Christian democratic politics

The "Historisch-Politische Mitteilungen" are available in bookshops. They appear once a year with a volume of approx. 260 pages. The retail price is 19,50 EUR.

Interviews

In our series "Interviews", talks and discussions are held with experts from the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. on various topics.

Country Reports

Short political reports of the KAS offices abroad

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is a political foundation. Our offices abroad are in charge of over 200 projects in more than 120 countries. The country reports offer current analyses, exclusive evaluations, background information and forecasts - provided by our international staff.

Monitor

The Monitor series deals with one main topic at a time from the perspective of KAS experts and places it in the political and social context on the basis of a few key points.

Materials for the Work on Site

Kleine Schriftenreihe zu aktuellen Themen der Kommunalpolitik

Mit der eigenen Reihe "Materialien für die Arbeit vor Ort" bereitet die Stiftung zu aktuellen Themen wichtige Informationen in handhabbarer Form auf, so dass sie in der kommunalpolitischen Praxis nutzbar sind. Eine weitere Serie unter dem Titel "Diskurs kommunal" befasst sich mit besonderen Aspekten der Kommunalpolitik.

Commercial Publications

Zu aktuellen und zeitgeschichtlichen politischen Themen veröffentlicht die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. Publikationen in renommierten Verlagen. Ein besonderer Stellenwert kommt hierbei der seit dem Jahr 2000 erscheinenden Taschenbuchreihe der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung im Herder Verlag zu.

in short

Concise, reduced to the essentials, but always highly topical. In our series “in short”, our experts summarise an issue or problem on a maximum of two pages.

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Working Paper

Broschürenreihe mit Darstellungen und Positionen, die kurzfristig auf aktuelle politische Fragen reagieren

Research and Sources on Contemporary History

In der Reihe „Forschungen und Quellen zur Zeitgeschichte“ veröffentlicht das Archiv für Christlich-Demokratische Politik seit 1980 wissenschaftliche Studien zur Christlichen Demokratie, Darstellungen zur Geschichte der Bundesrepublik und der CDU sowie Biographien wichtiger Repräsentanten. Zu den 50 bisher erschienen Büchern zählen auch Quelleneditionen, wie Protokolle von Parteigremien oder Tagebücher von einflussreichen Politikern. Die Publikationen sind im Buchhandel erhältlich.

Sociopolitical Series

Veröffentlicht wurden herausragende Dissertationsschriften mit gesellschaftspolitisch relevanten Themen von Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten der Begabtenförderung und Personen, die ihrem Promotionskolleg „Soziale Marktwirtschaft“ kooptiert sind. Die Reihe gab den Autorinnen und Autoren ein wissenschaftliches und publizistisches Forum und brachte aktuelle Themen in die öffentliche Diskussion ein.

Basic Questions of Christian Democracy

In dieser Reihe erschienen im Jahr 2006 Texte namenhafter Autoren zu Grundfragen der christlichen Demokratie.

In Conversation

Kulturpolitische Umschau

Zeitschrift mit Berichten aus Bundestag und Bundesländern, Gastbeiträgen, Rezensionen und Presseauswertungen zur aktuellen Kulturpolitik.

In Plenary

Broschürenreihe der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung mit den Beiträgen von Konferenzen, Fachtagungen und Kongressen, die von längerfristigem Interesse sind.

In Plenary Compact

Die Broschüren im DIN-A-4-Format fassen kurz und knapp die Ergebnisse von Konferenzen, Fachtagungen und Kongressen zusammen, die von längerfristigem Interesse sind.

Positions

Reden, Essays und Grundsatzpapiere zu drängenden Zeitfragen

In dieser Broschürenreihe veröffentlicht die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung grundlegende Positionen zu wichtigen Themen der Zeit.

Future Forum Politics

Broschürenreihe zu aktuellen politischen Themen, welche über die Tagespolitik hinaus reichen

Zukunftsforum Politik

KAS International

Information from the Division of European and International Cooperation

This series informs about current important events and developments of our work to point out our wide spectrum of activities.