Publications of the Social Cohesion Department

„Mutig, stark, beherzt“ – 39. Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag in Hannover

„Mutig, stark, beherzt“ – unter diesem Motto fand vom 30. April bis zum 4. Mai der 39. Deutsche Evangelische Kirchentag in Hannover statt. Am Stand der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung auf dem sogenannten „Markt der Möglichkeiten“ kamen Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Politik, Kirche und Gesellschaft zu Begegnungen und Gesprächen zusammen.

Back to integration policy?

The coalition agreement hints at shifts in emphasis that have received little attention

‘Secure coexistence, migration and integration’ – this heading summarises the course announced in the coalition agreement in just under four pages. While the media focus has so far been primarily on the so-called ‘migration turnaround’, integration policy has received little attention. However, the coalition agreement also sets a new course in this area and suggests a departure from key elements of the Ampel's integration policy.

Smartphones nehmen Kindern die Kindheit

Die digitale Welt muss kindgerecht gestaltet werden

Auf dem Programm des digitalen Expertengesprächs „Kinder und soziale Medien – soziale Vernetzung oder mentale Verletzung?“ sowie auf der Gästeliste standen Expertinnen und Experten aus Praxis, Wissenschaft, Elterninitiativen, Verbänden und Politik. Es wurden Fakten und Lösungsvorschläge diskutiert: Wie können soziale Medien so gestaltet werden, dass sie keine Sucht auslösen und könnte ein effektiver Kinder- und Jugendschutz in der digitalen Welt aussehen?

„Politik kann vieles, wenn sie nur will“

Hier kommt ein Text hin.

"Ohne Religion ist dieser Krieg nicht vollständig zu verstehen"

Buchvorstellung des Sammelbandes „Religiöse Elemente im russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine“

Am 11. Februar 2025 wurde der auf Deutsch und Englisch im ibidem-Verlag erschienene Sammelband „Religiöse Elemente im russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine“ in der Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung öffentlich vorgestellt. Neben dem Herausgeber gaben drei Autoren Einblicke in die religiöse Vielfalt des Krieges und systematisierten die Rolle von Religion für die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Ukraine.

Digitale Bildung in Schule, Lehrkräftebildung und Hochschule

KI-Anregungen für den Arbeitsalltag - und der Blick aufs Große, Ganze

„Kompetent, digital, vernetzt? Innovationen für die Schule von heute!“ – unter dieser Fragstellung eröffneten die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung und der Deutsche Lehrerverband die gemeinsame Tagung am 12.06.2024. Dr. Melanie Piepenschneider, die Leiterin der Abteilung Politische Bildung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, stellte in ihrer Begrüßung die vernetzende Arbeit der Stiftung in diesem Bereich vor: Ansätze und Formate, mit denen junge Menschen für politische Bildung erreicht und in verschiedenen Formen für die Demokratie aktiviert werden können. Stefan Düll, Präsident des Deutschen Lehrerverbandes, wies in seiner Begrüßung auf die rasante Entwicklung der Gesellschaft hin, in der digitale Medien in Arbeit, Kommunikation und Freizeit bestimmt: eine Entwicklung, auf die Schulen die Kinder und Jugendlichen vorbereiten muss, als Querschnittsaufgabe in allen Fächern – und eine Entwicklung, für die Schulen die notwendige Ausstattung benötigen.

Child poverty: causes, effects, ways out

Securing children against poverty

Child poverty is parental poverty. Around 2.9 million children and young people under the age of 18 in Germany live in families that are at risk of poverty. The Federal Minister for Family Affairs wants to lift low-income families out of poverty with a basic child protection program, which provides for a reform of social transfers. How young parents who are able to work can be supported to integrate into the labour market is not the subject of basic child support. The study analyses the causes of poverty risks for children and presents possible solutions for the reduction of child poverty.

Social Ethics in Practice – Shaping Climate Protection Globally

An Interdisciplinary View of Climate Justice – Reflections on Partnership for Global Solutions

Global climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. In 'Social Ethics in Practice – Shaping Climate Protection Globally Justice', a collaborative project of the Catholic Social Academy Franz Wärme Haus, the Academy Die Wolfsburg and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, experts from various disciplines look at this crisis through the prism of social ethics. They will discuss the role of the state and the market, the social dimension of climate policy and possibilities for climate protection at the municipal level. This work sheds light on the need for socially acceptable, interdisciplinary approaches for a fair design of climate protection.

Anti-Semitic alliances

Postmodern criticism of Israel and hatred of Jews in new contexts as a challenge for political education work

Greta Thunberg's reaction to the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians has shocked and surprised some observers in Germany. There was talk of the "fall of the climate icon". In fact, the statements made by Thunberg and many of her fellow campaigners in the global climate protection movement are shocking - but they are not surprising. For years, campaigners against climate change have also been positioning themselves on the side of pro-Palestinian activists. They are part of a long line of progressive, left-wing, activist and other movements that integrate pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel[1] and anti-Semitic positions and narratives into their fight for an actual or supposedly better world. Anti-racism groups, activism from the spectrum of queer feminism, postcolonial theorists, identitarian conspiracy thinkers and Islamists pursue very different and sometimes diametrically opposed goals. However, many of them are united by their criticism of Israel and some by their hatred of Jews. This is an enormous challenge for the global fight against anti-Semitism. In the wake of postmodern theoretical approaches, chains of argumentation and forms of activism, anti-Semitic narratives and myths penetrate seemingly unsuspicious social and political contexts. This often happens unnoticed and without reflection. Although the core of anti-Semitism remains the perception of Jews expressed as hatred, it is changing its form and context. The tried and tested instruments for combating anti-Semitism that have been established in Germany for decades - such as discussions with contemporary witnesses, trips to memorial sites or remembrance work - must therefore be supplemented by additional methods and instruments. This text offers a classification of anti-Semitic forms and approaches in the context of postmodern forms of theory formation and activism, shows the individual anti-Semitic bridging narratives of these activisms and formulates considerations for dealing with these new forms and contexts of anti-Semitism.

How much responsibility does the “Community of responsibility” hold?

Responsibility, but without legal protection in case of separation

According to the coalition agreement (2021-2025), the major reform of family law planned by the Federal government will include the new legal institution of the “Community of responsibility” (“Verantwortungsgemeinschaft”) for an unlimited number of persons. Its main characteristics will be the easy conclusion as well as quick separation. As the planning goes, the Community of responsibility will offer marriage-like tax privileges whilst avoiding any regulations  for the period after the separation to protect those individuals who have provided unpaid care or nursing.