Publications

Navigating the Impact of Conflict on Syria’s Ethnic, Religious and Tribal Communities

How has the Syrian war impacted the country’s ethnic, religious and tribal communities and their efforts towards peace formation?

This report answers this question based on five critical case studies while highlighting constraints and opportunities towards localised solutions for peace formation in support of viable policy recommendations.

Policy Brief - Navigating the Impact of Conflict on Syria’s Ethnic, Religious & Tribal Communities

Policy recommendations towards localised solutions and peace formation in Syria

This policy brief stems from a larger report that explores ethnic, religious and tribal communities’ efforts towards peace formation in Syria, outlining the viable policy options for international actors that arise from it.

The prohibition of proportional coalitions in Brazil:

dynamics and effects from the local to the national level

Organized by Silvana Krause, Carlos Machado and Lara Mesquita, this book is dedicated to the subject of the end of proportional coalitions in Brazil, with ten chapters written by a select group of experts dedicated to investigating and deepening the understanding of this political phenomenon. This book is essential for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of party coalitions: what they are, the debates and advances made over the years, as well as the impacts of the most recent decisions on Brazilian democracy.

European elections in Spain and Portugal

Spanische PP gewinnt mit größtem Vorsprung zur PSOE seit 1999 – In Portugal stagnieren Sozialisten und Liberalkonservative, Rechtspopulisten und Liberale gewinnen erstmals Mandate

In Spain, the PP won against the PSOE by the clearest margin since 1999, by 4% and a lead of around 700,000 votes. Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP) thus doubled his relative lead over Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) compared to the national elections on 23 July 2023, when he was only ahead by around 350,000 votes. The PP won the European elections in direct comparison in all Spanish provinces against the PSOE, except in the Basque Country, Navarre, Catalonia and the Canary Islands. Thanks to its shift to the left, the PSOE absorbed some of the voters of the regionalists and the far-left parties Podemos and Sumar. In Portugal, on the other hand, Aliança Democrática (PSD and CDS-PP), which has formed a minority government led by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro at national level since April, lost very narrowly to Pedro Nuno Santos' Socialists. Although he was able to make slight gains, Montenegro was therefore unable to make significant gains in just a few weeks since taking office. Despite 300,000 additional votes, the PSD and CDS-PP stagnated at seven seats. However, the Socialists also lost one mandate and ended up with eight seats. As a result, they also lost favour with voters. The transfer of votes goes to the new parties. Only the right-wing populist Chega and the Liberal Initiative grew, both entering the European Parliament for the first time and gaining two seats each.

Results of the opinion poll on Greek-Albanian relations

A very interesting and up-to-date study on Greek-Albanian relations was presented on Monday, 17 June, by ELIAMEP - South East Europe Programme in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Office for Greece and Cyprus and the Department of Public Opinion and Market Research of the Research Institute of the University of Macedonia (Thessaloniki).

Tschechen in Zwangsvollstreckungen

Interview mit dem tschechischen Politikwissenschaftler Václav Šmatera

Sie sind nicht sehr sichtbar, aber es gibt viele von ihnen. Die Tschechische Republik hat seit vielen Jahren mit einer hohen Zahl von Menschen zu kämpfen, die von Zwangsvollstreckungen betroffen sind. Obwohl ihre Zahl in den letzten Jahren zurückgegangen ist, gibt es immer noch fast 640 000 von ihnen in unserem Land. Václav Šmatera, ein tschechischer Politikwissenschaftler, der sich als einziger Experte wissenschaftlich mit dem Thema Zwangsversteigerungen in Tschechien befasst, gab mir einen Einblick in den aktuellen Stand der Zwangsversteigerungen und ihre Hauptursachen, skizzierte die Entwicklung im Zusammenhang mit Wirtschaftskrisen und vor allem, welche Rolle der Staat spielen sollte.

Стипендія Sur-Place 2024/2025

Стипендіальна програма для студентів українських університетів

Стипендіальна програма Фонду Конрада Аденауера в Україні для студентів українських університетів. Кінцевий термін подання аплікаційного пакету документів: 11 серпня 2024 року. Подання документів здійснюється ЛИШЕ в електронній формі.

Neue Energie

Policy Paper

Policy paper wurde auf der Grundlage einer Programmkonferenz der Partnerorganisation TOPAZ mit dem Titel "Aktuelle Herausforderungen im Bereich Umwelt, Klima und Energie" hergestellt.

Model and Directions for Electing Governors that are Appropriate for Transitional Era in Thailand

The publication seeks to impart knowledge for the advancement of decentralization, local governance, and the potential implementation of governor election in Thailand. The data was gathered from findings of action research conducted by the Promotion of Local Administration Foundation (PLAF) with the support of KAS.

Änderung des Gesetzes über das Lehrpersonal

Das Strategiepapier wurde auf der Grundlage einer Programmkonferenz der Partnerorganisation TOPAZ mit dem Titel "Aktuelle Probleme des tschechischen Bildungswesens" erstellt. Die Konferenz konzentrierte sich auf das Thema Bildung und den Gesetzgebungsprozess sowie auf die Frage, wie die Probleme des tschechischen Bildungswesens gelöst werden können. Besonderes Augenmerk wurde auf die Novelle des Bildungsgesetzes gelegt, die am 1. September 2023 in Kraft tritt.