Archive Events 2025

Friday, 5 December 2025
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Presentation by Lucas Wright - Online Event
Description

As new online safety laws and advances in AI reshape digital markets, a new class of third-party software vendors has emerged offering platforms for managing trust and safety. This article examines how these vendors reshape platform governance not merely as secondary labor providers but as positioned actors in a social and professional field.

Friday, 5 December 2025
Start: 3:00 pm

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Robert Gorwa
robert.gorwa [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 21 November 2025
Description

Das Expert:innenforum Startchancen Frühe Bildung bildet den Auftakt einer vierteiligen Veranstaltungsreihe, mit der der Dialog über die von der Bundesregierung angekündigte Förderung von Startchancen-Kitas eröffnet werden soll. Ziel ist es, Akteur:innen aus der Wissenschaft, der Kita-Praxis, sowie den Steuerungsebenen und der Politik zusammenzubringen, um Grundlagen für eine zielgerichtete und bedarfsgerechte Förderung von Kitas in herausfordernden Lagen zu erarbeiten.

Friday, 21 November 2025
Start: 9:00 am

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Annika Pohlmann
exsta [at] wzb.eu
20 - 21 November 2025
Description

WZB Berlin, DIW Berlin, CenEA and the DFG-Research Unit “Labor market transformation” are jointly organizing a workshop on the economics of aging and pensions. The aim of this workshop is to bring together an international group of economists working in these fields, to present recent results and advances. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

20 - 21 November 2025

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Dr. Jonas Jessen
jonas.jessen [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
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Was Wissenschaften und Forschungsmuseen zur Stärkung der Gesellschaft beitragen können
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Die gute Nachricht für Kulturschaffende und Forschende: Das Vertrauen ist noch da. Gleich nach Familie und Freunden schätzen die Menschen in Deutschland Museen und Wissenschaften als besonders vertrauenswürdig ein – so eine repräsentative Studie des Instituts für Museumsforschung.

Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Start: 6:00 pm

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Christine Gutmann
christine.gutmann [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 7 November 2025
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Inauguration of the WZB book collection "Socio-Legal Studies” and (live remote) lecture by Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Princeton University
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Friday, 7 November 2025
Start: 5:00 pm

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Abigal Kunze
lgi.events [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Description

The A.SK Social Science Award is one of the most prestigious distinctions in the social sciences. Its 2025 recipient is Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, William Nordhaus Professor of Economics and Global Affairs at Yale University. She receives the award for her research on global trade interdependence and its impact on socioeconomic inequality. What does the future hold for the global economy? Are we at the dawn of an era of deglobalization? How should international cooperation be organized? How can we fight poverty?

Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Start: 6:00 pm

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Katrin Schwenk
katrin.schwenk [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 24 October 2025
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In the 21st century, the far right has gained strength both inside and outside political institutions across a number of countries. Far-right parties have achieved considerable electoral success; far-right protests and movements have spread internationally; and nativist ideas have become increasingly normalized. The workshop, "The Far Right between Institutions and Civil Society," brings together early career researchers to present and discuss research on the challenges and consequences of the far right inside and outside political institutions.

Friday, 24 October 2025
Start: 9:30 am

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Hans Jonas Gunzelmann
jonas.gunzelmann [at] wzb.eu
9 - 10 October 2025
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The Future of Democracy?

8-10 October 2025 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center/ Public Event at Akademie der Künste/Pariser Platz

We are delighted to announce the program of the 1st Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference 2025.

9 - 10 October 2025
Start: 8:30 am

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Katinka von Kovatsits
conference [at] wzb.eu
Monday, 6 October 2025
Description

Online-Diskussion

Monday, 6 October 2025
Start: 1:00 pm

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Christine Gutmann
christine.gutmann [at] wzb.eu
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
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WZB Talk by Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Felix Holub
Description

We study whether homophily plays a role in grant evaluation processes. Relying on more than 37,000 grant applications from the European Research Council, we find causal evidence for small effects of homophily related to gender, but quantitatively more significant homophily related to citizenship and country of work, with the largest estimates if both citizenship and country align between applicant and reviewer.

Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Start: 1:00 pm

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Christine Gutmann
christine.gutmann [at] wzb.eu
Monday, 22 September 2025
Description

Online-Diskussion

Monday, 22 September 2025
Start: 1:00 pm

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Christine Gutmann
christine.gutmann [at] wzb.eu
15 - 16 September 2025
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European Rule of Law Conference, hosted by re:constitution at the WZB

Description

What is the state of democracy and the rule of law in Europe and how can we shape its future? The foundational aims and values of the European Union are increasingly questioned by recent developments and crises within Europe and the wider world that require critical and interdisciplinary dialogue.

15 - 16 September 2025

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Kristina Schönfeldt
kristina.schoenfeldt [at] wzb.eu
Sunday, 14 September 2025
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On Sunday, September 14, 2025, celebrations will once again take place at the Kulturforum Berlin. For the fourth time, the cultural and scientific institutions as well as St. Matthäus Church will be organizing a public festival for young and old, this time under the motto “Paradise.” The WZB will open its doors to the public as well, inviting visitors to an architectural tour and a discussion event with sociologist Eva Illouz.

Sunday, 14 September 2025
Start: 3:00 pm

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Katrin Schwenk
katrin.schwenk [at] wzb.eu
11 - 12 September 2025
Description

On September 11–12, 2025, an international workshop on “Women and Work in the 21st Century” will take place at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Organized by Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Felix Holub, Jonas Jessen, and Anne Sophie Lassen, the workshop brings together senior and junior economists to discuss current research on gender disparities in knowledge-intensive occupations. Over two days, presentations will explore various dimensions of labor market outcomes, career development, and workplace experiences, drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives and research approaches.

11 - 12 September 2025
Start: 9:00 am

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Abigal Kunze
waw21 [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
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How To Stimulate PROSOCIAL Behavior?
Description

The workshop is part of the Stimulating Prosocial Behavior (PROSOCIAL) project.

The PROSOCIAL project is a large collaborative project funded by Leibniz 2025-2028. Institutional partners involved are, among others, RWI Essen, University Hamburg, PIK and many expert individual researchers like Mark Andor (RWI), Andreas Lange (U Hamburg), Lorenz Goette (NUS), René Bekkers (VU Amsterdam), Steffen Huck (WZB), Isabel Thielmann (MPI), and Linus Mattauch (PIK & TU Berlin).

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

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Maja Adena
maja.adena [at] wzb.eu
Monday, 21 July 2025
Description

The provision of equal access to justice is a question of equity and justice and has therefore been named a core element of the rule of law in a democratic society. It is the most basic human right and the procedural equivalent of Hannah Arendt’s ‘right to have rights’.

Monday, 21 July 2025
Start: 9:00 am

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Abigal Kunze
abigal.kunze [at] wzb.eu
17 - 18 July 2025
Description

The WZB is hosting an international workshop on “Expectations of Climate Change – Households, Firms, and the Labor Market,” to be held over two days on July 17–18, 2025, at the WZB Berlin, Germany. The workshop is organized by Renke Schmacker (WZB & DIW Berlin), Peter Haan (DIW Berlin), Georg Weizsäcker (HU Berlin), and Davide Pace (LMU Munich).

17 - 18 July 2025
Start: 9:00 am

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Renke Schmacker
renke.schmacker [at] wzb.eu
Monday, 14 July 2025
Description

Fairwork ist ein globales Aktionsforschungsprojekt, das die Arbeitsbedingungen in der globalen Plattformökonomie untersucht, bewertet und mit Plattformen, Arbeiter*innen, zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen, politischen Organen und anderen Interessengruppen zusammenarbeitet, um die Arbeitsbedingungen in der Plattformökonomie zu verbessern. Von Fairwork liegen Bewertungen von Plattformunternehmen für 41 Länder auf fünf Kontinenten vor.

Monday, 14 July 2025
Start: 10:00 am

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Patrick Feuerstein
patrick.feuerstein [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
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Hybrid Book Talk by Stephen H. Legomsky: Reimagining the American Union - The Case for Abolishing State Government (Cambridge University Press 2025)
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The event will be moderated by Prof. Liav Orgad, Visiting Research Professor of the department International Citizenship Law; Peking University School of Transnational Law; and Reichman University, Lauder School of Government.

Wednesday, 9 July 2025
Start: 1:30 pm

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Miriam-Hannah Emde
miriam.emde [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 4 July 2025
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Friday July 4, 2025, 11:00-14:00h
Description

Die extreme Rechte stellt eine wachsende Bedrohung für unsere Demokratie dar – nicht nur durch öffentliche Hetze und Gewalt, sondern auch durch gezielte Einflussnahme auf zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen: von außen durch Angriffe und Einschüchterung, von innen durch Unterwanderung und Spaltung. Betroffen sind dabei sehr unterschiedliche Akteure – von Sportvereinen über die freiwillige Feuerwehr und Migrant*innenorganisationen bis hin zu Umweltorganisationen oder Gewerkschaften.

Friday, 4 July 2025
Start: 11:00 am

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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin
zz.office [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 27 June 2025
Subtitle
8. Deutscher Schulrechtstag
Description

 

Das Institut für Bildungsrecht und Bildungsforschung e.V., An-Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IfBB) hat gemeinsam mit dem Deutschen Institut für Internationale Pädagogische Forschung (DIPF) 2012 den Deutschen Schulrechtstag (DSRT) begründet. Seit seiner 6. Auflage richtet das IfBB den DSRT gemeinsam mit dem Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) und seit 2023 zudem mit der Bucerius Law School Hamburg aus.

Friday, 27 June 2025
Start: 10:30 am

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Prof. Dr. Michael Wrase
abigal.kunze [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
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International Workshop convened by Mattias Kumm and Marcin Kilanowski
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The workshop will critically examine legal and political practices that seek to exclude political parties or candidates from elections or governing, because they are deemed to be a threat to democracy.

Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Start: 1:00 pm

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Hilde Ottschofski
hilde.ottschofski [at] wzb.eu
23 - 24 June 2025
Subtitle
Berlin Meeting on the Political Economy of Development (MoPED)
Short description
The MoPED workshop offers an opportunity for scholars who focus on the political economy of development, broadly defined, to build community and foster collaboration. The workshop will consist of in-depth discussions of approximately 8 papers and/or research designs over two days.
23 - 24 June 2025
Start: 9:00 am

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Yuequan Guo
yuequan.guo [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 20 June 2025
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Hybrid Event in English
Description

Book Launch by Hans Jonas Gunzelmann (WZB Berlin Social Science Center) and Discussion by Laia Balcells (Georgetown University, Washington, DC)

Speaker: Hans Jonas Gunzelmann, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Discussant: Laia Balcells, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Friday, 20 June 2025
Start: 2:00 pm

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Daniel Saldivia Gonzatti
daniel.saldivia-gonzatti [at] wzb.eu
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Description

Vor fast fünf Jahren, am 11. Juni 2020, hat das Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus Rechtsgeschichte geschrieben: Mit dem Landesantidiskriminierungsgesetz (LADG) wurde zum ersten Mal in Deutschland eine einfachgesetzliche Grundlage geschaffen, um Diskriminierungen im Rahmen öffentlich-rechtlichen Handelns zu verhindern und eine Kultur der Wertschätzung von Vielfalt in der Verwaltung zu fördern.

Thursday, 19 June 2025
Start: 5:00 pm

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Abigal Kunze
abigal.kunze [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Description

To mark the conclusion of the INSIGHTS project for science transfer, we invite you to the INSIGHTS Summit on June 18, 2025. Look forward to panels on topics such as gender, macroeconomics, and climate policy. Afterwards, we will award the best INSIGHTS Piece from the past four years as part of a slam. In this format, researchers present the results of a study in an accessible way and link them to current political questions and societal challenges.

Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Start: 1:30 pm

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Lena Gatscha & Marie-Wally Konrad
insightssummit [at] wzb.eu
5 - 6 June 2025
Description

The WZB is planning an international workshop on “Innovations in Field and Survey Experiments” held as a two-day workshop on July 56, 2025, at the WZB Berlin, Germany. The conference will be organized by Francesco Capozza (WZB), Mira Fischer (WZB), and Renke Schmacker (WZB/DIW).

5 - 6 June 2025
Start: 9:00 am

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Jennifer Rontganger
rontganger [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Description

Im Visual Society Program, einer Kooperation des Wissenschaftszentrums Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) und der Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK), entwickeln Sozialforscher*innen und Gestalter*innen gemeinsam innovative Ansätze für die visuelle Vermittlung sozialwissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse. Sie verbindet das Anliegen, gesellschaftliche Strukturen sichtbar und verständlich zu machen.

Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Start: 4:00 pm

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Claudia Roth
claudia.roth [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
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Book presentation by Hiroshi Motomura
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Borders and Belonging: Toward a Fair Immigration Policy (Oxford University Press 2025) is a comprehensive yet compact analysis of responses by governments, communities, and people to human  migration. It is for a readership that wants to view migration issues from a combination of many different perspectives. Though working primarily with policies and trends in the United States, the book interprets them for an intended worldwide audience.

Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Start: 11:00 am

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Melinda Biolchini, Miriam-Hannah Emde
mad-office [at] wzb.eu
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Subtitle
Hürden und Hebel für die Gestaltung förderlicher Lernumgebungen im Startchancen-Programm
Short description
In unserem digitalen Pressegespräch geben Expert:innen aus Wissenschaft, Zivilgesellschaft und Schulpraxis Antworten und stehen im Anschluss für Ihre Fragen zur Verfügung.
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Start: 11:00 am

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Simone Grellmann
simone.grellmann [at] wzb.eu
Monday, 28 April 2025
Subtitle
Die documenta fifteen unter dem Blick von Soziologie und Kulturwissenschaft
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Monday, 28 April 2025
Start: 6:00 pm

Contact

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Swea Starke
swea.starke [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
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Online Presentation by Julia Stier
Description

I explore the role of migratory imaginaries as the socio-cultural ground of the formation of migration aspirations and their implications for the various stages of the migration process.

Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Start: 11:30 am

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Melinda Biolchini, Miriam-Hannah Emde
mad-office [at] wzb.eu
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
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WZB talk by Michael Zürn and Alexander Schmotz
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Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Start: 1:00 pm

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Swea Starke
swea.starke [at] wzb.eu
Monday, 7 April 2025
Subtitle
English-language event
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Emotions have always been part of social discourse and have always played an important role in politics. But the tone of debates has become rougher in recent years. Social media are driving polarization and outrage, fueling heated and often irreconcilable arguments. Spaces for discourse are narrowing and fragmenting, becoming emotionally charged.

Monday, 7 April 2025
Start: 6:00 pm

Contact

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Swea Starke
swea.starke [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 7 March 2025
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Hybrid event in English

Lecture and Book Presentation by Andrea L. P. Pirro (University of Bologna) and Pietro Castelli Gattinara (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
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Friday, 7 March 2025
Start: 4:00 pm

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Dr. Daniel Saldivia Gonzatti
daniel.saldivia-gonzatti [at] wzb.eu
20 - 21 February 2025
Subtitle
Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Alter(n) und Gesellschaft der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie in Kooperation mit dem Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
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Voller Hoffnung blickt die moderne Gesellschaft auf die Versprechungen der Digitalisierung für ältere Menschen, sie ermöglicht Teilhabe und Inklusion. Gleichzeitig birgt die digitale Spaltung auch das Risiko der Exklusion älterer Menschen.

20 - 21 February 2025
Start: 12:00 pm

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Dr. Justyna Stypińska
justyna.stypinska [at] wzb.eu
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
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Online Presentation by Omololá Olarinde
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Emerging literature studying temporary and permanent migration decisions expands the existing evidence on gendered migration desires, intentions, aspirations, and plans. Yet there remains a gap in understanding gendered aspirations from the perspective of the origin countries, especially regarding how socially defined factors interact with gender to affect migration aspirations.

Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Start: 11:30 am

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Melinda Biolchini, Miriam-Hannah Emde
mad-office [at] wzb.eu
Friday, 7 February 2025
Short description
This workshop will feature two invited speakers addressing the critical roles of parental leave policies and firms in shaping the gender wage gap. Additionally, we will present Lab²'s initiatives to enhance research replicability, foster collaboration, and guide the selection of applied projects for replication.
Friday, 7 February 2025
Start: 9:00 am

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Anne Sophie Lassen & Levent Neyse
anne.sophie.lassen [at] wzb.eu
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
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Im Gespräch mit Felor Badenberg, Senatorin für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Berlin
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Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Start: 4:00 pm

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Swea Starke
swea.starke [at] wzb.eu
Monday, 20 January 2025
Subtitle
Wie erzählen wir uns von der Energie und ihrer Wende?
Eine Diskussion im Sauriersaal des Naturkundemuseums
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Wir wünschen uns warme Wohnungen im Winter und kühle im Sommer, wir verbrauchen täglich Strom und gehen kaum noch zu Fuß: Energie und die Frage von Energieversorgung beschäftigen uns jeden Tag, ob wir es merken oder nicht. Doch der ungebremste Umgang mit Ressourcen bedroht die ökologischen Grundlagen unseres Planeten. Die fortschreitende Umweltzerstörung und die potenzielle Gefahr eines Massenaussterbens von Tieren und vielleicht von uns Menschen machen ein Umdenken dringend notwendig.

Monday, 20 January 2025
Start: 6:00 pm

Contact

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Swea Starke
swea.starke [at] wzb.eu