2020 – Polis180

Democracy and human rights undermined: The second Nagorno-Karabakh war

30. Dezember 2020 von Polis180

The six-week war in the South Caucasus, lasting from 27 September until 10 November, has challenged the universal norms of human rights protection and the EU’s role in the region.

A Comment by Mane Torosyan and Karen Ayvazyan

Spotlight Asia: Live aus Taipei

28. Dezember 2020 von lukashochscheidt

In der dritten Folge von Spotlight Asia geht es für uns nach Taiwan: Mit Klaus Bardenhagen sprechen wir über seine journalistische Arbeit, den gesellschaftlichen und politischen Wandel auf der Insel und darüber, wie es Taiwan geschafft hat, die Corona-Pandemie so erfolgreich zu meistern.

Voices from the Neighbourhood: Reduce, reuse, recycle – Insights from Russia

14. Dezember 2020 von lukashochscheidt

Where does Russia stand on waste separation? What do citizens think and how are other actors engaging with the topic? In this episode Anastasiya Kuvshinova talked with us about Razdelny Sbor, an organization promoting waste separation in Russia.

Reproductive health beyond the protests: Quo vadis, Europe?

11. Dezember 2020 von Polis180

In part one we wrote about the ongoing demonstrations against new restrictions on reproductive rights in Poland. We looked at the historical development, the influence of the Catholic Church and the chances of the current protests. Now, we want to contextualise the restrictions in Poland through commenting on the European responses to limitations to reproductive rights.

A Comment by Veronika Datzer and Nathalie Kornet

Central bank digital currencies: The state of play in China and Asia-Pacific

10. Dezember 2020 von Polis180

Central banks across Asia-Pacific are in the process of building the world’s first central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and – with China at the helm of this monetary revolution – the future of money may soon become re-defined. This article will analyse the fast paced CBDC developments in the most dynamic region on earth.

A Comment by Thaddeus Jahn and Peter Müller

10 NOV | Radio ATINATI Interview: “Increasing the involvement of young people living along the occupation line in democratic processes” – Subgrant project of #GEOYOUTH2020 participants

9. Dezember 2020 von Frauke Seebass

On 10 November, Radio Atinati interviewed three of our #GEOYOUTH2020 participants who were awarded a follow-up grant from the project budget to implement their own small project on youth involvement in the border region with the breakaway region of Abkhazia. Anna Kiknadze summed up their goals in English for you!

Our COVID-19 strategy: How Agora embraced digital transformation

8. Dezember 2020 von Polis180

Agora was founded on grassroots participation. For us, this means having open, inclusive discussions about foreign policy with people of all ages, backgrounds, and political views in order to influence foreign policy. Our in-person meet ups have been an integral part of our founding and continual growth. We prized the welcoming warmth of meeting together, in informal settings, to ask the big questions about our world.

A Comment by Preeti Pasricha and Bingxing Liu

„Moja macica to nie kaplica – meine Gebärmutter ist keine Kapelle“

13. März 20237. Dezember 2020 von Polis180

Das steht auf den Schildern einiger Demonstrierender, die zurzeit auf Polens Straßen ziehen und gegen die jüngsten Verschärfungen des Abtreibungsgesetzes demonstrieren. Immer mehr entwickeln sich die Proteste über ihr feministisches Ausgangsziel hinaus und nehmen die PiS-Regierung und die mächtige katholische Kirche ins Visier. Mit Erfolg?

Ein Beitrag von Rebekka Pflug und Leonie Hopgood

Spotlight Asia: Live aus Bangkok

4. Dezember 2020 von Polis180

In der zweiten Folge des neuen Polis-Podcasts SpotlightAsia spricht Florian Reinold mit Saksith Saiyasombut und Mathias Peer über die politischen und gesellschaftlichen Spannungen in Thailand sowie über die Ursachen und Auswirkungen der Proteste, die gerade ganz Thailand in Atem halten.

Participation for future: Youth in party politics in Germany, Georgia and beyond

1. Dezember 2020 von Polis180

Party politics is losing touch with civil society, most prominently youth. During the past months, we have discussed actions to include young people and their diverse positions on contemporary issues in politics with youth and young experts in Georgia and Germany. It has become clear that new forms of interaction between these increasingly disconnected groups are needed – and that the time is now!

A Comment by Frauke Seebass and Anna Kiknadze