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Merkel meets disillusioned youth on Balkan trip

Welt Kompakt reports on the Balkan youth study by Klaus Hurrelmann and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (in German).

Strategic philanthropy reconsidered: Rationality and the hiding hand

Helmut K. Anheier and Diana Leat respond to Paul Brest’s “Strategic Philanthropy and Its Discontents”.

Video: What makes a border?

What makes a border? Klaus Hurrelmann and others offer their perspectives on 3sat's Kulturzeit (in German).

Berlin’s cultural policy: Unrealistic, over-ambitious, dilettantish?

Helmut K. Anheier explains how the principle of the hiding hand could offer some answers.

How many "real Berliners" does Berlin need?

Helmut Anheier is quoted by BILD on how satisfied Berlin residents are with their city (in German).

Anke Hassel joined expert group “Work of the Future”

The group will explore questions of demographic change, technological developments and participation of employees.

Seeing things from a young person's viewpoint

Full-page portrait of Klaus Hurrelmann in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, also published on jetzt.de (in German).

Michaela Kreyenfeld appointed to Advisory Council on Family Affairs

Federal Minister Manuela Schwesig invited Michaela Kreyenfeld to join the Academic Advisory Council on Family Affairs.

Why Europeans are trying to burn down their central bank

Mark Dawson's op-ed about Blockupy protests against the ECB in Frankfurt was published by the World Post.

Hertie School professors contribute to international encyclopedia

Anke Hassel and Helmut K. Anheier section editors of International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioural Sciences.

Youth in Eastern Europe – Disillusioned, frustrated, or optimistic?

How does the youth view politics, the EU and democratisation? Haley Reimbold and Klaus Hurrelmann explain why their perceptions matter.

Why do we tip service providers?

From an economic point of view: Does it make sense to give tip at a restaurant? Christian Traxler answered this question for Deutschlandradio Kultur (in German).