Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America
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We are a political non-profit organization striving to promote democracy, civil society, equality and a healthy environment internationally. Headquarted in Berlin/Germany, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung has 28 offices worldwide and cooperates with more than 200 partners in more than 60 countries.  

Events

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Gender Equity and Sustainable Development: Prioritizing Actions To Achieve Results

January 26, 2012 -

Today, prospects for sustainable development remain a serious challenge as our global economy, our natural environment, our social well-being, and our political structures are in crisis. From the economy to climate change to food and agriculture, systems of governance are in disarray. Everyone is struggling more intensely in today’s world – particularly women and girls. 

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Moving Beyond Nuclear and Coal?

 - December 1, 2011 - This panel discussion in Durban brought together Japanese and European perspectives on how the international community is moving away from nuclear and coal-based energy in response to incidents such as Fukushima. more»

Publications

Newsletters

Foundation Newsletter and Resources on the G20

The Heinrich Böll Foundation publishes a monthly newsletter, the “G20 Update,” on the G20 Summit processes and outcomes with special emphasis on the contributions to the processes by civil society organizations (click here for the February 2012 issue. It also maintains a “drop box” of information and publications about the G20. more»
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Your Ideas, Your NATO: 2012 Policy Workshop Competition

 - January 27, 2012 -

Atlantic-community.org is inviting students and young professionals to contribute their policy ideas on key issues of the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago in the policy workshop, "Your Ideas, Your NATO." Participate for a chance to discuss your ideas directly with decision makers, including US Ambassador Philip Murphy and a NATO representative, during the May 21 summit.

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Climate change causes Women's crisis

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The Future We Want. A Feminist Perspective

 - January 26, 2012 - The multiple crises – the financial crash, hunger, climate change and resource scarcity – demonstrate emphatically that neoliberal market globalization cannot fulfill its promises: namely to bring about the optimal allocation of resources on the entire planet and thus be a win-win game for all. Christa Wichterich more»

Policy Paper

How Policymakers Can Help Firms Get Rights Right

 - January 27, 2012 - Susan Ariel Aaronson, Associate Research Professor of the Elliott School, George Washington University, underscores how firms often operate in states where human rights may not be respected. For these and other firms, the Guiding Principles (GP) on Business and Human Rights, adopted by the UN in 2011, delineate their human rights responsibilities. This paper identifies how policy-makers can help firms meet these responsibilities.   Susan Ariel Aaronson more»
Mother and daughter are carrying a heavy load of beans

Policy Paper

What is “Country Ownership"? Do Social and Environmental Safeguards Destroy It?

- January 26, 2012 - Do development institutions have a choice between safeguards and "country ownership”? The World Bank’s new lending instrument – the Program-for-Results – abandons binding safeguards in the name of “country ownership.” This paper asserts that both country ownership and safeguards are necessary to achieve development results. Nancy Alexander more»

Article

Dangerous Journey. Migration through the Transit Land Mexico

 - January 13, 2012 -

The discovery of 72 killed migrants in the northern state of Tamaulipas in August 2011 was a tragic event that accelerated and enhanced public awareness for the problem of severe human rights violations toward migrants in Mexico. Since then, new cases are continually coming out in the open. The majority of the migrants killed in Mexico are never identified and remain nameless. 

Jennifer Dresel more»

Dossier

Climate - Migration - Security

 - Growing evidence of links between climate change, migration, and conflict raise plenty of reasons for concern and it’s time to start thinking about new answers to these multifaceted crisis scenarios. more»

Report

Baltic Sea: Developing a Regional Cooperation for Renewables in the Electricity Sector

 - January 3, 2012 - In this paper, Mats Abrahamsson takes a closer look at a region that could be a pioneer for regional cooperation in the EU: the Baltic Sea Region. As the first region with an EU regional cooperation initiative and with a long-lasting tradition of cooperation, this region could play an essential role in showing the EU the way forward by sharing their large potential of diverse renewable energy sources. Mats Abrahamsson more»

Report - Perspectives Issue 2

People's Power - The Arab World in Revolt

 - July 13, 2011 - The self-immolation of young and jobless Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi in the provincial town of Sidi Bouzid, being deprived of his vegetable stand and humiliated by the authorities, triggered popular movements and historic events in the Arab World completely unexpected in their magnitude. Mouin Rabbani, Fawaz Traboulsi, Ahmad Beydoun, Mohammed Ali Atassi, Hussein Yaakoub, Yassine Temlali, Asef Bayat, Muhammad Ali Khalidi, Terry Regier, Mansoura Ez-Eldin, Aref Hijjawi, Magda Abu-Fadil, Doreen Khoury more»
Perspectives from Africa

Dossier - Perspectives/Africa

Perspectives: Political Analysis and Commentary from Africa

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Perspectives is a publication series of the Africa offices of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. With this series, we intend to let experts from Africa express their views about current political issues in their region. Perspectives focuses on Southern- , East- and West Africa where the foundation has established offices.

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Policy Paper

Saving for Germany?

 - December 20, 2011 - The European crisis is not only a Euro or financial crisis, it also has far reaching political implications. In his article Rainer Emschermann analyses the political dynamics while Europe is struggling for ways to solve its deepest crisis since the foundation of the European Union. Rainer Emschermann more»

Policy Paper

COP 17 in Durban: A Largely Empty Package

 - December 19, 2011 - With negotiation time extended for more than 30 hours, the South African Presidency was able to conclude the climate summit in Durban with a "Durban Package" of measures. However, while agreement was reached - barely - many key issues remained unresolved, making the COP17 results  in many respects "a largely empty package". By Lili Fuhr, Liane Schalatek and Kulthoum Omari more»

Policy Paper

Women, Revolution, Politics and Power

- December 16, 2011 - During the Arab uprisings, an unprecedented number of women took to the streets, paving the way for a more important role in politics. However, in the transitional period that follows, they now have to fight against their exclusion from the political arena. Dalal al-Bizri more»
The Wheel of Life

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Wheel of Life - Food, Climate, Human Rights, and the Economy

- September 15, 2011 - The links between climate change and industrial agriculture create a nexus of crises—food insecurity, natural resource depletion and degradation, as well as human rights violations and inequities. This report unravels the interrelated causes of and effects on these issues. Debbie Barker more»

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Solidarity and Strength. The Future of the European Union

 - November 16, 2011 - With the ink on the Treaty of Lisbon scarcely dry, the European debt crisis has once more raised the question as to how the EU should be constituted. The Union’s ability to hold together and withstand the crisis is being put to the test. Against this background, the Heinrich Böll Foundation set up a commission in 2010 to examine the future of the EU and a summary of its findings can be found in this publication. more»

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Transatlantic 2020: A Tale of Four Futures

- November 15, 2011 -

What deep currents are likely to affect Europe and the United States over the next decade? Will they draw Europeans and Americans together or drive them apart? In this new book, Dan Hamilton and Kurt Volker offer “four futures” for the transatlantic relationship – each a narrative of how trends evident today could interact and evolve to shape the world we live in tomorrow.

Daniel Hamilton and Kurt Volker more»

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Do you want to learn and write about the low carbon energy transition that is currently underway in Europe and Germany? The Heinrich Boell Foundation is now accepting applications for its Climate Media Fellowships 2012. Click here for the call for applications
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