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We provide critical, data-driven insights and support to empower social transformations

Center for Independent Social Research in Berlin e.V.

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Urban activism

Conducting research and implementing projects to empower and support urban activists and initiatives

Migration and inclusive practices

Fostering inclusive practices and policies that strengthen the inclusion of migrants into communities

Peaceful conflict transformation

Developing strategies for peaceful conflict transformation through evidence-based approaches and community engagement

Mythologization of WWII

Critically examining and challenge the mythologisation of WWII, providing nuanced perspectives and promoting historical accuracy

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Demilitarising Mind — Supporting Peace

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Germany during Putin’s war

Alex Yusupov: How European politics is changing after 2022

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Where the ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ Mentality Comes From”

Sociologist Sergey Rumyansev on why are nations still fighting each other

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Davai Tak (Let's do it!)

A film about the power and movement of urban activism, by Elena Stein

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Conflicts-Memory-Migration

Platform about the individual stories behind the statistics of post-socialist cities

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Evenings of kitchen sociology

Conversations on sensitive topics in a warming atmosphere

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Import/Export Talks

Interviews exploring the city and our place within it

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Urbanconfest

Platform for open dialog, reflection about the city and about us in it

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Agonistic Dialogue from Theory to Practice?

Presentation and discussion with Peace Researcher Dr.Vadim Romashov, University of Eastern Finland

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