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

Center for Independent Social Research in Berlin

We focus on

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 Mtskheta

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Germany during Putin’s war

Alex Yusupov: How European politics is changing after 2022

The Main Myths About “Brainwashed” Russian Citizens

Sociologist Oleg Zhuravlev on the real attitude of Russians toward the war

Davai Tak (Let's do it!)

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

Our formats

Conflicts-Memory-Migration

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

Evenings of kitchen sociology

Conversations on sensitive topics in a warming atmosphere

Import/Export Talks

Interviews exploring the city and our place within it

Urbanconfest

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

How Group Dynamics and Polarization Create and Intensify Conflict

Presentation and discussion with Josh Nadeau, dialogue and peacebuilding researcher and practitioner

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Warning the City/Zens

Discussing and creating urban and democratic futures/changes for cities and their societies

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