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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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Demilitarising Mind — Supporting Peace

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We focus on

Urban activism

Providing critical, data-driven insights and support to empower urban activists

Migration and inclusive practices

Fostering inclusive practices and policies that support the integration 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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October 15, 2024

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Warning the City/Zens 2024 Conference

Join a one-day conference in Berlin

September 27, 2024

Updates

Our partners and sponsors

Explore our publications

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Germany during Putin’s war

Alex Yusupov: How European politics is changing after 2022

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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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School of Urban Pioneers in Ulan-Ude

Video report about the beginning of an educational program in Ulan-Ude

Our formats

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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

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

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