Japan currently forbids dual nationality due to conflicting regional and national interests and to retain competitive economic edge. In an age of global interconnectedness and rapid demographic changes in the country, Governance Post Editor Maia… [Read more]
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Why Fathers Care so Little: Barriers to Gender Equality in Germany
Although relationship ideals have changed in recent decades, gender equality is still not a reality in Germany. The author Moritz Hahn’s case study of working fathers in a German management consultancy shows that these men… [Read more]
The 43rd Canadian Federal Election: Playing Cards with Regionalism and Unilateralism
Last month, incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party secured another term after winning one of the most unpredictable elections in Canadian history. Despite the victory, Trudeau’s party was reduced to a minority… [Read more]
Ethical Data and Iranian Liver Transplants: The 2019 World Health Summit
The World Health Summit is an annual global health policy conference that was held this year in Berlin on October 27-29. Addressing a global theme of “The Impact of Climate Change on Health”, the Summit… [Read more]
Turning the Tide: The Role of Indigenous Stewardship in Natural Resource Management and Addressing Climate Change
Indigenous communities around the world are living on the frontlines of the climate crisis. As the changing climate threatens the wellbeing of their communities, Indigenous activists are calling for the renewal of nation-to-nation relations and… [Read more]
Establishing a Public Policy School in Germany during the Post-Crisis Era: Interview with Hertie School President Dr. Henrik Enderlein
Henrik Enderlein is the President and Professor of Political Economy at the Hertie School. In 2014, Enderlein founded the Jacques Delors Institut in Berlin, a think tank on European Affairs which has now turned into… [Read more]
Certifications as a tool for reaching zero deforestation?
Companies play an integral role in reducing deforestation globally, but does their approach towards forest loss lead to impact? In our latest article in our Climate for Change series MPP student Sanggeet Mithra looks at… [Read more]
Congratulations, you’ve graduated. Now what?
With graduation fast approaching, soon-to-be alumni have one question on their mind: What to do next? Jumping into the real world is surely not easy. To get some tips, the Governance Post Editor Zoë Frisvold… [Read more]
The Sweden Democrats’ vision for the future – the return to an imagined past
Populism is on the rise. In Sweden, the right-wing populist party the Sweden Democrats (SD) has grown from a relatively small and unknown political party to the country’s third largest in only 10 years. In… [Read more]
Hertie Alumni gather in London to tackle the loss of public trust
How should one strengthen public trust in institutions in an age when liberal democracy is under threat? This is what a group of Hertie alumni tried to figure out, as they gathered in London to discuss the… [Read more]