The rise of populism is a challenge for open societies but an opportunity for public policy schools. Our authors propose six ways in which public policy schools can respond to this challenge. Gone are the… [Read more]
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The Filter Bubble of Gendarmenmarkt: Reflections on a Pulse of Europe Demonstration
Last Sunday, I went to a Pulse of Europe demonstration for the first time. Starting out with just over a hundred people, the Sunday meetings have attracted more than 3,000 people within a month, as… [Read more]
Hertie Recommends: A Listening Tour
Because culture and politics are inextricably tied together and because (most) Hertie students are not exclusively obsessed over politics and statistics, we reveal our new ‘Hertie Recommends’ series. With this series, we aim to showcase the… [Read more]
Handelsblatt’s “Person of the Year 2016”
Once again, Hertie School students were also asked to elect the “Person of the Year” in a school-wide online vote, which was organized by the online student magazine The Governance Post. Their choice: Canan Cokun, a… [Read more]
Build Bridges, Not Walls
Emma Krause, 1st year Public Policy student, reflects on the aftermath of the US election from her new home in Berlin. I am a dual US-Canadian citizen living in Berlin, Germany. Several weeks ago, I… [Read more]
Kiron Open Higher Education: Between Politics and Social Entrepreneurship
Founded in 2014, Kiron Open Higher Education assists refugees with free and fast access to higher education. Founders Markus Kressler and Vincent Zimmer on navigating the realm between politics and social entrepreneurship and how start-ups… [Read more]
The Story of a Name – Talking about Hertie’s Darker Past
Few Hertie students are aware that the name Hertie originated from the Jewish-German Tietz family, forced out of business in Nazi Germany. A former employee of the Tietz’, Georg Karg, profited greatly from their loss. His heirs later… [Read more]
Two Birds with One Stone: Save the Euro, Solve the Migrant Crisis?
You would be forgiven for missing the potential solution to the two largest crises facing modern Europe. Although well-received by the European Commission, it passed almost immediately into public obscurity, hidden away in a four-page… [Read more]
Why Berlin Needs To Prevent Nord Stream II to Get Eastern Member States Back on Board
Despite a mild winter, the heated discussions at this year’s Munich Security Conference over a return of Cold War-like disputes ensure that Russian gas supply will remain on the agenda. During the recent years, Moscow… [Read more]
Kiron Education – Discovery of the Year 2015
It is by no means a revolutionary idea that education is the key to integration and independence – yet so many refugees struggle to gain access to it. Asking young people who have recently left… [Read more]