Gegen das Patriarchat, für ein selbstbestimmtes Leben: Ein Bericht über widerständige Praktiken in Kolumbien und Südafrika.

"One is to fight outwardly so that people no longer say Berber and inwardly we want to heal"

Rape in wars as the continuation of war by other means? Observations of the behavior of Russian soldiers towards the Ukrainian civil society.

What is solidarity and what does it have to do with research? What does solidarity-based research look like and what can it achieve? A discussion impulse with aspects on research ethics, on the relationship between science and responsibility as well as on the concrete implementation.

At present, many processes of change can be observed in society. What would it be like if change were to be professionally accompanied in a targeted and holistic way and the discipline was called societal development?

Walls, barbed wire, seas – borders are diverse, determine nations and destinies. But borders also manifest themselves in our minds in the form of reference frames and thus determine our solidarity. Europe’s reaction to the Ukrainian situation highlights again: our solidarities are selective.

The human rights organization JUMEN wants to combat violence against women in Germany through strategic litigation. What they want to achieve and why a case from Mexico serves as a model.

Almost a year ago, Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention following a decree by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The article is a follow-up to a previous post. It focuses on feminist struggles in Turkey.

The tensed situation in Ukraine recently shed light to a phenomenon that is rarely in the headline of mainstream media – internationally unrecognized de-facto-states in the post-socialist space dependent on Russian patronage.

The beginning of 2022 has been turbulent for the previously peaceful and stable Republic of Kazakhstan, marked by unprecedented violent unrest.

The Kurds are often referred to as the largest stateless people in the world. Kurdistan is their historic homeland within the current borders of Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan - where they are isolated, discriminated and fought against.

Covid-19 shows that in the global social system we are interconnected as well as interdependent on a physical and social level and thus vulnerable. Peace education shows the potential for conflict and peace associated with this.

The non-professoral teaching staff of the Center for Conflict Studies answers to the Blogpost of ReVerBi.

In border and migration policy, the municipality is often perceived as more humanitarian than the federal government. The author subjects this romanticization of the municipality to a critical examination of domination. In the following, he compares the housing sector of the two unequal cities of Dresden and Altena.

A report on efforts to come to terms with colonial violence in Canada.

Evidence of systematic human rights violations against the Uighur people is mounting. At the same time, China will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. This is causing protests around the world.

In the recent days the news from Afghanistan incessantly fill the press. Here, 15-year-old Afghan Zahra Tohidi from @AfghanistanNotSafe has her say.

The following comment is a sharp-tongued reckoning with the CDU and the Greens, as well as a manifesto for a center-left alliance. So that solidarity becomes a government maxim in the future.

Inequal access to healthcare shows that we need a change of perspective from a compulsory masking to a right to a mask.

Broken floors, old scratched desks and a dilapidated digital infrastructure are emblematic of the state of university teaching in Hesse and nationwide. In the following blog post, the Marburg initiative ReVerBi (Revolt against the marketization of education) takes a stand on these grievances within two comments.

A politically fragmented country, the withdrawal from the Istanhul Convention and women uniting in solidarity under the slogan “We are not abandoning the Istanbul Convention”.

The concept of solidarity is ubiquitous and is often used imprecisely and decontextualized. Therefore, Jan Niklas Rolf traces the genesis of the concept of solidarity.

The pandemic will not be over until it is over everywhere... Why do we pretend that "everywhere" means only us?

A conversation about the exploitation of young refugees in professional football.

The Blog „The Yelling 20s?“ has a new team: students of the M.A. Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Marburg are looking forward to continuing the project.

Human rights activist Kartika Manurung reports on the emergence and impact of the “Omnibus Law on Job Creation” in Indonesia.

Petrus Tuta Nangolo and Victory Nakalenga report on consequences in the Namibian tourism sector by Covid-19 pandemic

Which everyday experiences do artists and cultural workers face since the outbreak of Covid-19? In three podcasts with perspectives from different continents, we aim to gather personal impressions and explore the question of what the future holds for the arts and culture scene.

The Berlin based startup Manuyoo contributes its part to solve one of the main problems on the African continent: a lack of value creation has led to a dependency on trade in unprocessed raw materials. Therefore, Manuyoo offers businesses from our neighboring continent the opportunity to sell their goods here in Germany.

The sisters Srijana and Srishti Jayana launched a start-up for macramé products in Bhaktapur, Nepal in the midst of the pandemic.

Social media has long since become the most important mouthpiece for most people in public life, including athletes. The fact that political protests can also take place on these channels was demonstrated by many Nigerian athletes worldwide in October 2020

Many people in Slovakia feel a distinct nostalgia for socialism. Was everything better in former times? A conversation with teacher Silvia Gemzová

Covid-19 as a source of inspiration? Ugandan dancer and entrepreneur Nduhira Ismail Athilai inspires with his performance and describes the impact of Covid-19 on the cultural and arts scene.

Which role should international DC play in the near future? From a post-colonial perspective, we urgently need comprehensive reforms.

Social scientist Pankhuri tells us about domestic violence in India, the effects of the Corona pandemic on the current situation and possibilities to escape violence.

Can a community radio strengthen resilience and increase social capital in rural areas during the Covid-19 pandemic? A story from the Bunyoro region in Uganda

Sudipta from Auroville talks about changes in her personal life due to Covid-19 as well as positive lessons that may be drawn from the current crisis

Juma David tells us about the work of the Youth Development Organization in Tanzania. This Non-Profit Organization is working with school children in several regions of the country to change their future for the better. Another topic of the interview is the Covid-19 situation in the country

Anujin Undrakh and Khongoroo share their impressions on the progression of the Covid-19 pandemic in Mongolia.

Executive Director Kuraish Mubiru stepped up during the Covid19 lockdown in Uganda and supported HIV-positive people by delivering much-needed medication