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Trump, Think Tanks and Ideas Across the Atlantic: The Changing Role of Expertise in Policy-Making

TimeLoc
21 February 2017
Berlin
Germany
Speaker
Prof. James McGann
Sascha Müller-Kraenner
At an Ecologic evening event on 21 February 2017, Prof. James McGann and Sascha Müller-Kraenner discussed the future of US and EU think tanks under a the Trump administration.Read more
News
Democracy
EU Environment
Global Environment

Launch of the Global Go To Index Report 2016

The Global Go To Think Tank Ranking was launched in capitals around the world on 26-27 January 2017. Ecologic Institute was ranked in seven categories and remains among the Top 10 Environmental Think Tanks globally. The Berlin launch event took place on 27 January, featuring a panel discussion focused on the increasing significance of think tanks in the context of the G20. Ecologic Institute Director, Dr. Camilla Bausch was the moderator.

Event
Discussion
Climate
Democracy
Foreign Policy
Security Policy

Are We Living in the Age of Consequences: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

TimeLoc
28 November 2016
Berlin
Germany
Speaker
Stephen A. Cheney
Dr. Camilla Bausch
R. Andreas Kraemer
On the evening of 28 November 2016, Ecologic Institute, in cooperation with the American Security Project (ASP), hosted a private screening of the new documentary Film, "The Age of Consequences".Read more
Event
Discussion
Adaptation
Cities
Democracy
Governance

Presentation of the Results of the Ahrensfelde Municipality Survey

TimeLoc
30 November 2015
Ahrensfelde
Germany
Ahrensfelde was a "city of the future" as part of the project "City of the future - living together sustainably" and creates a vision about what the community should look like in 2030 and beyond. In order to develop the vision, a survey was conducted among the citizens of Ahrensfelde in November 2015. Doris Knoblauch presented the results of the survey at a town hall meeting on the 30 November 2015 and she also moderated the evening.Read more
Presentation
Lecture
Climate
Democracy
EU Environment
Governance
Policy Assessment

Ecologic University Course on Think Tanks Policy Consulting (2015/2016)

TimeLoc
Winter Term 2015/2016
1 October 2015 to 29 February 2016
Bremen
Germany
Doris Knoblauch
Evelyn Lukat
Learning everything from books? Not at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen which emphasizes the incorporation of practical knowledge into students’ academic routine. It provides students with added value as it illustrates future career opportunities. Therefore, Doris Knoblauch and Evelyn Lukat, senior fellow and researcher at Ecologic Institute, organized the seminar "Think Tank Policy Consulting" in 2015/2016. It was the sixth time that the seminar was held by employees of Ecologic Institute.Read more
News
Democracy
EU Environment
Global Environment

Ecologic Institute Ranked as a Top Ten Global Environment Think Tank for the Sixth Year in a Row

The launch of the University of Pennsylvania's 2015 Global Think Tank Ranking Report found Ecologic Institute increasing its position in several categories while remaining a top ten environment think tank for the sixth year in a row. Ecologic Institute placed at 9th position amongst 95 eligible institutions in the category Top Environment Think Tanks, a grouping assessing leading environmental policy institutions on a global level.
News
Democracy
Global Environment

Ecologic Institute Ranks 18th in Global Think Tank Evaluation from China

As an alternative to global think-tank rankings based on perceptions, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) conducted its own systematic and criteria-based evaluation of think tanks worldwide, in part in order to lean lessons for the establishment and improvement of think tanks in China. Ecologic Institute attained 18th rank overall; the highest ranking among think tank focusing on environment, resources, energy, climate and sustainability.
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Conference
Democracy
Mainstreaming
Sustainability

Best Friends? – Research from Science and Civil Society for Sustainable Transformation

TimeLoc
2 November 2015
Berlin
Germany
"Sort of best friends?" was the title of a conference which took place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the IÖW and VÖW on 2 November 2015. The Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) – of which Ecologic Institute is a member – along with the civil society players Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Brot für die Welt and Zivilgesellschaftliche Plattform Forschungswende hosted the event.Read more
Presentation
Panel discussion
Cities
Climate
Democracy

School Debate About Sustainable Urban Development

TimeLoc
20 January 2015
Potsdam
Germany
Stephanie Wunder
The German research agenda in 2015 focuses on the future of cities ("Wissenschaftsjahr Zukunftsstadt"). This topic is also reflected in the curricula of schools. On 20 January 2015, ninety 9-year-old schoolchildren from Potsdam came together to watch the movie "Der blaue Tiger" and then discuss sustainable urban development from their perspectives. Stephanie Wunder, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, was invited to talk with them about the challenges of urban development, sustainability, the participation of children, and other issues. Read more

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