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A child is climbing a pyramid on which a map of Europe and the EU flag can be seen.

We need the EU to finance the transformation

A funding problem haunts the future of the German and European economies. How the EU can launch a common investment push in the new mandate.


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Flowers at the memorial site for the victims of the Rana Plaza disaster in Savar, Bangladesh.

Breakthrough with Obstacles

The passing of EU Supply Chain Directive by the EU Parliament has been a lengthy process. Our new publication looks at what it means for the European...


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Young woman at a call center

Women, automation and the future of work

Women are more exposed to AI automation in the workplace compared to men. Our upcoming research project baims to specifically examine this issue.


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Platform algorithms: A new stage of labor exploitation

The age when algorithms control humans. How true is it?

 

 

 

The destructive controlling aspect of platform algorithms reveals the true nature of...


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Interview Supply chain governance. Bildausschnitt von einer Person, die eine bunte Matte aus Pflanzenfasern knüpft.

Supply chain governance: Arguments for worker-driven enforcement

Interview with Marlese von Broembsen, head of legal affairs at the international organization WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and...


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The Changing World – Due Diligence Laws as the Opportunity?

Hybrid International Conference, October 18, 2022, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm with Hubertus Heil, Lara Wolters, Dr. Bärbel Kofler and others. Register here.


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Publikation: Chinas Rolle im multilateralen Handelssystem. Im HIntergrund ein Foto einer Metropole im Abendlicht.

China’s Role in the Multilateral Trade System

A recent analysis conducted by the FES explains what is driving Beijing’s foreign trade policy and reflects on how Europe should respond.


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Event: Inflation, pandemic, climate change: the urgent need for progressive taxation

Inflation, pandemic, climate change: the urgent need for progressive taxation

States have a choice: they can opt for austerity programs or they can decide to put in place taxes on those who have taken advantage of the crisis to...


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Fenster einer Schweizer Bankfiliale der Credit Suisse sind geschlossen.

Too big to fail: Still a problem – A look at development finance

Too Big To Fail-financial firms play a crucial role in the chronic net outflow of financial resources from the global south to the global north. Shows...


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Publikation: China und die globale Finanzarchitektur

China and the global financial architecture

China is a critical component of the global financial architecture as both a member of the international institutions and as an institution-builder....


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