Werte definieren die Zugehörigkeit zu sozialen oder politischen Milieus und fördern die Zustimmung zu politischen Zielen. Um über unsere Werte Menschen politisch anzusprechen, sind wir auf Denkmodelle und programmierende Rhetorik angewiesen. Dabei sind Metaphern für das Verstehen sehr wichtig, die eine besondere Bedeutung innerhalb bestimmter Verständnisrahmen einnehmen. Die moderne politische Kommunikation ist auf ein neues […]
Libya: Consultancy and Trainings, Youth Political Academy
Consultancy for NDI in Libya: Working for democracy and making democracy work! The Washington D.C. based American-Canadian National Democratic Institute asked me to join one of their programs in Libya. My consultancy is part of NDI’s ongoing programs registered with the Ministry of Culture & Civil Society, supporting Libya’s democratic transition process. This consultancy began […]
Poland: School of Leaders
School for Leaders in Poland Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Poland and School for Leaders/Stowarzyszenie Szkoła Liderów Exchange Seminar »Successfully Shaping Local Politics« German and Polish local politicians are to exchange their experiences and develop guidelines for successful local politics in a workshop. The three central questions are: How can continuity be created in local politics? How can […]
Romania: Train the Trainer
Young women and men who hold leadership positions in civil society and/or (local) politics in Romania learn in train-the-trainer workshops lasting several days how they can increase the acceptance of democracy in their region as multipliers. The project focuses on the long term; this year’s workshop builds on the annual trainings. »The ongoing political crisis […]
Romania: Empowering Female Candidates
Once again, I – together with my colleague Ulla Zumhasch – gave a training on the topic of election campaigning. This time, the focus was on empowerment for female candidates. 30 women joined our training. The Romania Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) was established in 1994 to promote democracy, the rule of law and social […]



