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Jakkie Cilliers

I will use my Fellowship to explore in depth Africa’s development prospects and consolidate my findings in a publication aimed at African policymakers and government executives as well as non-Africans engaged in Africa.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow

Maina Kiai 

I will explore the meaning of the terms “democracy” and "democratic country" and ways of defining their use in determining whether to call a country a democracy or not, given the vast differences between countries that use the term to describe themselves.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow 

Farhana Yamin 

I want to explore the arc of green politics since the 1990s, formulate a way forward to deal with the backlash against green policies and define a vision of societal systems that are truly just, compassionate, green, and as diverse as humanity itself.   

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow

Walter Kälin 

I will explore how, in these times of dramatic change for humanitarian and development action, disaster- and climate-related internal displacement can continue to be effectively addressed and resolved.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow 

Vasyl Cherepanyn

I will use my Fellowship to explore possible exit strategies from the current impasse of war, authoritarianism, and colonialism, where the scenarios for a new Europe’s East beyond war could be imagined.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow