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Mike van Graan

I explore the dialectical relationships between culture and issues such as inequality, democracy, migration, poverty, climate change, and development to increase the understanding of the cultural dimension, which is crucial for the formulation of solution-oriented and sustainable strategies.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow

Huang Jing

I will explore scenarios of a post-Putin Russia and its role in international affairs. The focus is on Russia's socio-economic challenges, including the impact of imbalances in the distribution and utilization of resources, economic development, and population on Russia's stability and development.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow

Sylvie Kauffmann

I will explore key geopolitical events in the past three decades and the role of various actors to identify when, how, and why major geopolitical shifts happened. I will look for clues to successes and failures, with a particular focus on the consequences for Europe.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow

Ekaterina Schulmann

I will study the nature of law and legitimacy in both democratic and non-democratic political models, and continue my analysis of the Russian legislative development in the recent decade and the political mechanism behind it.

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow