Siri Hummel
Dr. Siri Hummel is the Director of the Maecenata Institute for Philanthropy and Civil Society and is a political scientist and communications expert. Her research focuses are democracy and civil society, as well as equality in civil society and foundation research. She is also a lecturer for the programme ‘Nonprofit Management and Public Governance’ at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. Before joining Maecenata, Hummel was a research associate at the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg in Greifswald from 2011-2017. In 2018, she completed her PHD at the University of Greifswald on the topic of promoting democracy through foundations.
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Current research projects:
- Muslim Philanthropy in Germany
- Shrinking Spaces in Europa (ESCO-Project)
- Diversity in Civil Society Organisations
- Civil Society Voices in Political Processes
- Maecenata Research Collegium
- Teaching: University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
Dr. Siri Hummel’s areas of expertise:
- Democracy and civil society
- Diversity in civil society
- Research on foundations
- Shrinking civic space
Beiträge
Press release: On the State and General Condition of Civil Society in Germany
Berlin | 10.08.2022 | English Translation of Opusculum 159 Public awareness for civil society is mushrooming in Germany as everywhere. When the new federal government […]
