The electronic publication series Observatorium offers short analyses, positions and discourses on civil society, engagement and philanthropy and is published under the sections Policy and Research with consecutive numbering.
The series has been published since 2015 and is registered with the German National Library with the ISSN-Number 2365-6980. Each author is responsible for the positions they adopt in their own work. It is possible to publish external contributions on suitable themes. Publication is free. Contact the publisher. Manuscripts should be pre-formatted by the author (see the guide in German here).
All editions are available to download for free as PDFs and are copyright-protected under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE License. Further distribution and non-commercial use is permitted, providing the source is stated.
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