Observatorium
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.
All previous publications
Observatorium 88 – Zivilgesellschaft und Sicherheitsstrategie – Ein Problemaufriß
Observatorium 88 I November 2025 | Zivilgesellschaft und Sicherheitsstrategie – Ein Problemaufriß von Rupert Graf Strachwitz Zusammenfassung Politik und Gesellschaft diskutieren über eine Sicherheitsstrategie. Die […]
Observatorium 87 – Between Repression and Resilience: The Civil Society Struggle in Turkey
Observatorium 85 | November 2025 | An essay by Stefan Wallner on the necessity of abandoning cherished habits and choosing effectiveness in times of crisis.
Observatorium 86 – Civil Society in Slovakia 2024-2025: Resisting an Authoritarian Turn
Observatorium 85 | November 2025 | An essay by Stefan Wallner on the necessity of abandoning cherished habits and choosing effectiveness in times of crisis.
Israel’s democratic civil society in times of war and democratic backsliding
Observatorium 84 I October 2025 | by Maja Sojref Since the massacres of 7 October 2023 in Southern Israel, the country’s democratic civil society has […]
Policy Paper: Agitating Against the State with Taxpayers’ Money?
Observatorium 83 | June 2025 | Rupert Graf Strachwitz sheds light on the accusations against civil society organisations and their funding.
Observatorium 69 – Report on the ECSO-Symposium: The Civic Space in Europe – Shrinking, Growing, Enhancing?
Observatorium 69 I 22.08.2023 I Florian Faltenbacher, Flavia Gerner I Report on the ECSO-Symposium: The Civic Space in Europe – Shrinking, Growing, Enhancing?Observatorium 68 – Civil society in Hungary at a turning point?
Observatorium 68 I 14.08.2023 I Melanie Hien I Civil society in Hungary at a turning point? Challenges for organizations >> PDF Download Civil society in […]Observatorium 64 – Civil Society in Romania: Mapping the vulnerabilities of a consolidating sector
12.12.2022 I Dr. Stefan Cibian I Observatorium 64 I An insight in Romanian civil society, its challenges and its opportunitiesObservatorium 63 – Catalan civil society and the High Middle Ages
Observatorium 63 I 19.10.2022 I Marie Kapretz I An insight into the development of Catalan civil society and its role in the 11th century by […]
