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 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 […]Observatorium 62 – French translation of ‘The situation of the non-profit sector in the context of the health crisis in France’
Observatorium 62 I 13.05.2022 I Claire Breschard and Floriant Covelli I French translation of Observatorium 60 We are pleased to announce the publication of our […]Observatorium 61 – Trust in Philanthropy: a Monitoring and Self-Assessment Tool, now in Brazilian Portuguese
Observatorium 61 I 02.05.2022 | Luisa Bonin translates Philantropy.Insight report to Portugese > Download Observatorium as PDF > Watch here the video from the online […]Observatorium 60 – The situation of the non-profit sector in the context of the health crisis in France
11.04.2022 | How has the pandemic affected the French non-profit sector? We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest Observatorium. Claire Breschard […]
Observatorium 59: How can philanthropy build more bridges between the UK and Europe?
Observatorium 59 | 09.03.2022 | Contribution from Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde In our new Observatorium publication, Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde assesses how European philantropy can help to repair UK-EU […]Are Foundations Hijacking Philanthropy? Why Philanthropy is about more than Donors and Foundations.
Observatorium 56 | 13.10.2021 | Rupert Graf Strachwitz is writing about how the idea of philanthropy has changed and which of its characteristic aspects have […]Addressing roadblocks to cross-border giving
Observatorium 51 | 10.05.2021 | Due diligence and compliance is essential, but the wider shift of risk for a very complex regulatory area towards civil […]
