Publications

Protecting LGBTIQ* people from violence and hate speech. Need for action and solution approaches in Germany as well as insights from other European countries

Sarah Molter

Hate crime against LGBTIQ* persons is the most severe form of expression of homophobia and transphobia and not uncommon in Germany and in other European states. The abridged version of the Working Paper presents the need for action and solution approaches from Germany and other European countries.

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Current publications

Newsletter 2/2022: Youth policy in the EU – “What does the EU do for me?”

Molter, Sarah

2022

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This newsletter presents EU youth policy initiatives and actively involves young people with their own contributions.
Expertise: Drafting National LGBTIQ* Equality Action Plans

Wittenius, Marie

2022

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This expertise introduces the tool National Action Plan and summarises demands at the European and German levels for a National LGBTIQ* Equality Action Plan in Germany.
Working Paper N° 23: Equality of Rainbow Families

Lange, Katrin

2022

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The European comparative Working Paper presents solution approaches from Germany and Europe on how the equality of rainbow families can be further advanced.
Abstract Working Paper N° 24: Combating hate crime against LGBTIQ* persons

Molter, Sarah

2022

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The abridged version of the European comparative Working Paper N° 24 presents solution approaches from Germany and Europe on how to combat hate crime and hate speech against LGBTIQ* persons.
Newsletter 1/2022: For a strong social Europe

Lange, Katrin

2022

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This issue of our Newsletter presents the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan in detail.

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Further publications

Newsletter 2/2021: No to gender - Yes to what exactly? Insights into the European anti-gender movement

Wittenius, Marie

2021

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This issue of our newsletter provides an introduction to the emergence, main lines of argumentation, and actors of the transnational anti-gender movement in Europe.
The transnational anti-gender movement in Europe

Wittenius, Marie

2021

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Extract from newsletter No. 2/2021
Newsletter 1/2021: Children's rights in the digital space

Molter, Sarah

2021

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This issue of our Newsletter deals with the general comment on children’s rights in the digital environment published by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in March 2021.
Reconciling care and work with children in need of care in Denmark, Finland and Sweden

Merkle, Maike

2021

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Working Paper N° 22
Prospects for an EU-wide Child Guarantee to combat child poverty in Europe

Lange, Katrin

2020

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Newsletter No. 2/2020
Overview: Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark, Finland & Austria

Observatory

2020

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Overview of the published publications
Newsletter 1/2020: Perspectives on the new LGBTI strategy announced by the European Commission

Wittenius, Marie

2020

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This newsletter provides an overview of the existing legal framework and current LGBTI policies at the EU level and outlines requirements for the EU Commission’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy.
Working Paper No. 21: Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark, Finland & Austria

Lange, Katrin / Molter, Sarah / Wittenius, Marie

2020

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This Working Paper provides detailed and comparative insights into specialised support systems in three European countries.
Abstract Working Paper N° 21: Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark, Finland & Austria

Lange, Katrin / Molter, Sarah / Wittenius, Marie

2020

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This abstract presents the most important results of the European comparative Working Paper N° 21.
Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Austria

Lange, Katrin

2020

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Country-specific version of the Working Paper N° 21
Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Denmark

Molter, Sarah

2020

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Country-specific version of the Working Paper N° 21
Violence against Women – On the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland

Wittenius, Marie

2020

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Country-specific version of the Working Paper N° 21
Newsletter 2/2019: Digital violence against women: new forms of violence and approaches to fight them in Europe

Lange, Katrin / Molter, Sarah

2019

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This newsletter looks at European and national approaches to dealing with digital violence against women.
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Exclusion – Approaches and Experiences of State Support for Children in Europe

Molter, Sarah / Schliffka, Christina

2019

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Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 27 May 2019 in Berlin.
Growing up with good opportunities – How can state support reach all children and families?

Molter, Sarah / Schliffka, Christina

2019

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Newsletter No. 1/2019
Demographic change in border regions – Cross-border cooperation to safeguard services of general interest

Schliffka, Christina

2019

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Working Paper No. 20
Abstract: Demographic change in border regions – Cross-border cooperation to safeguard services of general interest

Schliffka, Christina

2019

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Abstract of Working Paper No. 20
Farewell to the supplementary-earner model – but where to now? Aims and requirements of reconciliation policy from a gender equality perspective

Gärtner, Debora / Reinschmidt, Lena

2019

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Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 1 and 2 October 2018 in Berlin.
Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in France and in Poland

Merkle, Maike

2018

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Working Paper No. 19
How Childcare Services contribute to the Reconciliation of Family and Work. Supporting Disadvantaged Families

Schliffka, Christina

2018

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Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 17 and 18 May 2018 in Berlin.
Farewell to the one-and-a-half-earner-model: Objectives and demands of gender equality policy with regard to work-life balance

Reinschmidt, Lena / Gärtner, Debora

2018

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Newsletter No. 2/2018
Access to high-quality childcare – a key factor in reconciling family and work

Schliffka, Christina

2018

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Newsletter No. 1/2018
Counselling Services for Family Carers in Europe

Merkle, Maike (in collaboration with Dr. Jonas Pieper)

2018

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Working Paper No. 18
Towards an Equal Partnership in Families – How European States Promote Father Involvement in Family Work

Hoyer, Sören

2018

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Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 29 and 30 May 2017 in Berlin.
Father Involvement in Family Work - How European States Promote Equal Partnership in Families

Hoyer, Sören / Reich, Nele / Reinschmidt, Lena

2018

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Reconciling Work and Care – Experiences from Different European Countries

Reinschmidt, Lena

2018

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Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 4 and 5 September 2017 in Berlin.
New Fathers Wanted. How Father Involvement in Family Work is Promoted throughout Europe

Hoyer, Sören

2017

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Newsletter No. 2/2017
Towards a New Model of Welfare Mix? Discussion About the Reform of Legal Conditions for Private Providers Within the Swedish Welfare State

Rada, Alejandro

2017

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Working Paper No. 17
How Do European Countries Support Family Carers? A Look at Work-life Balance Policies in Germany, Austria and Belgium

Reinschmidt, Lena / Pieper, Jonas

2017

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Newsletter No. 1/2017
Young Carers – Support Measures in Austria, the United Kingdom and Ireland

Merkle, Maike

2017

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Expertise
The 2030 Agenda and the Goal of Gender Equality – European Approaches in Comparison

Reich, Nele

2017

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Working Paper No. 16
Leave and Financial Support for Family Caregivers in EU Member States

Hoyer, Sören / Reich, Nele

2017

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Report
Avoiding Elder Abuse in the Home Care of People with Dementia – Prevention and Intervention Measures in European Countries

Merkle, Maike

2017

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Documentation of the European Expert Meeting on 8 and 9 December 2016 in Berlin.
Avoiding Elder Abuse in the Home Care of People with Dementia. Prevention and Intervention Measures in European Countries

Merkle, Maike

2017

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Annex to the Documentation
Migration of health-care workers from the new EU Member States to Germany - Major trends, drivers and future perspective

Rada, Alejandro

2016

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Working Paper No. 14
Prostitution in Europe between Regulation and Prohibition: Comparing Legal Situations and Effects

Reinschmidt, Lena

2016

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Working Paper No. 13
Muslim Social Welfare in Europe. Cooperation Forms, Emerging Structures of Representation and State Funding in the Field of Social Services

Hoyer, Sören / Reich, Nele

2016

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Documentation of the expert discussion on 5 and 6 April 2016 in Berlin.
Regulation of Prostitution in Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic

Reinschmidt, Lena

2016

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Expertise
Implementation of National Dementia Strategies. A Comparative Approach in Europe

Merkle, Maike

2016

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Documentation of the expert discussion on 8 and 9 October 2015 BMFSFJ Berlin.
LGBTI Rights. Germany in a European Comparison

Rada, Alejandro

2016

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Working Paper No. 11
Persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity – asylum rights, procedures and decisions in the European Union

Rada, Alejandro

2016

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Expertise
Situación de los Refugiados LGBTI en Europa. Trayectoria y Retos del Derecho de Asilo en la Unión Europea

Rada, Alejandro

2016

Published in: Tiempo de Paz, No. 120; pp. 81-88. (Article in Spanish)
Preventing Islamist Radicalisation of Youth

Reinschmidt, Lena

2016

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Newsletter No. 1/2016
Financial Support for Family Vacations in Europe? An Overview of the Supporting Regulations

Merkle, Maike

2016

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Expertise
Awareness and Application of CEDAW in the Judicial Systems of Germany and France

Lange, Katrin

2016

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Working paper No. 15
Prevention of Islamic Extremism of Young People and the Role of Combatting Islamophobia and Discrimination Against Muslims

Reinschmidt, Lena / Hoyer, Sören

2016

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Documentation of the expert discussion on 10 and 11 December 2015 in Bruxelles.
Muslim Social Welfare in Europe. Variety of Social Services and Public Funding in Austria and the Netherlands

Hoyer, Sören

2016

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Working Paper Nr. 12
Muslim Social Welfare in Austria and Germany Today

Hoyer, Sören

2016

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Newsletter No. 2/2016
National Dementia Strategies. A Comparative Approach in Europe

Merkle, Maike

2015

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Working Paper No. 10
Free Trade Agreements and Social Services – What Does Europe Think

Hoyer, Sören / Rada, Alejandro

2015

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Newsletter No. 1/2015
Regulatory Approaches Towards Prostitution in European Comparison

Reinschmidt, Lena

2015

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Expertise
Prostitution in Belgium. Federal Legislation and Regulation at the Local Level

Reinschmidt, Lena

2015

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Expertise
National Dementia Strategies. Examples of Good Practice in Switzerland and Scotland

Merkle, Maike

2015

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Newsletter 2/2015
Marketization of Social Services in Sweden

Rada, Alejandro

2014

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Expertise
Care Leave Models: Comparison of Leave Models for Reconciling Care and Work in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Sweden

Reinschmidt, Lena

2014

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Expertise
Volunteering in Europe – International Exchange About Concepts and Benefits to Society

Hoyer, Sören

2014

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Documentation of the expert discussion on 13 and 14 January 2014 in Berlin.
Care Services in Crisis? Long-term Care in Times of European Economic and Financial Crisis

Waldhausen, Anna

2013

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Working Paper No. 8
Volunteering in the European Union: An Overview of National Differences in the EU Member States

Sittermann, Birgit

2011

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In: Farrer, Linden und William Lay (Hrsg.): Spotlights on Contemporary Family Life. Families in Europe, Volume 2, p. 169-175.
Volunteering in the Member States of the European Union – Evaluation and Summary of Current Studies

Angermann, Annette / Sittermann, Birgit

2010

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Working Paper no. 5