Theme portals

Trade unions
Social justice is a central pillar of social democracy, which is what the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung stands for. Trade unions are key actors in promoting democracy and social justice.
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Gender
In the late nineties the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung decided to mainstream gender in its project work. This reflects a simple recognition that gender stereotypes in the behaviour of men and women are not so much the result of hereditary disposition as mediated by social conditions. This interpretation also underlies FES work in international development cooperation.
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Globalisation
As part of the international work of the Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung, Dialogue on Globalisation contributes worldwide to the debate on globalisation and global governance.
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Compass 2020
The Compass 2020 project represents the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's contribution to a debate on Germany's aims, role and strategies in international relations.
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Crisis prevention and civil conflict resolution
The end of the East-West conflict has fundamentally altered the framework for the conduct of international political affairs. Wars between countries have been replaced by new forms of violent conflict.
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Human rights
Democracy, social justice and solidarity are at the heart of the social policies to which the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung devotes its work, which it has thus always regarded as work for human rights. Since the mid-eighties the very concept of "human rights" has increasingly inspired our activities
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These pages are in German.