Papers
Analytical foundations for decision-makers. Our working papers map complex developments, make structural relationships visible, and provide robust conceptual frameworks for politics, public administration, and business. They do not deliver concrete recommendations for action — but the conceptual foundation on which strategies, governance models, and policy briefs are built.
Independent • Socially & Economically Relevant • Evidence-Based • Technologically Informed
Digital Sovereignty
Digital sovereignty means Europe’s ability to control its digital infrastructures, data, and technologies on its own terms.
Why this matters for Europe’s future — and what is at stake — we explore in depth on our dedicated topic page:
Our papers on digital sovereignty
Work & Economy
Technology is radically transforming how we work. But productivity, the capacity for innovation, and economic resilience do not follow automatically from digitalisation. They emerge where people take responsibility, develop competencies, and collaborate effectively. The future of work is not a cultural project — it is the foundation of tomorrow’s economy.
Our papers on work and economy
Future of Society & Democracy
Democracy is the central infrastructure of modern societies. It enables peaceful conflict resolution, the control of power, and the collective shaping of the future. Current empirical evidence shows clearly: the core functional conditions of democratic systems are coming under increasing structural pressure.
Our Papers on Society & Democracy
