Tag: Wahlheymatpost
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Wahl-Kompass: Understanding Berlin Politics Takes More Than Speaking German
WHP: How did the idea for Wahl-Kompass come about? What motivated you to create the platform? Nina Harz: It happened rather spontaneously, shortly before Berlin’s September 2026 election. I wanted to understand the parties’ programs better, so I made a table for myself comparing the issues that matter to me. I shared it with my friends, and Masha (Maria Waldenberg, technical…
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You Cannot Be Both a Host and a Guest
“The major European states are now as multiethnic as the United States,” writes Niall Ferguson in his latest analysis of student demonstrations in Europe. “The foreign-born share of the American population is 16 percent, an all-time high. However, the figures for the UK, Spain, and Germany are even higher.” In Berlin, around one million people cannot vote in the city’s state…
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From Corporate Law to Kindergarten: Finding Belonging Between Brazil and Berlin
Bullying, shame, loneliness – this is how Ivan Custódio describes growing up gay in the small town of Populina, Brazil. “I never felt like I belonged. As a child, I was nothing like the other boys around me. I identified much more with the girls and wanted to spend time with them.” Excluded by the other boys and misunderstood by…
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Social Psychologist Ulrich Wagner on How Fear and Prejudice Fuel the Far Right
The rise of the far right has become impossible to ignore in Germany. In the 2026 state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD mobilized voters on a remarkable scale, with migration and “remigration” playing a prominent role in its political messaging. But why are narratives that portray immigrants and other social groups as a threat so effective? What makes people divide the…
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From Distrust to Dialogue: Why We Need to Meet
“Immigrants’ political trust starts high – and declines over time,” says the We-ID project, which we have covered in detail. Living in a better society, having a voice and being part of a democracy are among the most important factors people consider when choosing a new place to live. Before the rise of the AfD, Berlin and Germany seemed to offer…
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The Participation Paradox: Why Political Trust Doesn’t Always Translate Into Votes
Research published earlier this year by researchers at the University of St Andrews as part of the European We-ID project found a striking pattern: across Europe, immigrants tend to have greater trust in political institutions and higher levels of satisfaction with democracy than native-born populations. But the longer they and their families live in their new countries, the smaller that difference…
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