ERSTE Foundation researches the societal transformation processes, culture as well as the conditions and effects of European enlargement in Austria, Central and South Eastern Europe. We stimulate academic research as well as field studies done by think tanks and we offer fellowship for independent research.
Among the most significant challenges for the future of social cohesion and intergenerational solidarity are the demographic changes, which affect [...]
moreClimate change, political conflicts, the poverty trap and the economic crisis – these are the key issues today. The issue [...]
morePATTERNS Lectures supports the development of new university courses in Central and South Eastern Europe in the fields of art [...]
moreA network of independent urban initiatives in South Eastern Europe. In cooperation with local initiatives launched by architects, planners, artists, urbanists, [...]
moreIn the Western Balkans the collapse of the socialist economic system in former Yugoslavia and Albania has given rise to [...]
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