Stuck between climate change and war, a large part of the population is disillusioned with politics and society and reacts to the perceived hopelessness by fleeing into private happiness. These are the central findings of the depth-psychological study and a representative survey conducted by the rheingold Institute on behalf of the Identity Foundation, a non-profit foundation for philosophy based in Düsseldorf.
The Germans succeed in maximizing their confidence by minimizing their range of vision. This way of dealing with crises leaves social responsibility and a constructive culture of discussion by the wayside.
Stephan Grünewald, Director of Studies and Founder of the rheingold Institute
We have compiled some selected press comments and TV reports for you below.
Print/Online:
https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-07/27/studie-deutsche-ziehen-sich-zunehmend-ins-private-zurueck
TV:
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-19-uhr/heute-19-uhr-vom-27-juli-2023-100.html
(from minute 16:45)
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