Michael von der Lohe, member of the FRIBIS team "Partizipation und BGE - 'Narrative' der Zukunft", is again on the road throughout Germany with the Omnibus für Direkte Demokratie from April to November. From 09-11 May, the initiative will be present on the square of...

A recent lecture series at the University of Gießen (Winter Semeter 2021/22) took a look at "solutions for a just and more equitable economic order ". The series focused on rethinking the economy to achieve a more sustainable economic future. Considering the topic, it...

The thesis that a basic income would have a positive impact on people's participatory opportunities has been repeatedly postulated politically and discussed scientifically for some years now. Christian Greis traces the scientific debate in his sociological monograph...

The goal of the UBIE Athens Academy from Thursday 31 March to Sunday 3 April 2022 is to share knowledge, develop campaigns and foster networking around Basic Income in Europe. UBIE offers a 4 days mix of seminars, workshops and debates around Unconditional Basic...

In November and December 2021, philosopher and political economist Otto Lehto came to Freiburg as a FRIBIS visiting scholar. We asked him how basic income research has changed in recent years, what he had gained from his time at FRIBIS and about the research topics he...

dm-drogerie markt founder and patron of FRIBIS, Götz Werner, has passed away On 8 February 2022, Götz Werner passed away at the age of 78. He not only founded the Götz Werner Chair together with his wife Beatrice, but also established the dm-Werner Foundation, which...

GWP Visiting Professor Karl Widerquist has invited some exciting guests to speak as part of his “Ethics of UBI” seminar on 2 and 9 February, 2022. The events are open to the public and will be streamed live on YouTube. 2 February 2022, 4pm-6pm:4:00pm-5:00pm – Guy...

The Götz Werner Chair (GWP) will be hosting the internationally renowned philosopher and economist Karl Widerquist as a visiting professor in the first half of 2022. Prof. Widerquist has made a name for himself as a researcher and advocate of basic income, not only...

On 2 December 2021 Expedition Grundeinkommen was awarded this year's German Commitment Award (“Deutscher Engagementpreis”). With the backing of FRIBIS, the Expedition is campaigning for the UBI by means of referendums to launch state-funded pilot projects in various...

Ms. Palermo Kuss, who received her PhD in economics from the Götz Werner Chair (GWP), is the only economist among the finalists for the German Thesis Award of the Körber Foundation. Her contribution is entitled: "Unconditional Basic Income: A concept for the welfare...