TRAWOS in the Media

“War, Inflation, Reform Gridlock—How to Escape the Bad Mood Trap?”

You can listen to the episode online or download it from the usual 
streaming platforms such as Spotify or via these links:

SWR Kultur Forum Podcast:
https://www.swr.de/swrkultur/programm/podcast-forum-100.html 

ARD Sounds: 
https://www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:835fd2c2e30e13b1/  

Mushrooms, Sex, and AI: What Philosopher Maik Hosang Still Believes Humans Are Capable Of

Maik Hosang believes the next major upheaval is already well underway. He discusses with Holger Friedrich what will remain for humans in the process.

Read the article in the Berliner Zeitung 

“Sociologist Notes Lack of a Culture of Democratic Debate in Eastern Germany”

Following the mayoral election in Görlitz, sociologist Raj Kollmorgen warns of growing distrust toward political parties. “Democracy thrives on listening and open dialogue,” Evangelische Zeitung, June 4, 2026, https://evangelische-zeitung.de/soziologe-vermisst-demokratische-diskussionskultur/ 

Innova.GEIST research project publishes science-practice podcast ‘Innovation in the mud’

As a result of the transdisciplinary research project Innova.GEIST, funded by the BMFTR as part of the WIR Alliance for Life and Technology, we are delighted to release the science-practice podcast *Innovation in the mud*. Produced by Jan Schilling (Akustikwerk) and Anja Mutschler and Dr JULIA GABLER from the TRAWOS Institute.
In nine episodes, we discuss research into and the development of technological and social innovations in the context of structural change in Lusatia.
The project was carried out by the TRAWOS Institute at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG) in cooperation with AQVA Synergy GmbH and ran from March 2024 to December 2025.

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Deutschlandfunk: Coping with change – Settling into a new country

An interview with Raj Kollmorgen

Change is difficult for all of us. Zubaida came to Germany from Afghanistan in 2018 to pursue her studies. Ludmila from Bautzen became self-employed after German reunification. What helped them along their respective journeys?

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MDR Sachsenradio Talk: Can fear turn into hope – how do we deal with crises?

Prof. Raj Rollmorgen in conversation with Dr Gabriele Goldfuß | Head of the Department for International Cooperation at the City of Leipzig, Prof. Dirk Brockmann | Founding Director of the Centre for Synergy of Systems, TU Dresden, and presenter Thomas Lopau.

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