{"id":452,"date":"2023-04-12T17:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wer-wir-sind\/wie-wir-arbeiten\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:40:19","slug":"wie-wir-arbeiten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/about-us\/wie-wir-arbeiten\/","title":{"rendered":"How we work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>History is a mosaic made up of many small pieces. It takes a lot of time, patience and meticulous care to create a recognizable picture from the many remnants of the past. We also have to admit that, despite the abundance of such pieces, a complete picture can never be created \u2014 there are always empty spaces and blind spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is exactly the work of the Ettersberg Foundation: we collect the pieces of the mosaic stones \u2013 i.e. academic research, reports from eyewitnesses in written and oral form as well as testimonies in the form of objects and photos \u2013 and combine them into images. We then critically analyze them and place them in their historical context with the help of experts. We do all this with the aim of making the resulting new images and findings accessible to both international researchers and the public. But we also encourage others to engage in research and bring together further mosaic pieces to create new images. One example of this commitment is our support programme for emerging researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about what our foundation does <a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/about-us\/ueber-die-stiftung\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"rs-block-galerie-wrapper mb-5 mt-5\" id=\"galerie-block_34a4a60337ee87ba535f85c3b46328c2\">\n    <div class=\"gallery-2 wrapper-breakout\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-0 pb-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 gallery-topic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-item-img\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/4M9A9306-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"4M9A9306\" title=\"4M9A9306\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">Conversations with eyewitnesses provide valuable insights into individual experiences under the SED dictatorship; photo: Norman Hera<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-item-img\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/4M9A9312-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"4M9A9312\" title=\"4M9A9312\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">Both former political prisoners and participants in the Peaceful Revolution tell their stories; photo: Norman Hera<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        .rs-block-galerie-wrapper+.rs-block-galerie-wrapper {\n            margin-top: 3rem;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In everything we do, we work very closely with not only academic and research institutions, but also the people who personally experienced dictatorship. In so doing, we bring together the analytically detached view of academia and the pedagogical educational approach with the personal experience of eyewitnesses. The various <a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/about-us\/our-structure\/\">boards<\/a> that advise our foundation are also very important in maintaining the high standards we set for our work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our foundation also operates according to the following basic principles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 We allow controversial positions and do not convey information with a stern look and a wagging finger. Instead, we empower people to analyze things themselves and to draw their own conclusions. We call this \u2018research-based learning.\u2019<br><br>\u2022 In the process of knowledge transfer, we explicitly use modern media concepts and new formats in order to reach young people \u2014 people who have not personally experienced dictatorship and whose interest we first want to pique. The use of graphic novels is an example of this commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8960-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2715\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A selection of our annual reports; design: Anita Grabovac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In our annual report, we not only document what we have done over the course of a year, be it academic seminars, workshops for young people, film events, exhibitions, competitions, funding programmes or podcasts, but also provide insights into the work behind this programming. What kind of people work for and support the Ettersberg Foundation and why? What people and organisations does the Foundation work with? And: Who is interested in European dictatorship research and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to find out more? Read our annual reports (in German only) here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SE_Jb2024_kleiner.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahresbericht2023.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahresbericht2021_22.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2021\/22<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahresbericht2020_21.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2020\/21<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahresbericht_19-20_Web-1.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2019\/20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahrbuch_2018-19_Online_neu.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2018\/19<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahresbericht2017_18_Web.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2017\/18<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahrbuch2016_17_online.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2016\/17<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SEJahresbericht15-16_online.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2015\/16<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SE_Jahresbericht_Inhalt_Web_DS.pdf\">Jahresbericht 2014\/15<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History is a mosaic made up of many small pieces. 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