Welcome to the Centre for Developments in Civil Society

The Zentrum für zivilgesellschaftliche Entwicklung (zze) – Centre for Developments in Civil Society is a centre of excellence for topics like voluntary involvement, good governance, and corporate responsibility.

Independent research, scientific policy advice and qualification are the services we offer to support the federal government as well as individual state governments, regions, local communities, the third sector and other organisations. It is our common goal to guide and support processes in the realm of civil society in Germany and Europe.

Society undergoes constant change. Actors such as the state, enterprises and the body of citizens are allocated new tasks and roles. Society’s structure is subject to demographical changes and its ability to act is challenged in many ways, which in the end puts to test the cohesion of today’s society.

The zze observes and analyses these societal developments, evaluates approaches to take on these challenges in the form of pilot projects, creates policy strategies and settings. In doing so we provide expert advice for new developments and processes within civil society on a national and international level.