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25 Years After 9/11: The Distrust Lives On

A Blog Post by Christopher GohlOn September 11, twenty-five years ago, on a clear Tuesday morning with a bright, blue sky, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists murdered nearly three thousand peo…

Nils Goldschmidt and Theo Bolin Simon at ISBEE Wor…

Prof. Dr. Nils Goldschmidt delivered a keynote address on the interplay between social cohesion and economic development at the 8. World Congress der International Society of Busin…

Our Summer Tips 2026

  Summer gives us time – for family and friends, for switching off from everyday life, for discoveries off the beaten path. Here at the Weltethos Institute, too, this is a cha…

Bernd Villhauer in the Public Debate on Financial …

In recent weeks, Bernd Villhauer, Senior Advisor for Finance at the Global Ethic Institute, has been frequently sought out by national and regional media as an expert on business e…

The Global Ethic Project Lives On

On April 6, Dr. Christopher Gohl, Executive Director of the Global Ethic Institute, published a blog post in which he reflected on the extraordinary significance of the theologian.…

Call for Papers – Weltethos in Economic Practice

The Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) – Schmollers Jahrbuch, edited by Peter J. Boettke, Nils Goldschmidt, Stefan Kolev, Stephen T. Ziliak, and Joachim Zweynert, invites sub…

Director Goldschmidt in ZDF documentary on the fut…

Is the world becoming increasingly isolated, or is global connectivity continuing to grow? What does this mean for us, our everyday lives, and our jobs? ZDF journalist Flo…

Media, Power & Humanity – Our Theme for 2026

In 2026, under the title “Media, Power & Humanity” the Global Ethic Institute will examine how our media landscape has changed—and what that means for journalists, b…

Christopher Gohl voted among the top 100 minds in …

The Global Ethic Institute is delighted to receive a special recognition: our managing director, Dr. Christopher Gohl, has been included in the list of the “100 most inf…

Generational (in)justice in Germany's social marke…

Nils Goldschmidt, Director of the Global Ethic Institute at the University of Tübingen, is calling for greater appreciation of the younger generation and their achievemen…