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THE NEW INSTITUTE

Research General Assembly of Earth Eleusinian Mysteries Germany

Hamburg-based institute running a dedicated Planetary Governance programme bringing together researchers, practitioners, and artists to develop new frameworks for governing planetary challenges.

Intelligence

collaboration_potential

High. They possess deep academic and practical frameworks directly concerning the governance of planetary commons.

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community_size

The institute's campus (the Warburg Ensemble) has the capacity to host 35 Fellows simultaneously; over 140 fellows have been funded since 2021 (Note: the fellowship program was reported discontinued in mid-2025).

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event_participation

Helmut Schmidt Future Prize (Awarded to Sanna Marin, May 2023)

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funding_sources

Philanthropic backing from founder Erck Rickmers.

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governance_model

Structured as a non-profit limited liability company (gGmbH) governed by Managing and Academic Directors, overseen by a Board of Trustees.

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key_projects

Governing the Planetary Commons: A Focus on the Amazon; Depolarizing Public Debates; Black Feminism and the Polycrisis; Reclaiming Common Wealth (focused on land commons); The New Hanse (Micromobility data challenge for the common good)

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partner_orgs

City of Hamburg; Ca' Foscari University of Venice; University of Cambridge; UC Santa Barbara; Humboldt University of Berlin (Chair of Rahel Jaeggi)

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publications

Annual Reports (2020–2022, 2022–2023); Various discussion papers on socio-ecological transformation

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