Library
Welcome to our project’s digital library. Here you find all the material published thus far – documents as well as videos. All material is listed in the table below. If a file is available in more than one language, you will find more than one option to view it.
You can use the filter option to arrange the files based on their category or their type of file. In addition, you can arrange the documents alphabetically in ascending or descending order within each language column.
If you have any further questions regarding our project library, please Contact us.
Please notice that to have the best experience using our project’s digital library we recommend using a PC or full ”desktop view”, not a mobile device for example.
| Category | File Type | File Name | Arabic | English | German |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational video | Video | What is federalism? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Prof. Dr. George Milbradt I Tax Systems | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Mohand Hocine Hamidouche I Decentralization in Algeria | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Faek Hwajeh I Decentralization in the Syrian Constitution of 1950 | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Dr. Zedoun Alzoubi I The Constitution of 1920 – The Centenary of the First Syrian Constitution | View | View | |
| Lecture | Video | Dr. Najet Brahmi Zouaoui I The Tunisian Experience with Decentralization and Good Governance | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Dr. Nael Georges I The Constitution of 2012 – The Centenary of the First Syrian Constitution | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Dr. Samira Mobaied I The Constitution of 1973 – The Centenary of the First Syrian Constitution | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Mohand Hocine Hamidouche I Is Algeria a Unitary State or Does it Claim to be? The Centenary of the First Syrian Constitution | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Faek Hwajeh I The Constitution of 1950 – The Centenary of the First Syrian Constitution | View | ||
| Webinar | Video | Voices from the Constitutional Committee I Fifth Round from Geneva (Part 1) | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Prof. Dr. George Milbradt I Decentralization | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Nael Georges I Minorities in Syria | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Sajeda Nasro I Voices from Geneva | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Siamand Hajo I Voices from Geneva | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Prof. Dr. Eva Maria Belser I Minority Rights | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Prof. Dr. Eva Maria Belser I Constitution | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Prof. Dr. Eva Maria Belser I Federalism | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | What is decentralization? | View | ||
| Webinar | Video | Voices from the Constitutional Committee I Fourth Round from Geneva | View | ||
| Documentary | Video | About the project ''A Constitution for All Syrians'' | View | View | |
| Report | Video | The Advisory Group and the work of the third round of negotiations of the Constitutional Committee | View | ||
| Report | Video | The Centenary of the First Syrian Constitution – Decentralization in the MENA region | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Mohamed Al-Wazir I Voices of Geneva | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Hawas Saadoun I Voices of Geneva | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Karam Dawli I Voices of Geneva | View | ||
| Draft Constitution | A Proposal for a Syrian Constitution | View | View | View | |
| Issue paper | Government Systems | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Parliaments | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Constitutional Jurisdiction | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Distribution of Competences | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Taxes and Resources | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Creation of Regions | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Transition | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Human Rights | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Democracy Concepts | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Rule of Law | View | View | ||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Introduction | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Co-determination and Self-administration in Schools | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Self-administration by Students | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Co-operative Societies | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Parties | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Associations | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Professional Associations and Chambers | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Trade Unions | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Academic Self-Administration | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Municipal Self-Administration | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Elections | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Municipality Parliament | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Volunteer Work | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Individual Participation in the Legal System | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Quotas | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Inclusion | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Young People | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I State and Religion | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Example Statutes for a Sports Association | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Example Statutes for Political Parties | View | |||
| Issue paper | Local Democracy I Municipal Finances | View | |||
| Workshop paper | Geneva 2016 I Executive Summary: Position of the Kurdish National Council on Political Decentralisation, Federalism and Local Governance | View | View | View | |
| Draft Constitution | Constitution for Syrian Kurdistan | View | View | ||
| Workshop paper | Istanbul I 2017 I Executive Summary | View | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Istanbul II 2017 I Executive Summary | View | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Istanbul III 2017 I Executive Summary | View | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Bucharest 2018 I Executive Summary | View | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Sarajevo 2019 I Executive Summary | View | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Loccum 2019 I Executive Summary | View | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Caux 2020 I Executive Summary: Principles on Fiscal Decentralization | View | View | View | |
| Study | Minorities in the Syrian Legal System and the Principle of State Neutrality | View | View | ||
| Educational video | Video | Local democracy for Syria | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Tariq Aziza I A constitution for all Syrians | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Fadwa Mahmoud I A constitution for all Syrians | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Jamal Karsli I A constitution for all Syrians | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Samer Fahad I A constitution for all Syrians | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Yasmine Merei I A constitution for all Syrians | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Zedoun Alzoubi I A constitution for all Syrians | View | ||
| Webinar | Video | Voices from the Constitutional Committee I Fifth Round from Geneva (Part 2) | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Lama Kannout I Syrian Women's Political Participation | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Lama Kannout I The Role of Women in the Political Transition | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Lama Kannout I Transitional Justice | View | ||
| Study | The 2019 Draft for a Syrian Constitution – Freedom of Religion Within the Constitutional Order of Syria | View | |||
| Study | The 2019 Draft for a Syrian Constitution – Analysis of the Taxation, Natural Resources, and Fiscal Equalization | View | |||
| Study | The 2019 Draft for a Syrian Constitution – Analysis of Linguistic Aspects | View | |||
| Study | The 2019 Draft for a Syrian Constitution – The Role of Regions | View | |||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Decentralization and the Majority Population | View | View | |
| Webinar | Video | Syrian Women's Participation in Politics and Civil Society | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Electoral Systems | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Party Lists | View | View | |
| Webinar | Video | Free and representative: How democratic eletions in future Syria could look like | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Prof. Dr. George Milbradt I The Motivation to pay Taxes | View | View | |
| Lecture | Faek Hwajeh I Decentralization in the Syrian Constitution of 1950 | View | |||
| Lecture | Mohand Hocine Hamidouche I Is Algeria a Unitary State or Does it Claim to be? | View | |||
| Lecture | Dr. Nael Georges I Towards Decentralization, Good Governance and Diversity Management | View | |||
| Lecture | Dr. Najet Brahmi Zouaoui I Decentralization in Tunisia and its Impact on Good Governance | View | |||
| Lecture | Dr. Samira Mobaied I The Constitution of 1973 | View | |||
| Lecture | Dr. Zedoun Alzoubi I Decentralization in the Constitution of 1920 | View | |||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Presidential system | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Bicameralism and Diversity | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Bicameralism | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Parliamentarian system | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Soeren Keil I Stability | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Thomas von der Osten-Sacken I Panarabism | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Thomas von der Osten-Sacken I Panarabism and other ideologies | View | View | |
| Report | Video | The work of the Advisory Board during the third negotiation round of the SCC | View | ||
| Report | Video | The third negotiation round of the SCC – The first two days | View | ||
| Report | Video | Caux 2020 I Fiscal Decentralization and the Transition Process | View | ||
| Report | Video | Advisory Board meeting – SCC 3rd Round | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Sabah Alhallak I The Women Advisory Board 1 | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Sabah Alhallak I The Women Advisory Board 2 | View | ||
| Podcast | Podcast | Syria’s new constitution – What about religion and women's rights? | View | ||
| Study | "We are not just flowers on the table" - Women's role in the Syrian constitutional Process | View | |||
| Educational video | Video | Quota system | View | View | |
| Study | The Syrian Constitutional Committee – Actor Mapping of the Small Body | View | View | ||
| Report | Video | Strategic Planning: How to Proceed with the Syrian Peace Process? | View | ||
| Report | Video | Tunisia: A best Practise Example for Syria? | View | ||
| Educational video | Video | Do you believe in the Syrian constitutional process? (Part 1) | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | Do you believe in the Syrian constitutional process? (Part 2) | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | Do you believe in the Syrian constitutional process? (Part 3) | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | Do you believe in the Syrian constitutional process? (Part 4) | View | View | |
| Report | Video | Voices from Geneva - Report Day One | View | ||
| Workshop paper | Berlin 2020 I | View | |||
| Report | Video | Voices from Geneva- Report Day Two | View | ||
| Report | Video | Voices from Geneva- Report Day Three | View | ||
| Report | Video | Voices from Geneva- Report Day Four | View | ||
| Report | Video | Voices from Geneva- Report Day Five | View | ||
| Podcast | Podcast | Syria's new Constitution - What about Tunisia? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Should the right to vote be stipulated in the Syrian constitution? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Is election monitoring by an independent commission needed? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Which are the tasks of an independent election commission? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | How can vote buying be prevented? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Activating the role of youth in political life | View | ||
| Interview | Video | The political crisis experienced by the ruling elite | View | ||
| Interview | Video | The role of civil society is very important | View | ||
| Interview | Video | The role of local associations in political work | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Exploiting dissent in political action | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Bicameralism in the Arab World | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Emergency legislation in Tunisia | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Tunisia: An example for Syria? | View | ||
| Educational video | Video | Elections in Syria | View | ||
| Educational video | Video | Constitutional courts | View | ||
| Report | Video | Learning for Syria- Constitution-Making During Conflict: The Role of the UN | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | The Syrian future constitution, and the importance of the constitution for Kurds and other minorities in Syria | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Sabah Alhallak, Member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Raghda Zedan, Member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee | View | ||
| Podcast | Podcast | Syria's New Constitution- What About Secularism and Religious Freedom? | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Vevey 2022 | View | View | ||
| Workshop paper | Loccum 2022 I The Constitutional Process Revised | View | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | Human Rights | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | Constitution | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | European Center for Kurdish Studies | View | ||
| Educational video | Video | Federalism | View | View | |
| Educational video | Video | Religion | View | View | |
| Podcast | Video | Ein hoffnungsloser Fall? Der lange Weg zu einer neuen syrischen Verfassung | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Sören Keil I Brainstorming on North Macedonia | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Sören Keil I Similarities between Syria and North Macedonia | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Sören Keil I Ohrid Agreement | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dr. Sören Keil I Main Challenges of Decentralization | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to North Macedonia (Day 1) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to North Macedonia (Day 2) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to North Macedonia (Day 3) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to North Macedonia (Day 4) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to North Macedonia I Summary | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Simonida Kacarska I The Particularities of the North Macedonian Case | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Radmila Šekerinska I Gender Equality | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Dr. Muhamad Halili I Recommendations for the SCC | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Sabah Al Hallak I Similarities between North Macedonia and Syria | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Rubin Zemon I The Ohrid Agreement | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Ahmad Al Asrawi I Benefits for the Work of the Syrian Constitutional Committee | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Hind Kabawat I Decentralisation (Part 1) | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Hind Kabawat I Bilingual Education (Part 2) | View | ||
| Statement | Video / PDF | Eman Shahoud I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Khaled Al Helo I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Dr. Raghdaa Zidan I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Hassan Al Hariri I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Hind Kabawat I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Faek Hwajeh I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Khloud Al Asrawi I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Ahmad Al Asrawi I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Tarek Al Kurdi I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Dr. Zedoun Al-Zoubi I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video | Prof. Eva Maria Belser I North Macedonia: Lessons Learnt for Syria | View | View | |
| Workshop paper | Skopje 2022 I Diverse and Decentral How Can North Macedonia Be a Role Model for Syria? | View | View | ||
| Statement | Video | Dr. Raghdaa Zidan I New Year's Aspirations 2023 | View | ||
| Statement | Video | Dr. Zedoun Al-Zoubi I New Year's Aspirations 2023 | View | ||
| Statement | Video | Ahmad Alasrawi I New Year's Aspirations 2023 | View | ||
| Statement | Video | Tarek Al Kurdi I New Year's Aspirations 2023 | View | ||
| Statement | Video | Hasan Al Hariri I New Year's Aspirations 2023 | View | ||
| Statement | Video | Sabah Alhallak I New Year's Aspirations 2023 | View | ||
| Report | Video | Syria: The Political Process, what Next? | View | ||
| Workshop Paper | One hand washes the other: Corruption as a societal challenge | View | View | View | |
| Report | Video | Final Report: One hand washes the other: Corruption as a societal challenge | View | View | |
| Report | Video | Simulation game "Bribania - Fighting Corruption" | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Hawas Sadoun: What are your views on corruption in Syria? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Prof. Dr. Eva Maria Belser: How Can Constitutional Laws Prevent Corruption? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Bashar AlHag Ali: What are your views on corruption in Syria? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Yahia Al Aridi: What are your views on corruption in Syria? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Sabah AlHallak: What are your views on corruption in Syria? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Hind Kabawat: What are your views on corruption in Syria? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Najah Malak: What are your views on corruption in Syria? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Hind Kabawat: Corruption and Minority Rights | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dina Farid I Simulation Game | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Dina Farid I Bribania | View | ||
| Statement | Video / PDF | Baschar AlHag Ali I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Eman Shahoud I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Ahmed Al Asrawi I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Hawas Sadoun I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Salwa Zakzak I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Nawal Yazaji I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Khloud Al Asrawi I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Hind Kabawat I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Yahia Maktabi I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Najah Malak I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Sabah Alhallak I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Dr. Yahia Al Aridi I Corruption in Syria: Lessons Learned | View | View | |
| Interview | Video | Hind Kabawat I Corruption and Humanitarian Aid | View | ||
| Podcast | Audio | The Role of the Youth in Syria’s Future and the Political Process | View | ||
| Podcast | Audio | How to Proceed With the Syrian Constitutional Process? (Part 1 in Kurdish) | View | ||
| Podcast | Audio | How to Proceed With the Syrian Constitutional Process? (Part 2 in Kurdish) | View | ||
| Podcast | Audio | How to Proceed With the Syrian Constitutional Process? (Part 3 in Kurdish) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Webinar I Introduction to Mediation | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Reiad Hassan: Why Is Mediation an Effective Tool for Conflict-Solving? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Hassan Al Hariri: Why Is Mediation an Effective Tool for Conflict-Solving? | View | ||
| Interview | Video | Taleed Saeb: Why Is Mediation an Effective Tool for Conflict-Solving? | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | PIN Method - Dina Farid | View | ||
| Lecture | Video | Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration - Dina Farid | View | ||
| Interview | Video | What Comes After the Syrian Constitutional Process? Interview With Hawas Sadoun | View | ||
| Interview | Video | What Comes After the Syrian Constitutional Process? Interview With Gebrail Kourie | View | ||
| Interview | Video | What Comes After the Syrian Constitutional Process? Interview With Ahmed Al Asrawi | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to South Tyrol (Day 1) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to South Tyrol (Day 2) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Study Trip to South Tyrol (Day 3) | View | ||
| Report | Video | Final Report: Living with diversity: What can Syria learn from South Tyrol? | View | View | |
| Workshop Paper | Living with diversity: What can Syria learn from South Tyrol? | View | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Joumana Seif I Living Diversity: Lessons Learned for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Karam Dawli I Living Diversity: Lessons Learned for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Gebrail Kourie I Living Diversity: Lessons Learned for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Dr. Raghdaa Zidan I Living Diversity: Lessons Learned for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Suha AlkasirI Living Diversity: Lessons Learned for Syria | View | View | |
| Statement | Video / PDF | Eman Shahoud I Living Diversity: Lessons Learned for Syria | View | View | |
| Report | Video | Final Report: One Constitution for All Syrians | View | View | |
| Study | Kurdish Parties in Syria - Developments, Dynamics, Positions (2011–2023) | View | View | View | |
| Study | NGOs in areas controlled by the "Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria". | View | |||
| Study | NGOs in areas controlled by the "Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria" Vol. II | View | View | View | |
| Study | Escape and Arabization - A Comparative Analysis of Population Figures in Traditionally Kurdish Areas of Syria between 2010 and 2023 | View | View | View | |
| Recommendations | Recommendations: Escape and Arabization - A Comparative Analysis of Population Figures in Traditionally Kurdish Areas of Syria between 2010 and 2023 | View | View | View | |
| Recommendations | FCDO Discussion Paper | View | |||
| Study | UN Resolution 2254—destined to fail? | View | View | ||
| Workshop Paper | Kosovo′s Journey to Independence: Lessons for the Syrian Conflict | View | View | View |
