Counting on civil society
Mr Welzer, you have praised the admission of a large number of refugees in 2015 and 2016 and the social engagement for those seeking protection as a “great moment of democracy”. In the meantime, however, there has been a fierce asylum debate, which has led to serious political upheavals. Unfortunately, after 2015, there has been a failure to support systematically the democratic commitment expressed in refugee aid. Instead, there’s been a constant focus on the complaint that there were too many refugees who constitute a danger to our country. So today we have a completely different situation.
