About us

Heimatkunde is the Heinrich Böll Foundation's migration policy portal. It presents dossiers, specialist articles, analyses, podcasts and other formats on the topics of migration, flight, participation, diversity and art and culture. It offers a platform for current political debates and discussions in the migration society. The thematic portal bundles the digital educational formats of the Migration & Diversity Department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation's domestic division.

The Heinrich Böll Foundationis the Green political foundation. It stands for green ideas and projects, serves as a reform-oriented think tank for the future, and operates as part of an international network. The Foundation cooperates with over a hundred partner projects in more than 60 countries and currently maintains offices in over 34 countries. In Germany, it works closely with its regional foundations in the federal states. Its primary mission is civic education, both in Germany and abroad, with the aim of promoting democratic participation, socio-political engagement, and international understanding. Its work is guided by the political values of ecology, democracy, solidarity, and non-violence.

The writer Heinrich Böll (1917-1985) gave the foundation its name. Here you will find exciting articles about the life and work of Heinrich Böll.