Projects – research, consulting, participation
Focal points
Here you will find all ongoing and completed nexus projects on the respective topic or procedure. Click on one of the terms below.
BMDS – Participation in good service quality of administrative services
As part of its modernisation agenda, nexus is organising three workshops with citizens from all over Germany, in which criteria for good service quality in administrative services are being developed on behalf of the BMDS.
Education State of Saxony-Anhalt 2035
nexus designs and moderates a multi-stage participation process for the Saxony-Anhalt Ministry of Education to further develop the school system.
Webinar series on urban monument preservation
Conceptualization and implementation of participatory elements technical setup, and moderation of the webinar series on urban monument preservation.
Selection and appointment of citizens as members of the National Monitoring Committee
nexus has been commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) to conduct the selection process for new members of the National Monitoring Committee from among the general public.
Aller Zukunft – Moderation der Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung zum Entwicklungskonzept Aller
nexus begleitet im Auftrag des Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Weser die Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit an der Erarbeitung eines zukunftsfähigen Entwicklungskonzepts für die Aller.
LINK URBAN DIGITAL TWINNING Kollaborationsplattformen für Urbane Digitale Zwillinge
nexus bringt Forschungsprojekte zu Digitalen Urbanen Zwillingen zusammen und fördert Zusammenarbeit und die Entwicklung gemeinsamer Standards.
BRIDGE-HTAD – Participation, Regulation, Innovation & Governance for Socio-Ecological Transformation Pathways of New Mobility Technologies
On behalf of the BMFTR, nexus is analysing different mobility technologies with regard to their contribution to climate protection, social acceptance and potential for conflict, regulatory feasibility, and their innovation and market potential.
Evaluation of Thuringia’s State Programme for Acceptance and Diversity
nexus is evaluating the Thuringia's state programme for acceptance and diversity on behalf of the Thuringian State Chancellery.
Evaluation of the Participation Advisory Council Hannover
Following a two-year pilot phase, nexus is evaluating the participation advisory council on behalf of the state capital of Hannover.
Umsetzung analoger und digitaler Beteiligungsformate im Rahmen der Bürgerdialog-Reihe 2025 und 2026 zum Strukturwandel im Saarland
nexus konzipiert und führt 20 Bürgerdialog-Veranstaltungen mit der Ministerpräsidentin im Saarland durch, bei denen Bürger:innen 10 Handlungsempfehlungen entwickeln, wie Beteiligung zum Strukturwandel im Saarland weiterentwickelt werden soll.
Youth Forum on Climate Adaptation Schleswig-Holstein
nexus has been commissioned by the Ministry for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature of the State of Schleswig-Holstein to design and organise a youth forum, which will take place at three locations in Schleswig-Holstein in early 2026.
Evaluation of the Austrian Innovation Program “Mobility of the Future” 2017–2021
nexus is evaluating the impact of Austria’s innovation programme Mobility of the Future (2017–2021) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI).
Implementation of the New Internal Structure at the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE)
On behalf of the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE), nexus provides support for the implementation of the new internal structure.
process monitoring “good food for all”
nexus is facilitating the “Good food for all” project on behalf of the municipality of Bevensen-Ebstorf to set up three different participatory learning spaces along the food value chain.
SCALEDEM – Scaling democratic innovations
nexus supports the implementation of the pilot projects. This includes the selection and introduction of innovative projects, the provision of a mentoring programme, the organisation of capacity building workshops and the evaluation of the results from the piloting.
Project evaluation ‘Dialogue Forum Private Households 2.0’
nexus designed and carried out a process and result evaluation of the project ‘Dialogue Forum Private Households 2.0’ on behalf of the Technical University of Berlin and in cooperation with C³ team.
Pilot Implementation of a Non-Competitive Recognition Format “SynergisteN”
nexus is conducting the pilot phase of a cooperative, non-competitive recognition format for sustainable, transformative projects at the municipal and regional levels on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency.
Transformation in Small and Medium-Sized Cities: Mobility Patterns and Impacts on Environmental Quality and the Quality of Public Spaces
On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), nexus is designing a 6-month test phase in which residents of a small town and a medium-sized town in central Germany will test mobility services as an alternative to their own car in their everyday lives.
Development of principles/guidelines for internal informal participation and support for informal participation activities in infrastructure projects of roads, bridges and waters (LSBG)
nexus advises and supports the informal internal participation in the LSBG and the external participation of diverse target groups in infrastructure projects.
idem – innovative and inclusive democratic spaces for deliberation and participation
nexus is researching the challenges faced by people with disabilities in political participation processes. Together with ten other European partners, nexus is developing an AI-based voice assistant to facilitate the communicative participation of people with disabilities.
Secure data traffic – everyday illustration of fundamental rights risks
nexus researches how internet users and experts perceive the risks of data processing on the internet and develops data protection-compliant information dialogs.
Process support and evaluation „GROW HAPPY NBG – growing up mentally healthy in the neighbourhood “
nexus accompanies the project team in the planning and implementation process and evaluates the project GROW HAPPY NBG on behalf of the city of Nürnberg.
TheaDiPOLIS – Theater participation for a digitally experienceable creation of the future polis
nexus accompanies and evaluates the possibility of combining methods of autobiograph-ical-documentary theater with non-actors with interactive digital tools as a participation method in urban development projects.
Development and piloting of the “Participation in border regions” programme
On behalf of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the nexus Institute supports regions on the border with Germany's neighbouring countries in the development of cross-border citizen participation projects and structures.
Mobility2Grid research campus: Efficient and networked systems for the climate-neutral city
nexus designs and implements innovative participation processes in the various areas of the M2G research campus and analyses the role of participation in transfer processes.
BeNaMo – supportive research on sustainable forms of mobility
nexus, together with Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, is accompanying the projects funded by the BMBF’s (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) research agenda “Sustainable Urban Mobility”.
Interreg DREAM_PACE – Demand Responsive Transport in Central Europe
nexus is conducting studies in the Baden-Württemberg area to strengthen the local on-demand transport structure.
Current projects
Aller Zukunft – Moderation der Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung zum Entwicklungskonzept Aller
nexus begleitet im Auftrag des Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Weser die Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit an der Erarbeitung eines zukunftsfähigen Entwicklungskonzepts für die Aller.
BeNaMo – supportive research on sustainable forms of mobility
nexus, together with Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, is accompanying the projects funded by the BMBF’s (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) research agenda “Sustainable Urban Mobility”.
BMDS – Participation in good service quality of administrative services
As part of its modernisation agenda, nexus is organising three workshops with citizens from all over Germany, in which criteria for good service quality in administrative services are being developed on behalf of the BMDS.
BRIDGE-HTAD – Participation, Regulation, Innovation & Governance for Socio-Ecological Transformation Pathways of New Mobility Technologies
On behalf of the BMFTR, nexus is analysing different mobility technologies with regard to their contribution to climate protection, social acceptance and potential for conflict, regulatory feasibility, and their innovation and market potential.
Development and piloting of the “Participation in border regions” programme
On behalf of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the nexus Institute supports regions on the border with Germany's neighbouring countries in the development of cross-border citizen participation projects and structures.
Development of principles/guidelines for internal informal participation and support for informal participation activities in infrastructure projects of roads, bridges and waters (LSBG)
nexus advises and supports the informal internal participation in the LSBG and the external participation of diverse target groups in infrastructure projects.
Education State of Saxony-Anhalt 2035
nexus designs and moderates a multi-stage participation process for the Saxony-Anhalt Ministry of Education to further develop the school system.
Evaluation of the Austrian Innovation Program “Mobility of the Future” 2017–2021
nexus is evaluating the impact of Austria’s innovation programme Mobility of the Future (2017–2021) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI).
Evaluation of the Participation Advisory Council Hannover
Following a two-year pilot phase, nexus is evaluating the participation advisory council on behalf of the state capital of Hannover.
Evaluation of Thuringia’s State Programme for Acceptance and Diversity
nexus is evaluating the Thuringia's state programme for acceptance and diversity on behalf of the Thuringian State Chancellery.
idem – innovative and inclusive democratic spaces for deliberation and participation
nexus is researching the challenges faced by people with disabilities in political participation processes. Together with ten other European partners, nexus is developing an AI-based voice assistant to facilitate the communicative participation of people with disabilities.
Implementation of the New Internal Structure at the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE)
On behalf of the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE), nexus provides support for the implementation of the new internal structure.
Interreg DREAM_PACE – Demand Responsive Transport in Central Europe
nexus is conducting studies in the Baden-Württemberg area to strengthen the local on-demand transport structure.
LINK URBAN DIGITAL TWINNING Kollaborationsplattformen für Urbane Digitale Zwillinge
nexus bringt Forschungsprojekte zu Digitalen Urbanen Zwillingen zusammen und fördert Zusammenarbeit und die Entwicklung gemeinsamer Standards.
Mobility2Grid research campus: Efficient and networked systems for the climate-neutral city
nexus designs and implements innovative participation processes in the various areas of the M2G research campus and analyses the role of participation in transfer processes.
Pilot Implementation of a Non-Competitive Recognition Format “SynergisteN”
nexus is conducting the pilot phase of a cooperative, non-competitive recognition format for sustainable, transformative projects at the municipal and regional levels on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency.
process monitoring “good food for all”
nexus is facilitating the “Good food for all” project on behalf of the municipality of Bevensen-Ebstorf to set up three different participatory learning spaces along the food value chain.
Process support and evaluation „GROW HAPPY NBG – growing up mentally healthy in the neighbourhood “
nexus accompanies the project team in the planning and implementation process and evaluates the project GROW HAPPY NBG on behalf of the city of Nürnberg.
Project evaluation ‘Dialogue Forum Private Households 2.0’
nexus designed and carried out a process and result evaluation of the project ‘Dialogue Forum Private Households 2.0’ on behalf of the Technical University of Berlin and in cooperation with C³ team.
SCALEDEM – Scaling democratic innovations
nexus supports the implementation of the pilot projects. This includes the selection and introduction of innovative projects, the provision of a mentoring programme, the organisation of capacity building workshops and the evaluation of the results from the piloting.
Secure data traffic – everyday illustration of fundamental rights risks
nexus researches how internet users and experts perceive the risks of data processing on the internet and develops data protection-compliant information dialogs.
Selection and appointment of citizens as members of the National Monitoring Committee
nexus has been commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) to conduct the selection process for new members of the National Monitoring Committee from among the general public.
TheaDiPOLIS – Theater participation for a digitally experienceable creation of the future polis
nexus accompanies and evaluates the possibility of combining methods of autobiograph-ical-documentary theater with non-actors with interactive digital tools as a participation method in urban development projects.
Transformation in Small and Medium-Sized Cities: Mobility Patterns and Impacts on Environmental Quality and the Quality of Public Spaces
On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), nexus is designing a 6-month test phase in which residents of a small town and a medium-sized town in central Germany will test mobility services as an alternative to their own car in their everyday lives.
Umsetzung analoger und digitaler Beteiligungsformate im Rahmen der Bürgerdialog-Reihe 2025 und 2026 zum Strukturwandel im Saarland
nexus konzipiert und führt 20 Bürgerdialog-Veranstaltungen mit der Ministerpräsidentin im Saarland durch, bei denen Bürger:innen 10 Handlungsempfehlungen entwickeln, wie Beteiligung zum Strukturwandel im Saarland weiterentwickelt werden soll.
Webinar series on urban monument preservation
Conceptualization and implementation of participatory elements technical setup, and moderation of the webinar series on urban monument preservation.
Youth Forum on Climate Adaptation Schleswig-Holstein
nexus has been commissioned by the Ministry for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature of the State of Schleswig-Holstein to design and organise a youth forum, which will take place at three locations in Schleswig-Holstein in early 2026.
Project archive
All nexus projects can be researched in the project archive.
The links and project homepages correspond to the status at the end of the project.






