ICD-Essay #01-ENG – Author: Detlef Leiss
This exposé examines documented events at Hannover Medical School (MHH) and explores the role of governance, communication culture, accessibility, and educational quality within the framework of the German Excellence Strategy. It discusses whether academic excellence can be measured solely by research performance or whether institutional responsibility, transparency, and the treatment of vulnerable groups should also form part of a comprehensive evaluation of excellence.
ICD-Essay #02-ENG – Democracy, Dignity and Communication – Author: Detlef Leiss
This essay is currently being revised and expanded. At present, it should be regarded as a working paper.
The paper explores the relationship between communication, dignity, participation and institutional responsibility. It examines how communication structures can either support or hinder social participation and democratic engagement.
A full English translation will be published once the final German version has been completed.
ICD-Essay #03-ENG Diskurs Ersatzmutterschaft – Author: Detlef Leiss
ICD-Essay #04-ENG The Human Being Is Not a Minority – Author: Detlef Leiss
This essay reflects the author’s thoughts on the mechanisms of a democratic society and their foundation in human dignity. It seeks to find answers to the question of why so many people are turning away from democracy in disappointment. At the same time, it attempts to develop a new perspective for a modern society—one that is not torn between a misguided faith in the future and an outdated adherence to tradition.
The English Version will be available soon
Guiding Principle
Knowledge creates value when it is shared.
