Dr. Johannes Hillje

Policy Fellow

Johannes Hillje is a political and communications consultant working in Berlin and Brussels. He works for institutions, political parties, companies and NGOs. In 2014, he managed the EU election campaign of the European Green Party. Previously he also worked for the United Nations in New York and as a journalist for the ZDF. Johannes is author of the book “Propaganda 4.0” (Dietz Verlag), which was published in 2017. He holds a Master’s degree in Politics and Communications from the London School of Economics.

Publications

Return to the politically abandoned

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Study in right-wing populist strongholds in Germany and France
Dr. Johannes Hillje, Paulina Fröhlich, Philipp Sälhoff

News

Silhouette of a hand wearing a wristwatch inserting a folded ballot paper into the slot of a ballot box against a bright white background, symbolizing voting, democracy, and elections.

Germany's Far Right, Edging Close to Power, Remains Close to Extremists

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Florian Ranft in The Guardian: While the Trump administration and its allies seek to remake the world in their view, alternative visions of the international order are beginning to take shape.
Dr. Johannes Hillje
In the Media

Presidency of the Council of the European Union: What Germans will expect apart from coronavirus

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Video Conference Presenting the Study “Actually European?! 2020”
Dr. Johannes Hillje, Dr. Christine Pütz, Vincent Venus
Event Report

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