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About Ekkehard Thümler

Ekkehard Thümler is Project Director at the Centre for Social Investment of the University of Heidelberg (Germany).

Articles by Ekkehard Thümler

Thursday 14th April

Financial watchdog: a move in the right direction

Lorenzo Fioramonti and Ekkehard Thümler, 14 April 2011
The formation of Finance Watch in Brussels may represent the first baby steps towards a body with the knowledge, reputation and muscle to hold the financial sector to account.
Thursday 24th February

A civil society watchdog for financial markets: where private foundations stand

Lorenzo Fioramonti and Ekkehard Thümler, 24 February 2011
One might have expected charitable foundations - the financial muscle behind many civil society initiatives - to be keen to support pressure groups or policy research bodies concerned with financial markets structures and players. But the authors have found only weak evidence that foundations really want to engage with the issues and much caution about doing so. The challenge is there, however: formulate a vision and write a plan and the money might, just, be available.
Tuesday 3rd August

The financial sector needs a civil society watchdog

Lorenzo Fioramonti and Ekkehard Thümler, 3 August 2010
Non-profits have suffered in the financial crisis no less than their counterparts in the private and public sectors. But could this be a 'Greenpeace moment': might philanthropic foundations support the creation of a civil society conscience for international finance?
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