A presentation by Helmut K. Anheier (Hertie School) and Markus Lang (UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs) and discussion with Wolfgang Merkel (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin), Gwendolyn Sasse (Centre for East European and International Studies), Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (Hertie School) and Nicola Brandt (OECD Centre Berlin).