The Altenburger Land district in Thuringia has been receiving funding from the federal program “Demokratie leben!” for several years. In order to make even better use of these funds and the district’s resources and to develop a municipal protection plan, the local Partnership for Democracy commissioned the ZFG to conduct a situation and resource analysis. As part of the study, comprehensive analyses will be conducted on the views and wishes of citizens as well as those of stakeholders already actively involved. Both qualitative surveys (individual interviews and a group discussion) and an online survey will be conducted for this purpose. Ultimately, the Partnership for Democracy aims to use the results to develop a local protection strategy with strategic goals.