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englischPoor educational performance is caused by a number of factors. In addition to specific student traits and educational inequality caused by students’ background and migration history, educational systems and schools can also be contributing factors. Educational policy plays a central role in [...]

englischRecently, cultural and media theorists have intensively studied the effects of the digital revolution on various spheres of contemporary life. Yet, what is the result of scholars applying this perspective to the inner lives of universities themselves? This anthology, edited by Marianne Egger [...]

englischOriginally, education was in the hands of churches for centuries but later on became a fundamental feature of the modern state. Therefore, this study interprets the institutionalisation of national school systems as a process of secularisation and reconstructs six typical secularisation [...]

englischIn recent years, the influence of European law on national social policy has increased substantially. In this respect, the impact of the European competition and procurement law on healthcare and social policy in Germany is particularly significant, affecting the social economy in a specific [...]

englischIn the debate on the digitisation of work, a widespread loss of jobs, especially among low-skilled workers, is expected. Although similar developments were feared in previous automation waves, they have only partially occurred. The current diffusion of digital technologies in production and [...]

englischEvidence has become a key resource within our knowledge society. At the same time, during the course of the 20th century, negotiations on the validity of knowledge became a political and controversial phenomenon which has since shaped the multiple fields of science, technology, politics, [...]