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Ungleichheit, Existenzängste, die gesellschaftliche Spaltung in Arm und Reich – der soziale Frieden in Deutschland scheint zu bröckeln. Die politischen Parteien versprechen als Heilmittel mehr Soziale Gerechtigkeit. Doch was bedeutet das? Mehr Chancengerechtigkeit? Mehr Teilhabe oder mehr [...]

englischThe guide has not only been well received by policy-makers, but, according to our graduates, has also helped many of them to find their orientation in the early stages of their political and professional engagement. The conditions for such engagement have changed in recent years: In times of [...]

englischPrevious research into the causes of academic failure among students both from and not from a migrant background has traditionally focused on empirically and qualitatively measurable problems young people have fitting in between milieu-specific patterns of perception, thought and action and [...]

englischAgainst the backdrop of the discussion on Industry 4.0, this book investigates the car industry’s experiences with automation so far and its impact on work. The book’s examination of developments at Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen over the past 100 years generates surprising insights into [...]

englischNarratives of technology-related transformations or, in German discourse, of ‘turnarounds’, such as the ‘Energiewende’, are currently experiencing a heyday. In particular, scenarios of a post-fossil fuel transformation frame technology as the key to mastering the path to a climate-neutral [...]

englischThe topic of resilience has received attention in the behavioural sciences since the 1950s. In particular, the Kauai Longitudinal Study by Emmy Werner was groundbreaking in terms of resilience research. In recent years, this research has also attracted the interest of the consumer sciences. [...]

englischThis anthology is based on the interdisciplinary project ‘FindMyBike: legal and technological concepts for the transmission of time-based geodata on a criminological and administrative science basis’. In this project, technological concepts for the location of theft-prone objects were [...]

englischGood legislation and good administrative action are of great importance for the social acceptance of politics and administration. Unfortunately, however, they are often unclear, bureaucratic and poorly tailored to the needs of citizens. How can the accessibility and addressability of [...]

englischThis pioneering study on the (West) German consumer electronics industry in decline takes a new look at the structural crisis of the 1970s/80s and its interpretation, development and location by drawing on previously unevaluated sources in German and Japanese. The industry study focuses on [...]

englischExternal pressure is considered one of the factors that force organizations to reform. In the case of international sports organizations, this does not seem to be true: Although the IOC, FIFA and quite a few other federations have been criticized for years, they unwaveringly stick to their [...]

englischOur society encounters itself in public goods, which citizens depend on in order to develop in a free and equal society and to shape social cohesion democratically. Demographic, neoliberal and digital structural change and social and pandemic, economic and ecological, and energy and military [...]

englischWith the focus topic “The Human Factor”, the Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie 2023 aims to investigate on the one hand the manifold arrangements of the deficiency in the technical field (and especially “new” technologies): How do machine worlds, user interfaces, implementation strategies, or even [...]

englischYouth mentoring is an important instrument in reducing social disadvantages and educational injustice. However, the willingness to volunteer as a mentor, which is necessary for its implementation, has remained largely unexplored. In this study, voluntary work in youth mentoring is examined [...]

englischThis book examines the components of and driving forces behind the gender pay gap, focusing on Germany. It covers the historical significance and measurement of the gap and provides relevant theory and empirical evidence. It also explores three key areas, all related to the composition and [...]

englischThis book provides analysis of current trends in research evaluation worldwide and compares the research assessment and innovation ecosystems in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovenia. It argues that in each country the research [...]

englischThis study analyses local integration management in Germany, France and Sweden from a comparative perspective. It focuses on the inter-administrative relations, coordination and performance of integration management, with a particular focus on developments after the refugee crisis of [...]

englischEvery year, several thousand volunteers from all over the world participate in international voluntary service programmes in Germany. Transcultural encounters are a primary goal of the volunteering programmes. But what are the experiences of volunteers from countries of the Global South in [...]

englischWhich criteria must arguments against local wind farms fulfil to be recognised as plausible in the context of climate change? This study focuses on two objectives: First, the peculiarities of these arguments are elaborated in contrast to the general justification of the energy transition, [...]

englischThis book answers the questions of what good leadership and work mean in terms of socio-digital transformation, how a socio-technical understanding of organisation can be fruitful for leadership, and what significance interactional competence gains in this context or how it can be developed. [...]

englischPrivate-sector management practices have been used by cities and municipalities in their public administration for several years. Yet, little is known about the effects of these management reforms, especially in a culturally heterogeneous environment. On the basis of a national survey [...]

englischSubstantial processes of demographic and social change are increasingly altering social relations between generations. In volunteer work and paid work, extra-familial contact between generations is taking place and is demanded under the guiding principle of age diversity. In this book, a [...]

englischThis book gives insights into important factors that are shaping effective learning for sustainability and describes innovative teaching formats that will enable students to contribute to a more sustainable world in their future role as decision makers. Basic concepts in the context of [...]

englischSince its first publication in 2013, the Lexikon der Arbeits- und Industriesoziologie has set itself the goal of providing a well-founded overview of the current knowledge of the discipline while doing justice to the dynamics of the object of study. With the third, once again updated and [...]

englischWhat is fair? The choice of an allocation norm, whether it be need, merit or equality, can either foster cooperation or conflict. Because of the general irreconcilability of these principles of justice, people are forced to make complex trade-offs when allocating resources. The resulting [...]

englisch‘Medicine as Science’ uncovers the forgotten identity of medicine as a modern academic discipline. Many works on the history and sociology of science and medicine have overshadowed this identity with a focus on medicine as a modern profession. Through a historical sociology and using a [...]

englischThis study analyses the causal effect of the social composition of differently scaled socio-spatial contexts while considering different threshold values. This is made possible by elaborate and, as far as German research in this field is concerned, unique analysis of different data sources. [...]

englischSocial inequality is also reflected in civic engagement. Who is involved and how, and whose involvement is regarded as such, is closely linked to the social position in which people find themselves. This special volume brings together findings from various research projects that deal with [...]

englischThis volume is more timely than ever since the Corona pandemic. It is the second edition of the 2005 volume that examines the phenomenon of home-based work and home office:

Working at home on the computer, connected to headquarters via the Internet, flexibly switching between work and [...]

Namhafte Autorinnen und Autoren aus Sozial-, Rechts-, Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften sowie aus der Praxis widmen sich dem noch immer ungelösten Problem der Endlagerung radioaktiver Abfälle. Die einzelnen Beiträge dieses Bandes analysieren, simulieren und bewerten verschiedene Optionen, Folgen [...]

englischConsumers can influence markets through their consumption behaviour—whether by consciously choosing or rejecting certain products and consumption patterns, or by loudly protesting, for example in demonstrations against climate change. But how far does the power of consumers extend? How [...]

englischWhat kind of benefits does volunteering (not) entail from a volunteer’s point of view? What barriers to their involvement do potential volunteers face? The project ‘Ehrenamt der Zukunft’ (Voluntary Work of the Future) explores these questions empirically from the users’ perspective. [...]

englischThe thematic focus of this yearbook is concerned with the various relations of „art“ and „technology“. It seeks to interrogate and reflect their conceptual filiations, their complementarities and mutual stimulations, and contrasts and tensions. The very notion of the „work“ challenges us to [...]

englischDesigning a digital and flexible Federal Administration Authority in Germany is of utmost importance. In addition to reducing bureaucratic structures and increasing employer attractiveness, the main goals are to maintain and promote the skills, motivation and health of its employees in a [...]

englischRobots, artificial intelligence, big data, mobile work, Industry 4.0—the world of work is undergoing a digital revolution which is changing the different tasks performed by the workforce. This book provides answers to the question of the extent to which digitalisation has already found its [...]

englischChallenged by demographic and socio-economic structural change, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, a county in southern Thuringia, has been declared a shrinking region with all its consequential effects; nevertheless, it stands for resilience and self-assertion. The polarities to be found there make the [...]

englischThis anthology contains an interdisciplinary analysis of crisis phenomena and social challenges through historical comparisons and interdisciplinary reflection in order to causally understand the deeper dynamics of social and political processes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. From [...]

englischDemocracy is under pressure. Not only populist and authoritarian movements contribute to this, but also digitalisation, the internet and social media. This volume presents answers to questions that move us all: How should we meet the challenges posed by hate and deepfakes, by polarisation [...]

englischThe certification mark, which was introduced in response to an EU initiative in 2017, has been available in Germany since 2019. Its main features are neutrality, monitoring/control and transparency for certain material or service promises for which the legal protection of a certification [...]

englischMany studies have highlighted benefits of international volunteering, particularly the positive impacts for the volunteers themselves. Adding to this scholarship, the papers in the collection fill an important gap in our understanding of the impact of international development volunteering [...]

englischBureaucracy—a burden without an end? Regulation—why are we dissatisfied with state laws and regulations? Administration—why are digitalisation and practicality, customer service culture and proximity to citizens not making progress? The refugee and coronavirus crises have ruthlessly exposed [...]

englischWhat role did experience play in economics between 1871 and 1919?

This book shows how economic actors in the formative phase of the discipline organised, researched, discussed and communicated experience, in short: how they practised experience.

Drawing on Ludwik Fleck's analysis of [...]

englischNational and international administrative actors interact via coordination processes that are often informal, in which they exercise power to accumulate critical resources or push their agendas. Supported by quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, this work [...]

englischMarxian theory plays an essential role in the debate on ‘digital capitalism’. While the majority of approaches merely adapt individual theorems and concepts, in this book, the Marxian theory of value is applied in its entirety to the phenomena of digitalisation in value creation. In [...]

englischMobile assistance systems are associated with promises of relief and greater independence at work. At the same time, they are suspected of conducting seamless surveillance of employees. Using the example of order picking, the qualitative case studies in this book show that the aforementioned [...]

englischThere is a relationship between time and technology which has been obvious since the classical philosophies of time. Even telling the time necessitates technologies relating to measuring and counting. Technological developments have changed the temporal state of our reality. Key terms such [...]

englischWhen a director's market is transferred to a self-reliant retailer, the parties involved, for example the employer, employees or the union, should consider whether a works council needs to be established. This study examines the exact process of setting up a works council and the factors [...]

englischEmployee participation and co-management are critical success factors for the digital transformation of public administration. By evaluating the development and implementation of digital innovations in the field of HRM, leadership, communication and organisational design in seven German [...]

englischThis book compares the roles of municipalities in Europe, using categories such as municipal autonomy, task profiles, territorial and political frameworks, and financial conditions. Past and present reform trends and discourses are also described and classified. The study constitutes a [...]

englischDigital government enhances and transforms knowledge needed for public agency, including the provision of a wide range of public services. Elaborating, storing and communicating this knowledge requires harnessing and combining human information processing and knowledge that is stored and [...]

englischThis book discusses digitalization, robotization, and automation of society and of the economy and the use of artificial intelligence from an ethical perspective. After an introduction on the correlation between morality and technology and an assessment of the moral capability of [...]

englischThe term transformation is often condensed to digitalisation. Although digitalisation is closely linked to transformation, they are not synonyms. In economics, there are numerous transformation processes that are not directly related to digitalisation, which is not surprising since this is a [...]

englischThis anthology on SPD leftists is dedicated to their history and selected actors, from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to Rosa Luxemburg, Eduard Bernstein, Rudolf Hilferding, Paul Levi and Viktor Agartz to Willy Brandt, Peter von Oertzen and current generations. Among the portraits are also [...]

englischThis publication presents the results of a study on the integration of refugees into education, training and work in Berlin. The research is based on qualitative interviews with refugees and representa-tives of schools, companies, civil society projects and administrative bodies. The study [...]