[EN]Edition Sigma

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

englischIn which ways do knowledge production and economic value creation interact in natural product chemistry as various kinds of data and compounds are generated, analysed and circulated? And is there something new about those services offered by specialised actors? Based on an ethnographic case [...]

englischThe society and economy of Vietnam are still characterised by a process of rapid transformation. There is high economic and political pressure on the actors of this country, which comes not only from internal developments but also from foreign countries. This book takes stock of the rapid [...]

Nur in durchschnittlich einem von zehn ‚betriebsratsfähigen’ Betrieben (mit mindestens fünf Beschäftigten) existiert tatsächlich ein Betriebsrat (BR). Warum in den anderen neun kein BR gegründet wird, ist also höchst erklärungsbedürftig, doch die Forschung über BR-Gründungen ist – anders als jene [...]

Arbeitslosigkeit und Geringverdienst sind oft mit Armut verbunden. Von diesen sozialen Risiken sind auch viele Familien betroffen, insbesondere Alleinerziehende. Doch ist das Ausmaß von Erwerbs- und Armutsrisiken für Familien nicht in allen Wohlfahrtsstaaten gleich – verschiedene Politikprofile [...]

englischWhere is our consumer society headed? How have the attitudes and behaviour of consumers changed? Are we witnessing a shift from mass industrial consumption towards individual digital consumption? This book documents the third annual conference of the Netzwerk Verbraucherforschung (Consumer [...]

englischThis special edition of ‘WSI-Mitteilungen’, the academic journal of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), focuses on the state of labour relations in Germany. The system of German industrial relations aroused lively interest following the corporatist crisis management of [...]

englischOf late, media coverage of anxiety and insecurity proliferating among the German population has been considerable. However, the social sciences have only recently explored these tendencies more profoundly, e.g. with respect to fears about social decline among the middle classes or [...]

englischPension policies are a major topic of political debate, whose discussions concentrate on both the instruments and general objectives of the system of pension provision. This volume includes research on different problems and reform alternatives in this respect, focusing especially on state [...]

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 [...]

„Responsible Research and Innovation“ (RRI) ist zu einem wichtigen Schlagwort der EU-Forschungspolitik geworden. Das Ziel: Technische Innovationen sollen sich an ethischen und gesellschaftlichen Erfordernissen orientieren und nicht allein durch kommerzielle Interessen bestimmt sein. RRI verlangt [...]