Comparative public policy is a blooming research area. It also suffers from some curious blind spots. In this paper we discuss four of these: (1) the obsession with covariance, which means that important phenomena are ignored; (2) the lack of agency, which leads to underwhelming explanatory...

The application of mixed methods in researching digitalisation and rural development has numerous benefits in terms of the integration of various data sources. In this paper, we present a novel, mixed methods approach that combines digital and analogue methods. We investigate multilocal work...

The application of mixed methods in researching digitalisation and rural development has numerous benefits in terms of the integration of various data sources. In this paper, we present a novel, mixed methods approach that combines digital and analogue methods. We investigate multilocal work...

With the broader availability of panel data, fixed effects (FE) regression models are becoming increasingly important in sociology. However, in some studies the potential pitfalls of these models may be ignored, and common critiques of FE models may not always be applicable in comparison to...

Der Lionsclub Düsseldorf-Hösel hat sich an dem Erwerb der ellipsenförmigen Skulptur der Düsseldorfer Kunstprofessorin Katharina Grosse beteiligt. Dieses farbige Kunstwerk misst 11 x 8 Meter (H x B) und ist am 17. September 2014 in einer Feierstunde der Öffentlichkeit übergeben worden. Es...