While there is little doubt that innovations drive economic growth, their effects on well-being are less clear. One reason for this are ambivalent effects of innovations on well-being that result from pecuniary and technological externalities of innovations, argued to be inevitably. Another...

Objective: The aim of the present manuscript is to address Tocqueville's hypothesis that voluntary associations and volunteering are breeding grounds for democratic virtues and skills and thus enhance political participation. Methods: Data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) data set...

In diesem Discussion-paper wird das Forschungsprogramm der Abteilung „Transnationale Konflikte und internationale Institutionen“ (TKI) vorgestellt. Das Forschungsprogramm richtet den Blick auf eine Entwicklungsdynamik, die durch die Errichtung der internationalen Institutionen nach dem...

MINT- und Care-Berufe gelten als typisch männlich bzw. weiblich. Digitalisierung und demografischer Wandel bedingen jedoch eine radikale Veränderung von Berufsprofilen aufgrund neuer Tätigkeitserfordernisse sowie auch digitaler Transformationen in MINT- und Care-Berufen, die mit einer...

Over the past two decades, the United Nations Security Council has responded more strongly to some humanitarian crises than to others. This variation in Security Council action raises the important question of what factors motivate United Nations intervention. This article offers a...

International organizations (IOs) are perceived as increasingly important, yet also severely challenged actors in world politics. How authoritative are IOs, how do they exercise authority, and how has their authority evolved over time? The International Authority Database (IAD) offers a novel...