Refugee women from the Near and Middle East face specific challenges when entering the Austrian labour market. Particularly gender-based factors, including care and reproductive work, exert pressure on these women and constitute major hurdles for successful entry into employment in Austria....

When searching for a new job, unemployed young people face several challenges. They need to know which jobs are suited for them, where to find them and how to apply. Furthermore, especially in times of weak labour markets, they need resilience against repeated rejections. Previous research has...

Israel is known for its positive approach to science and technologies, both on the level of public discourse and on the level of regulation. Traditionally, this is explained with Jewish believes not opposing to medical technologies which are highly controversial in other cultures. I argue that...

This paper traces a set of major trends and future scenarios in global structural change. It argues that across multiple domains of change, developing economies are facing novel constellations of lateness and prematurity in technological and economic development. The paper explores these novel...

The ballot paper in mixed systems allows voters a more nuanced electoral choice. However, the empirical evidence of how voters use this opportunity across countries is still scarce. Slightly different mixed systems – parallel, compensatory and majoritarian – have now been applied to several...