Die Zivilgesellschaft in Form von NGOs/NPOs, öffentliche Einrichtungen und private Unternehmen sind die am häufigsten beteiligten Akteure in sozialen Innovationen und bilden den inneren Kern, der diese initiiert und realisiert. Forschungs- und Bildungseinrichtungen (z.B. Hochschulen)...

Der Autor registriert, dass die Menge der verantwortungsbewusst denkenden Menschen in zunehmendem Maße fühlt, dass offenbar in der menschlichen Gesellschaft – weltweit wie auch in Deutschland – „vieles klemmt“, ohne schlüssige Änderungsvorschläge unterbreiten zu können, was...

The vulnerability index presented in this paper is a tool to measure the vulnerability of different city areas related to flooding. The index is applied to the boroughs of the City of Hamburg. The city faces three different kinds of flood risks: storm surges, inland flooding and heavy rainfall....

In den 1970er-Jahren begannen Soziologen und Politikwissenschaftler, einen analytischen Begriff von Komplexität zu entwickeln, indem sie aus der allgemeinen Systemtheorie und Kybernetik entnommene Konzepte in die Gesellschaftstheorie, Policy-Forschung und Politikberatung übertrugen....

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introductory overview -- The theoretical and metaphysical foundations of sciences -- Economics and psychology -- Evolutionary economics -- Neuroeconomics -- Happiness economics -- Institutional economics -- The capability approach -- Civil economy -- Conclusion --...

Framing the research -- Towards a post-growth society and economy -- Governing commons -- Methodological approach -- Urban spaces : green spaces, and observed socio-ecological transition -- Social innovation and urban spaces of civil society action -- Reappropriating urban green spaces and urban...

The earthquake -- Was there charity in imperial China? -- The pioneer : from socialism to social entrepreneurship -- The perfect Suzhi fairy tale -- Getting in bed with the state -- Environmental NGOs : foreign funding and Chinese connections -- Conclusion : after the earthquake

"Be creative! Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture. More than that, it has become an imperative....

This paper analyzes if and how the design of telecommunications regulatory institutions has influenced the evolution of Internet connectivity in approximately 100 countries between 2007 and 2014. While most advanced and developing countries have adopted policies and regulations intended to...

We show the existence of a twin peaks relation between trust and the size of the welfare state that stems from two opposing forces. Uncivic people support large welfare states because they expect to benefit from them without bearing their costs. But civic individuals support generous benefits...