Vertrauensleute sind das Gesicht der Gewerkschaft im Betrieb und Ansprechpartner für ihre Kolleg*innen vor Ort. Eine zeitgemäße Vertrauensleutearbeit greift die vielfältigen Anliegen der Beschäftigten auf und beteiligt sie kreativ an gewerkschaftlichen Aktionen. Die Autoren zeigen anhand...

This article describes long-term changes in gender differences in voting behavior in Germany, using a globally unique data source: information from real ballots. Compared with self-reports in available surveys, actual votes counted by gender and age groups have three advantages: neither...

"Sociology and classical liberalism need to engage each other. This book brings those two viewpoints into conversation and provides a number of voices showing how that dialogue brings new perspectives on classical topics in both traditions."

"It seems clear that many formerly stable societies in wealthy developed countries appear to be falling into an apparent state of 'permacrisis' accompanied by an increasingly angry and irrational social and political culture that is undermining the peace and stability of our societies and...

Welche Bedeutung hatte die Zivilgesellschaft für die Entwicklung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland? Wie hat sie sich gewandelt und vor welchen Herausforderungen steht sie? Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis nehmen zivilgesellschaftliche Schlüsselakteure wie...

Marcel Mauss schrieb 1923 in seinem Essay Die Gabe, er habe in den Motiven des Gabentauschs »einen der Felsen gefunden, auf denen unsere Gesellschaften ruhen«. Bis heute wirft diese These Fragen auf: Wie stiftet die Gabe Solidarität, Anerkennung und Vertrauen in vormodernen Gesellschaften?...

In this article, we ask whether the presence of populist parties influences the negative effect of income inequality on voter turnout. A number of studies have shown that voter turnout is lower in unequal countries. In particular, citizens with fewer resources abstain at higher rates. Since...

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Vorwort -- 1. Einleitung -- 2.1 Wissensbestände in der (deutschen) Debatte -- 2.2 Konzept der Studie -- Einleitung -- 3.1 Fallauswahl und Datenerhebung -- 3.2 Erhebungsinstrumente -- 3.3 Datenanalyse -- 3.4 Forschungssample -- Einleitung -- 4.1 Der Fall Hubel –...

Information operations are considered a central element of modern warfare, yet there remains little, if any, systematic evidence of their effectiveness. Using a geographic quasi-experiment conducted during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, we demonstrate that civilians exposed to the...

Introduction: Liquid borders. Migrancy as resistance / Mabel Moraña -- Proliferating borders in the battlefield of migration. Rethinking freedom of movement / Sandro Mezzadra -- Fugitives of the impossible life : transborders, migrations and displacements / José Manuel Valenzuela Arce -- The...

Argues that democratic politics is improper in enacting equality against property and propriety This book systematically introduces the idea of an improper politics, and characterises democratic politics as improper in a challenge to the proper bounds of reason, accepted behaviours and the...

"Advocated (and attacked) by commentators across the political spectrum, paying every citizen a basic income regardless of their circumstances sounds utopian. However, as our economies are transformed and welfare states feel the strain, it has become a hotly debated issue. In this compelling...

"This paper provides a review of theoretical and empirical research on the concept of policy styles as well as a discussion on the merits of its integration in impact analysis of labour market policies. We argue for focusing on administrative organizations' heterogeneity in the implementation...

Neoliberal symptoms -- Neoliberal symptoms : the impasse between economics and politics in contemporary political theory -- Neoliberalism and normative ambivalence : third-generation critical theory and the fetish of intersubjectivity -- The critique of reification -- Alienation and...

Biodiversität stellt die Grundlage allen Lebens dar. Häufig wird Biodiversitätsschutz jedoch noch mit Schutzgebietsschaffung und -management assoziiert. Es stellt sich jedoch die Frage, welche Politikbereiche Teil einer tatsächlich umfassenden und effektiven Biodiversitätspolitik sein...