Precarity and precarious work are widely debated concepts, though a lack of clarity remains about its definition, dimensions and application. Recognition appears to be an illuminating concept for a deeper understanding of ...

Germany is facing a contemporary mainstreaming of the far right, which has a long tradition of wanting “Turks out!” Turkish immigrants have been the main strangers in Germany following the guest-worker treaty signed in ...

In this paper, we explore an under-investigated question concerning the class of formal models that aim at providing normative guidance. We call such models normative models. In particular, we examine the question of how ...

On 7 May 2012, the Cologne regional court ruled that circumcising young boys was a form of previous bodily harm (körperverletzung). Although both Muslims and Jews circumcise infant boys as a religious practice, the Cologne ...

Retractions of journal articles exclude fraudulent or erroneous research from legitimate science and perform boundary work. Analyzing retractions from different disciplines and focusing on their apologetic aspects, we find ...

The division of parental leave among couples today is still unequal—even in countries with progressive leave schemes. Given the gendered nature of the workplace, we examine how organizational characteristics relate to ...

Due to the economic crisis, unemployment has become a major issue in many countries. Different paths are used in order to tackle the rising numbers and to conserve the financial sustainability of the system. Here, we can ...

Das Gutachten analysiert das Potenzial der African Initiated Churches (AICs) für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit am Beispiel der AICs in Südafrika. AICs sind die größten und am schnellsten wachsenden Religionsgemeinschaften ...

Zu Beginn der Arbeit von 1988/1989 (Auszug) gibt der Autor eine theoretische Darstellung des Gegenstands soziologischer Persönlichkeitsforschung. Auf dieser Grundlage werden danach eigene empirische Forschungsergebnisse ...

This study was carried out in collaboration of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the China Agriculture University, Beijing, and the Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve Bureau (NRWNNR) in Xishuanbanna Dai Autonomous ...