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New book published: Talking Politics and Society Again: Reengaging with Fellow Citizens.
Talking Politics and Society Again: Reengaging with Fellow Citizens is the title of the new book of Hans Blokland. It will...
Indifference to refugees in Germany: observations and explanations
Since 2022, Social Science Works has published a large number of interviews with refugees in Germany. There were several motives for conducting these interviews...
Developing a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a progressively hostile and
As citizens increasingly lose trust in politics and society, it becomes more important than ever for state and civilian organizations...
Social media are useless for civic and political participation: experiences with a project in Germany
The political participation of young people in general and rural youth in particular is not optimal. Consequently, they are underrepresented...
Resisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and beyond
Democracies around the world seem to lose appeal for growing numbers of citizens. Partly explaining this trend, citizens seem less...
Politics is no Match for Business: Charles Lindblom, Elon Musk and the Privileged Position of
The interplay between Elon Musk and the social democratic government in Brandenburg, where Tesla recently opened a Giga factory, illustrates...
Our Europe for All – Civic engagement among young European citizens in Berlin and Brandenburg
Hans Blokland and Paola Perrin de Brichambaut Democratic institutions around the world seem to be losing appeal for an increasing...
Charles Lindblom on the Market, Elites, Inequality and our Inability to Think Clear
Charles Lindblom (1917 – 2017), one of the most important political scientists of the twentieth century, published in 2000 The Market...
Planning a future together: Could Eisenhüttenstadt use some deliberative democracy?
Political communities occasionally come to crossroads where fundamental, far-reaching decisions must be made. At such times, it can enhance the...
Loneliness, unhappiness, consumerism and its political consequences: observations and predictions of Robert E. Lane
Twenty years ago, the American political psychologist Robert E. Lane (1917 – 2017) published The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies (2000)...
Opportunists in Political Education for Democracy, Freedom and Respect: The Long Road of Democratization.
In 2020, Germany has been celebrating 30 years of German unification and 30 years of democracy, pluralism and respect in...
Deliberating Discrimination, Antisemitism, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia in Volatile Schools in Hamburg: Why was there a
In 2019 Social Science Works enjoyed a close cooperation with a district-school in Hamburg. We formed two groups of about 12 pupils each...