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Welfare State Futures: Our Children's Europe

Mau, Steffen, Prof. Dr. (Macro Sociology)

Duration of Project: 04/2015 - 10/2018

How will European welfare states develop in the future? Which expectations, ideas and aspirations do European citizens have in relation with public welfare provision and social security? In their view, what should be the main emphasis to ensure welfa ...

Welcoming Neighbourhoods – Conditions of Social Cohesion in Super-Diverse Communities

Hamann, Ulrike, Dr. (Georg Simmel Professorship in Comparative Studies on Diversity and Social Conflicts)

Duration of Project: 10/2017 - 03/2021

The research project “Welcoming Neighbourhoods – Conditions of Social Cohesion in Super-Diverse Communities” explores the conditions of social cohesion and conflicts in urban neighbourhoods in Germany: What forms of respectful conviviality are presen ...

Unequal Recognition? ‘Work’ and ‘Love’ in the Context of Life of Precarious Employees

Wimbauer, Christine, Prof. Dr. phil. (Sociology of Labour and Gender Studies)

Duration of Project: 03/2015 - 09/2017

Over the past several years, precarious work has become a topic of great importance in both scientific and public debates. The existent sociological research on precariousness has focused almost exclusively on individuals and paid work, without takin ...

Understanding the Information Seeking Behaviour and Digital Skills of Refugee Migrants during the Job Seeking Process

Trkulja, Violeta, Dr. (Knowledge Management)

Duration of Project: 03/2018 - 09/2018

The proposed study examines the information seeking behaviour of refugee migrants in Germany while pursuing a job, a training position, or following an educational path on the Internet. Competencies of refugees are positioned on the digital skill sca ...

RG 2265/1: Coordination Fund: Research Group Law – Gender – Collectivity: Processes of Standardization, Categorization and Generating Solidarity (SP 0)

Binder, Beate, Prof. Dr. (Gender Studies and European Ethnology)

Duration of Project: 04/2018 - 08/2021

PPP: Europeanisation of Living Conditions

Nowicka, Magdalena, Prof. Dr. (Head of Department / Secretary)

Duration of Project: 10/2016 - 12/2018

Throughout Europe, people's own migration history determines their socio-economic positioning. The positioning, but also the chances of advancement of migrants in Germany are worse than those of Germans without a migration background. Scholars see se ...

PP 1646/2: The Role of Immigrants’ First and Second Language Proficiency for Social Integration, Particularly in Education: Analyses of NEPS Data (NEPS-PP II)

Stanat, Petra, Prof. Dr. (Berlin Institut for empirical Integration and Migration Research)

Duration of Project: 03/2016 - 10/2021

With the proposed continuation of our interdisciplinary project, we aim at further clarifying the role of immigrants' first and second language proficiency and language use for their social integration, making use of the advanced analytical potential ...

Potentials of cooperation with African Initiated Churches for sustainable development

Gräb, Wilhelm, Prof. Dr. (Applied Theology Specializing in Cybernetics and Poimenics)

Duration of Project: 02/2017 - 02/2020

Overlapping Scientific Communities: Internal Structuration and Knowledge Diffusion in International Relations (IR)

Petras, Vivien, Prof. (Information Retrieval)

Duration of Project: 01/2017 - 12/2019

The aim of this project is to ascertain how the social structuration of multiple and overlapping International Relations (IR) communities affects the diffusion of knowledge within and among these communities. In particular, we want to analyze how the ...

National Integration Evaluation Mechanism. Measuring and improving integration of beneficiaries of international protection

Foroutan Mahin, Naika, Prof. Dr. (Integration Research and Social Policy)

Duration of Project: 04/2016 - 04/2016

Forschung und Policy-Netzwerk zu Integrationspolitik und Integration in Deutschland