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CSR public policies in India´s democracy: ambiguities in the political regulation of corporate conduct
(2017-03)
The rise of public policies in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) suggests
a reassertion of state power over a phenomenon initially designed to weaken public
authorities. But depending on policy objectives ...
The making of the 'Geisteswissenschaften': a case of boundary work?
(2017-06)
The paper is concerned with the making of the German humanities. To address this
topic, the boundary work approach is applied to the late 19th century, a historical
episode that has been crucial for the formation of an ...
Following the problems: das Programm der Nachwuchsforschergruppe "Entdeckung, Erforschung und Bearbeitung gesellschaftlicher Großprobleme"
(2015-09)
Das Verhältnis der Wissenschaft zu ihrer gesellschaftlichen Umwelt beschäftigt nicht
nur die Wissenschaftssoziologie seit geraumer Zeit. Während sich die öffentliche Debatte
um das Bild einer im Elfenbeinturm isolierten ...
Politische Demokratie und die funktionale Differenzierung der Gesellschaft
(2016-03)
Der Text untersucht die Entstehung und Durchsetzung von Demokratie aus den politischsozialen Ordnungen heraus, die das spätmittelalterliche und frühneuzeitliche Europa
bestimmt hatten. Er skizziert diese Ordnungen am ...
Markets, order and noise: two contributions to a comprehensive understanding of modern markets
(2016-09)
Markets are a central feature of modern society. As such, it comes as no surprise that
they constitute a popular subject of research in (economic) sociology, where they are
observed from various analytical perspectives ...
The logic of the Soviet organisational society: political control, the Soviet village, and world society
(2016-05)
The paper describes and discusses the variant of societal differentiation that evolved under the Soviet regime. My argumentation starts with the assumption of Socialism as a program with a universal, function system-exceeding ...
Stiftungen und der Faktor Partizipation
(2022-08)
Eine kaum noch zu überblickende Anzahl an Stiftungen engagiert sich in hohem Maße in diversen Gesellschafftsbereichen. Dennoch beschäfftigt sich die Forschung kaum oder nur in begrenztem Umfang mit ihnen. Wie es Stiftungen ...
Transformative foundations: elements of a sociological theory of organized philanthropic giving
(2021-07)
Within the last two decades, philanthropic foundations have grown in number and wealth. Moreover, an increasing number of them have adopted transformative agendas. These shifts have been investigated in case studies, ...
Adapting to an American world: the asymmetrical coupling of American and Chinese education
(2021-10)
The extensive study-abroad consulting industry that prepares Chinese students for American schools exemplifies, and is conditioned by, the asymmetry in Sino-American educational connectivity. Mobility from China to the ...
Plattformsoziologie
(2021-08)
Numerous contributions, especially in the field of Platform Studies, show the growing societal relevance of digital platforms and their role in the digital transformation of society. Meanwhile, sociological descriptions ...