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How migrants made their way: The role of pioneering migrants and solidarity networks of the Wakhi of Gojal (Northern Pakistan) in shaping the dynamics of rural-urban migration
(2013-07)
In this working paper, I investigate the role which solidarity networks based on different types of shared identities, perceived relatedness and kinship affiliations played for enabling, shaping, facilitating and intensifying ...
Youth aspirations, perceptions of farming, and migration decisions in rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Further empirical evidence from Ethiopia
(2020-05)
The study discusses the aspirations and preferences of youth in rural sub-Saharan Africa using a large-scale SMS-based survey data and complements it with an investigation on the causal effects of adolescent aspirations ...
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 ...
Role of Farmers’ Organizations in Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Overview of Continental, Regional, and Selected National Level Organizations
(2021-02)
This study analyzes the critical role played by farmers’ organizations (FOs) in transforming agriculture
in Africa. Specifically, it provides an overview of the state of continental and regional FOs in Africa. It
also ...
A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems: Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit, May 11th 2021
(2021-05-11)
Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in food systems can result in greater food security and better nutrition, and in more just, resilient, and sustainable food systems for all. This paper uses a scoping review ...