Die "Adipositas-Epidemie" gilt als eine der größten gesundheitspolitischen Herausforderungen der Gegenwart und zunehmend auch als politisches Problem. Die Studie untersucht den Prozess der Etablierung dieser, zwar nur temporären, aber dennoch wirkmächtigen Wahrheit über dicke Kö…
by Butler, Judith, Lorey, Isabell, Lorey, Isabell
fromFutures
"After years of the welfare state, the rise of technology, combined with neoliberal governmental apparatuses, has established a new society of the precarious. In this new way of the world, productivity is not just connected to labor in the traditional sense of work hours, but mo…
by Butler, Judith, Lorey, Isabell, Lorey, Isabell
fromFutures
"After years of the welfare state, the rise of technology, combined with neoliberal governmental apparatuses, has established a new society of the precarious. In this new way of the world, productivity is not just connected to labor in the traditional sense of work hours, but mo…
Silke van Dyk und Tine Haubner analysieren die Kehrseiten des Community-Kapitalismus, diskutieren seine Bedeutung angesichts neoliberaler Krisen und fragen nach solidarischen Alternativen. Nachbarschaftshilfe, Freiwillige Feuerwehr, Pflegepatenschaften, Tafeln, Flüchtlingshilfe …
Fragen zur Zukunft des Nationalstaats, des Rechtsstaats, des Sozialstaats und des demokratischen Staats bestimmen derzeit die öffentlichen Debatten. Während Kirche und Theologie in der Vergangenheit dem Staat oft zu unkritisch gegenüberstanden, hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnte…
Fragen zur Zukunft des Nationalstaats, des Rechtsstaats, des Sozialstaats und des demokratischen Staats bestimmen derzeit die öffentlichen Debatten. Während Kirche und Theologie in der Vergangenheit dem Staat oft zu unkritisch gegenüberstanden, hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnte…
"Published ten years after the first edition, this new handbook offers topical, and comprehensive information on the welfare systems of all twenty-eight EU member states and their recent reforms, giving the reader an invaluable introduction and basis for comparative welfare rese…
Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. But it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time. Futurists, radicals, libertarians, socialists, union represe…
A brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income--a stipend given to every citizen--and why it might be the answer for our age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology. Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your checkin…
Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. But it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time. Futurists, radicals, libertarians, socialists, union represe…
"Widely praised as an outstanding contribution to social welfare and feminist scholarship, Regulating the Lives of Women (1988, 1996), was one of the first books to apply a race and gender lens to U.S. welfare state history, offering a major corrective to earlier accounts. It su…
Denmark exemplifies the puzzle of socio-economic success in Scandinavia. Populations are thriving despite the world's highest levels of tax, generous social benefits and scarce natural resources. It would appear to be a land of paradise for free-riders and those who want 'money …
