englischThis anthology is based on the interdisciplinary project ‘FindMyBike: legal and technological concepts for the transmission of time-based geodata on a criminological and administrative science basis’. In this project, technological concepts for the location of theft-prone objects were [...]

englischThis book gives insights into important factors that are shaping effective learning for sustainability and describes innovative teaching formats that will enable students to contribute to a more sustainable world in their future role as decision makers. Basic concepts in the context of [...]

englischThis publication presents the results of a study on the integration of refugees into education, training and work in Berlin. The research is based on qualitative interviews with refugees and representa-tives of schools, companies, civil society projects and administrative bodies. The study [...]

englischClaudia Gather, feminist, researcher, networker, mentor, professor and tireless political influencer, has left a lasting impression in recent decades through her work, thinking and actions, not only on the field of gender studies in terms of research, teaching and practice but also on those [...]

englischThis work examines electricity consumption in European households. It is the first to systematically examine the effects of specific instruments designed to influence electricity consumption on the goals of sustainable development from the perspective of sustainable economics.

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englischRecently, cultural and media theorists have intensively studied the effects of the digital revolution on various spheres of contemporary life. Yet, what is the result of scholars applying this perspective to the inner lives of universities themselves? This anthology, edited by Marianne Egger [...]

englischAlong with only a small handful of European industries, video game development typifies creative knowledge work under high-risk employment conditions. Data on the global video game market indicate that the industry is expanding worldwide and will only continue to gain in relevance for [...]

englischThe concern among some during the 1932/1933 elections that ‘Hitler means war’ was confirmed when military spending increased considerably under the National Socialist government. Systematic rearmament helped reduce unemployment, but except for the establishment of the Kraftdurch Freude [...]

englischOf late, media coverage of anxiety and insecurity proliferating among the German population has been considerable. However, the social sciences have only recently explored these tendencies more profoundly, e.g. with respect to fears about social decline among the middle classes or [...]

englischThis book provides information on fundamental developments in crises and uncertainties in modern societies, and highlights the importance of those involved in the field of security, such as the police, civil society groups, and those who offer assistance in disaster situations and in [...]