englischIn the academic literature communication is repeatedly described as a success factor for change management processes. However, the question how communication works best and should be designed in the phases of change usually remains unanswered.

Along the phases "unfreeze", "move" and "freeze" [...]

englischDue to demographic change, the number of elderly people with degenerative diseases is increasing. As a result, slow, non-acute dying has to be treated and accompanied more and more frequently in hospitals. This results in an interface between intensive care medicine and palliative medicine, [...]

englischLiberalisation, the shortage of skilled workers and the economisation of the care landscape pose major challenges for care facilities. In Germany, charities still have a dominant market position. However, this could change in the future due to the "Nursing Home-Industry Complex". Eibe [...]

englischThis study explores the question of why Euroscepticism is surprisingly widespread in Austria. With the help of theories of nationalism, an analytical framework is developed that can be used to explain the significance of specific constructions of national identity for acceptance of the EU. [...]

englischThe Ruhr region is undergoing constant economic structural change. This study sheds light on the political attitudes and perceptions of the people in the Ruhr region and explores the question of whether so-called ‘disconnected regions’ are particularly susceptible to sociopolitical apathy [...]