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Charles Edward Lindblom, In Memoriam
On January 30, 2018, Charles Lindblom died at the age of 100. His ideas on, among others, policy making processes,
How to deliberate fundamental values? Notes from Brandenburg on our approach.
People hardly ever change their mind. The more they feel forced to justify themselves, the more they feel questioned, criticized,
Equipping Civil Society for a Data-Driven Future
Civil society organisations in Germany need to be directly empowered to use data, in order to maintain their scope for
Branding of cities: to whom is the city advertized and what fundamental idea lies behind it?
“Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief”, is one of the
Constructief praten met meer en minder gevestigde burgers over wereldbeschouwingen
Sinds 2016 organiseert Social Science Works (SSW) in Duitsland reeksen van deliberative workshops met vluchtelingen, met rechts-radicale populisten, en met
How Postmodernism Advanced Populism: An Inside Story From The Netherlands
There are many factors that explain the upheaval of populism. Postmodernism is one of them. In the Netherlands, certainly the
Why Does Fieldwork Matter? Reflections On Immersion, The Everyday & Knowledge Creation In Hong Kong
“If the RMB depreciates, Southbound trading goes through the roof!” A conversation overheard in Central Ideas about the borderless world
Long Read: Our Fellows Respond To Right Wing Populist Arguments
This year, Social Science Works has been working on the project 'Deliberation Against Populism' in which we have contacted citizens
Why Does Fieldwork Matter? Reflections On Immersion, The Everyday & Knowledge Creation In Hong Kong
“If the RMB depreciates, Southbound trading goes through the roof!” A conversation overheard in Central   Ideas about the borderless
Alienation Online: An Analysis of Populist Facebook Pages In Brandenburg
This year, as part of the Social Science Works project ‘Deliberation gegen Populismus[1]’ we have been monitoring right-wing populist Facebook