Blogs by Author – Social Science Works

By Hans Blokland

The Loneliness of Germans and their Refugees

German bureaucracy in the integration of newcomers and how it can be reduced.

The failing integration of newcomers in Germany: can Artificial Intelligence hel...

Reform of the refugee shelter market: competition based on actual success indica...

New book published: Talking Politics and Society Again: Reengaging with Fellow C...

Indifference to refugees in Germany: observations and explanations

Developing a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in...

Social media are useless for civic and political participation: experiences with...

Resisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and bey...

Politics is no Match for Business: Charles Lindblom, Elon Musk and the Privilege...

Our Europe for All – Civic engagement among young European citizens in Ber...

Plattelandsjongeren, Politieke Participatie en Sociale Media: Ervaringen met een...

Charles Lindblom on the Market, Elites, Inequality and our Inability to Think Cl...

Planning a future together: Could Eisenhüttenstadt use some deliberative democra...

Loneliness, unhappiness, consumerism and its political consequences: observation...

Opportunists in Political Education for Democracy, Freedom and Respect: The Long...

Deliberating Discrimination, Antisemitism, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia in Volatil...

Was will eine Frau eigentlich? On discussing Gender Equality in Germany.

Angry, but not bad people on the Brandenburg countryside

Talking straight to youngsters in Hamburg

“People have to work!” A Deliberation at a Secondary School in Brandenburg

A Deliberative Workshop with Chechen

Deliberating Homosexuality: Empirical Observations and Analyses

The Rewards from Deliberation: Researching the Feedback of our Workshops

Countering Radicalization: What the Research on Deliberation and Radicalization...

Robert A. Dahl on Pluralism, Democracy and Deliberation

Challenging extreme claims for truth: How to deliberate the open, pluralist soci...

Charles Edward Lindblom, In Memoriam

How to deliberate fundamental values? Notes from Brandenburg on our approach.

Constructief praten met meer en minder gevestigde burgers over wereldbeschouwing...

How Postmodernism Advanced Populism: An Inside Story From The Netherlands

Deliberation Against Populism: Reconnecting Radicalizing Citizens In East German...

Taking people seriously: a new approach for countering populism and furthering i...

Rural Regeneration by Connecting Bigger Social Solutions

How To Debate Values In A Diverse Europe

Debating Values & Identity With Newcomers & European Natives

Do People Know What They Want? Social Scientific Responses

Lessons From Political Science On Participation & Democratization

What Do Education Scholars Know?

Are There Too Many PhDs?

Academic Conferences Should Be Outlawed

Economists Looking For God

By Sarah Coughlan

Alienation Online: An Analysis of Populist Facebook Pages In Brandenburg

Shy Tories & Virtue Signalling: How Labour Surged Online

The Limits Of Survey Data: What Questionnaires Can’t Tell Us

New Neighbors – Here, But Not Yet At Home

Recruiting Men To Civil Society Projects: Trials & Tribulations From The Fr...

How The EU Referendum Campaign Poisoned The UK’s Political Discourse

How NYE Turned German Political Debate Upside Down

For My Next Trick I Shall Eliminate Child Poverty

By Asaf Leshem

Vaccination Tourism – The Dangers of A New Niche

Berlin’s Evolving Relationships With Its Memorials

Yolocaust, Austerlitz & Uploading Holocaust: Dark Tourism Goes Public

British-European Tourism After Brexit: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The Social Dilemma Of Berlin’s Booming Tourism Industry

By Phillip Reissenweber

Contemptuous Encounters: How Internalised Beliefs about Work and Self-Esteem Cre...

Emotions and Political Deliberation

By Yusril Nurhidayat

The Rwandan Genocide: A Rwandan Perspective

Does the support of democratic values lead to higher degrees of individual socia...

By Oktay Tuncer

Branding of cities: to whom is the city advertized and what fundamental idea lie...

Long Read: Our Fellows Respond To Right Wing Populist Arguments

By Paola Perrin de Brichambaut

Our Europe for All – Civic engagement among young European citizens in Ber...

Towards inclusive urban policy-making: a cultural rights perspective

By Johannes Petry

Why Does Fieldwork Matter? Reflections On Immersion, The Everyday & Knowled...

Intellectual monocultures, black swans & the failure of economics: lessons...

By Anne Flake

Recruiting Participants for a Workshop on Gender Equality in Berlin: Lessons Lea...

By Sergiu Buscaneanu

Long Read: Our Fellows Respond To Right Wing Populist Arguments

What To Do Against Clientelism, Nepotism & Corruption?

By Martin Neise

Long Read: Our Fellows Respond To Right Wing Populist Arguments

The Center Does Not Hold: The Supply & Demand of the New Right’s Succ...

By Gabrielle Denman

All the lonely people – the epidemic of loneliness and its consequences

By Jeanne Lenders

The Crisis of Masculinities – A Brief Overview

By Florentin Münstermann

Im Bann der Religion – Islamismus und die demokratische Gesellschaft

By Christian Kipp

Keeping Social Science Relevant: Society Needs Clear Prose

By Dan Meehan

Equipping Civil Society for a Data-Driven Future