Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Interviews with refugees Social Criticism By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Indifference to refugees in Germany: observations and explanationsIndifference to refugees in Germany: observations and explanations Posted onJanuary 25, 2024January 25, 2024 By Hans BloklandSince 2022, Social Science Works has published a large number of interviews with refugees in Germany. There were several motives … Continue ReadingIndifference to refugees in Germany: observations and explanations
Categoriesby Hans Blokland Populism Populism Research Social Criticism By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Developing a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a progressively hostile and indifferent environment: Experiences and observations of a social science trying to work in the eastern part of GermanyDeveloping a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a progressively hostile and indifferent environment: Experiences and observations of a social science trying to work in the eastern part of Germany Posted onDecember 20, 2023December 20, 2023 By Hans BloklandAs citizens increasingly lose trust in politics and society, it becomes more important than ever for state and civilian organizations … Continue ReadingDeveloping a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a progressively hostile and indifferent environment: Experiences and observations of a social science trying to work in the eastern part of Germany
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Project reports Social Criticism By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Social media are useless for civic and political participation: experiences with a project in GermanySocial media are useless for civic and political participation: experiences with a project in Germany Posted onSeptember 29, 2023September 29, 2023 By Hans BloklandThe political participation of young people in general and rural youth in particular is not optimal. Consequently, they are underrepresented … Continue ReadingSocial media are useless for civic and political participation: experiences with a project in Germany
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Democratic Theory By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Resisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and beyondResisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and beyond Posted onMay 11, 2023March 15, 2024 By Hans BloklandDemocracies around the world seem to lose appeal for growing numbers of citizens. Partly explaining this trend, citizens seem less … Continue ReadingResisting democratic decline: deliberation and some lessons from Germany and beyond
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Democratic Theory By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Politics is no Match for Business: Charles Lindblom, Elon Musk and the Privileged Position of BusinessPolitics is no Match for Business: Charles Lindblom, Elon Musk and the Privileged Position of Business Posted onApril 13, 2022September 17, 2023 By Hans BloklandThe interplay between Elon Musk and the social democratic government in Brandenburg, where Tesla recently opened a Giga factory, illustrates … Continue ReadingPolitics is no Match for Business: Charles Lindblom, Elon Musk and the Privileged Position of Business
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Paola Perrin de Brichambaut Project reports By Hans Blokland & Paola Perrin de BrichambautLeave a comment on Our Europe for All – Civic engagement among young European citizens in Berlin and BrandenburgOur Europe for All – Civic engagement among young European citizens in Berlin and Brandenburg Posted onFebruary 6, 2022September 17, 2023 By Hans Blokland & Paola Perrin de BrichambautDemocratic institutions around the world seem to be losing appeal for an increasing number of citizens. Many of the debates … Continue ReadingOur Europe for All – Civic engagement among young European citizens in Berlin and Brandenburg
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Project reports By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Plattelandsjongeren, Politieke Participatie en Sociale Media: Ervaringen met een Project in Duitsland.Plattelandsjongeren, Politieke Participatie en Sociale Media: Ervaringen met een Project in Duitsland. Posted onNovember 23, 2021September 17, 2023 By Hans BloklandDe politieke participatie van jongeren in het algemeen en die van jongeren op het platteland in het bijzonder is niet … Continue ReadingPlattelandsjongeren, Politieke Participatie en Sociale Media: Ervaringen met een Project in Duitsland.
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Democratic Theory Social Criticism By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Charles Lindblom on the Market, Elites, Inequality and our Inability to Think ClearCharles Lindblom on the Market, Elites, Inequality and our Inability to Think Clear Posted onJune 22, 2021September 18, 2023 By Hans BloklandCharles Lindblom (1917 – 2017), one of the most important political scientists of the twentieth century, published in 2000 The … Continue ReadingCharles Lindblom on the Market, Elites, Inequality and our Inability to Think Clear
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Democratic Theory Urban Sociology and Tourism By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Planning a future together: Could Eisenhüttenstadt use some deliberative democracy?Planning a future together: Could Eisenhüttenstadt use some deliberative democracy? Posted onJune 1, 2021September 18, 2023 By Hans BloklandPolitical communities occasionally come to crossroads where fundamental, far-reaching decisions must be made. At such times, it can enhance the … Continue ReadingPlanning a future together: Could Eisenhüttenstadt use some deliberative democracy?
Categoriesby Hans Blokland by Hans Blokland Democratic Theory Social Criticism By Hans BloklandLeave a comment on Loneliness, unhappiness, consumerism and its political consequences: observations and predictions of Robert E. LaneLoneliness, unhappiness, consumerism and its political consequences: observations and predictions of Robert E. Lane Posted onApril 3, 2021September 18, 2023 By Hans BloklandTwenty years ago, the American political psychologist Robert E. Lane (1917 – 2017) published The Loss of Happiness in Market … Continue ReadingLoneliness, unhappiness, consumerism and its political consequences: observations and predictions of Robert E. Lane
