Afra, Iraq
I arrived in Germany on July 1, 2019. My husband worked in the military police in Baghdad. Opponents of the government burned down our house killing one of my sons. Since then, I
Politics is no Match for Business: Charles Lindblom, Elon Musk and the Privileged Pos
The interplay between Elon Musk and the social democratic government in Brandenburg, where Tesla recently opened a Giga factory, illustrates what Charles Lindblom termed in 1977 the privileged position of business. To make
Fidvi, Pakistan
Eight years I have been in Germany, and three years in the accommodation here. Before that I was first in Eisenhüttenstadt and then for many years in another town in Teltow-Fläming. I was
Akilah, Palestine.
I am 33 years old and have been living in Germany for more than 6 years now. I live with my husband, my 6-year-old daughter, and my 10-year-old son in a transitional refugee
Social Science Works welcomes two new interns: Laila Keeling and Anjali Zyla
Laila Keeling and Anjali Zyla have joined our team and will mainly participate in our research and policy project in Teltow-Fläming until summer 2022. The aim is, among others, to conduct a large
Project “New ways for working with refugees in Teltow-Fläming” has start
Supported by the district administration of Teltow-Fläming (Brandenburg), we have started a year-long project aimed at strengthening the coordination and cooperation of stakeholders working on the integration of refugees. We already went through
Erasmus+ Project Our Europe for All concluded in Berlin
Last Friday 19 November, Social Science Works concluded the project “OUR EUROPE FOR ALL – Youth discuss Europe amongst each other and with EU parliamentarians”, made possible by the Erasmus+ programme of the
Plattelandsjongeren, Politieke Participatie en Sociale Media: Ervaringen met een Proj
De politieke participatie van jongeren in het algemeen en die van jongeren op het platteland in het bijzonder is niet optimaal. De betrokkenen zijn dan ook ondergerepresenteerd in de politiek, hetgeen weer gevolgen
Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung reports on deliberations in Rangsdorf on the situation
Lisa Neugebauer. Rangsdorf sucht Antworten: Wie gelingt die Integration von Geflüchteten? Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, 29 Oktober 2021. In Rangsdorf diskutieren Engagierte darüber, wie sie die Situation für Geflüchtete verbessern können – und stoßen
Hacı Çevik new fellow of Social Science Works
We welcome a new fellow at Social Science Works: Hacı Çevik. Hacı Çevik is currently working on his PhD at the Department of Sociology of the University of Potsdam. He explores the construction