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
The new Erasmus+ project of Social Science Works is in full swing!
In the past weeks we have already talked to more than 150 young people about the European Union, its future and what it means to be a European citizen. We make use of
SSW exchanged experiences and knowledge in the EU project “Building Inclusive Socie
Last week SSW visited Belgrade to exchange information, experiences and knowledge regarding the integration of refugees, psychological assistance to people in distress, and social and psychological research. The event was hosted by Psychosocial
Sahba Salehi has started her internship at Social Science Works
Sahba Salehi is a master student of International Humanitarian Action (NOHA) at the University of Groningen. She has previously studied International Development at the University of Edinburgh and has an undergraduate degree in
Actress and theater pedagogue Marie-Luise Arriens joins Social Science Works
Marie-Luise Arriens, born in Dresden, studied acting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz/Austria after graduating from high school. In 2003 she came to Potsdam for her first engagement at
Tell me who you are: Empowering refugee woman will continue
In August we will start a second round of our workshop series Empowerment through Deliberation and Theater at the Oskar community center in Potsdam Drewitz. This time we would like to bring refugee
Charles Lindblom on the Market, Elites, Inequality and our Inability to Think Clear
Charles Lindblom (1917 – 2017), one of the most important political scientists of the twentieth century, published in 2000 The Market System : What it is, how it works, and what to make
Planning a future together: Could Eisenhüttenstadt use some deliberative democracy?
Political communities occasionally come to crossroads where fundamental, far-reaching decisions must be made. At such times, it can enhance the democratic and substantive quality of decision-making if significant numbers of citizens are invited
Social Science Works is participating in the Erasmus+ KA2 project ”Building Inclusi
Social Science Works is participating in the Erasmus+ KA2 project ”Building Inclusive Societies” (2020-3-PT02-KA205-007427). Project holder is Agora Aveiro, based in Portugal and specialized in citizens empowerment. Other partners are Psychosocial Innovation Network
Loneliness, unhappiness, consumerism and its political consequences: observations and
Twenty years ago, the American political psychologist Robert E. Lane (1917 – 2017) published The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies (2000). In it, he showed that Westerners (and Americans in particular) were