Wherever citizen participation is strong, there is less corruption. Benny Geys and Nicolas Grießhaber have reviewed this thesis, broadly present in research, within 20 European democracies. Their conclusion: It depends on the type of participation. more

In order to be hired as an apprentice, secondary school students must prove, above all, their social competence. An extensive opinion poll of almost 500 secondary school students in Lower Saxony shows this to be the case. According to the students, good grades in German and mathematics count far less than work ethics and a motivation to learn. more

The state of social and healthcare professions in Germany does not look good. In spite of a significant growth in personnel over the past years, the workload has increased immensely. In the new , WZB scholars Dietmar Dathe, Franziska Paul and Stefan Stuth analyze working conditions in social services. more

How are work/care arrangements supported through public policies of different welfare states? WZB researcher Agnes Blome investigates work/care policies in fifteen European welfare states during the last two decades in a comparative perspective. more