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Sustainability policies are an important instrument in the effort to combat climate change, with considerable potential to transform urban spaces. Within the transport sector, one of the largest global contributors to CO₂ emissions alongside energy and industry, strategies such as the expansion of public transport, improving infrastructure for cycling and walking, and restricting private car use are essential to reduce emissions.

Unequal trajectories examines the role of the residential environment and of residential mobility in the integration of two cohorts of refugees in Germany: those who arrived around the year 2015, and Ukrainians who arrived after February 24th 2022. Using innovative analytical approaches and detailed data from various sources, the project investigate what kinds of neighborhoods different refugee groups settle in, and how these neighborhoods, and mobility between them, shape the social, economic and cultural integration of adults and the development of children. The project generates evidence necessary for the design of effective refugee accommodation policies. Unequal trajectories in funded by the Leibnizgesellschaft under the SAW competition program.

Project summary:  There is increasing research on the impact of the 24 hours/7 days economy on children’s health and wellbeing in the Global North countries. This research elucidates whether and how parents’ work hours (time) and work schedules (timing) affect children’s physical and mental health and educational outcomes. However, the research is sparse or nonexistant in the Global South.

In her doctoral project, Stefanie Oelker examines the political participation patterns of students in Germany, utilizing data from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). The project aims to explore the characteristics and competencies that influence students' political engagement while also analyzing potential civic inequalities within this seemingly privileged group.

This empirical study examines the influence of family form and family climate on children's educational success. To this end, the extensive NEPS data and the pairfam data are used to analyze different family constellations and their dynamics. The aim is to identify correlations between family characteristics and children's educational success. The results can provide important impetus for educational policy and support services for families.

The overall goal of the Horizon Europe funded collaborative project FORSEE is to develop a novel approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance that can effectively steer AI development towards more successful outcomes for society as a whole, based on a new evaluative framework for assessing AI applications. Expanding and contesting visions that define AI strictly in terms of technological and economic efficiency, the project aims to develop a nuanced and enriched notion of success that will guide future AI applications and policy efforts.

The ORA-funded project is a collaboration between the WZB Politics of Digitalisation Group (coordinator), the CNRS Centre Internet et Société (CIS) in Paris, France, and the Université de Montréal, Canada. The project considers that Digital Sovereignty (DS) claims, policies and practices are key expressions of shifting power relations in a world marked by digital interconnectedness and (geo)political tensions.

Social media platforms continue to be a central place for discussing political issues. Unlike in non-digital spaces, however, there are specific digital architectures and organizational processes that structure these discussions and thus also influence their contents. The project gets to the bottom of these structuring factors. From the theoretical perspective of the “deliberative systems approach”, it sheds light on the influence of these factors on democratic systems at the micro, meso and macro level. To this end, it draws on empirical findings from studies with very different subject areas and gains insights into the development of democratic quality under these influences.

As part of a Fairwork study, the project examines and evaluates working conditions on digital labour platforms, focusing in particular on how algorithmic management affects work and what forms of worker organisation are emerging in the platform economy.

In my doctoral project, I am investigating changes in young people's career aspirations since the year 2000. Firstly, I will explore trends in the occupations that young people aspire to in the 9th grade. Secondly, I will analyse whether youths' occupational aspirations are influenced by social and economic changes, such as the expansion of upper secondary schools or changes in occupational structure.