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Thursday, 22 October 2015

Repugnant Markets and Forbidden Transactions

WZB Distinguished Lecture in Social Sciences by Alvin E. Roth

Why is it forbidden to sell and buy organs? Why is the exchange of kidneys that leads to many successful transplants allowed in some countries such as the US, but not in others like Germany? Which markets or transactions we allow, affects the choices that people have, and how they may pursue their goals. Kidney exchange would seem needlessly complex if we instead allowed kidneys to be bought and sold; but this is illegal everywhere except in the Islamic Republic of Iran. There are many other transactions that are repugnant or forbidden, and this differs between countries.

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Start: 5:00 pm

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Judith Stein

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Markus Gottwald

Research Fellow of the completed Emmy Noether Junior Research Group

'Love', Work, Recognition

Research topics

Labor and Labor Market

Naturalization of Immigrants: Obstacles and Opportunities in German Municipalities

Theoretical background and objectives

In this project we examine the obstacles and opportunities immigrants may face when seeking naturalization with an empirical focus on German municipalities.

Naturalization can be a deeply personal moment for many migrants, fostering national identification and attachment. There is also evidence that naturalization improves integration outcomes in the political realm. Though non-citizens have access to many of the same rights as do citizens, citizenship continues to signify full membership in a political community. Yet, even though more and more immigrants in Europe are eligible for citizenship, they might not apply because the bureaucratic hurdles can appear daunting, and state authorities may seem inaccessible.

Project Management

Prof. Ruth Katharina Ditlmann, Ph.D.

Research fields

Migration, Integration, and Intercultural Conflicts

Duration

2015-

Funding

University Center for Human Values and The Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice at Princeton University

„Es gibt keine Alternativen zu Europa“

26 August 2015

Interview mit Michael Zürn

Eine echte Alternative zu Europa haben die Europakritiker auch nicht, sagt Michael Zürn, Direktor der WZB-Abteilung Global Governance, in einem Interview mit der Deutschen Welle. Die Rechtspopulisten lehnten alles Offene und Internationale ab – ohne eigene politische Konzepte. Europakritische Stimmen seien gleichzeitig aber auch eine normale Begleiterscheinung für eine Institution, die immer größer und mächtiger werde.

Ronja Kniep

Visiting Researcher of the Research Group

Globalization, Work, and Production

Alper Yağcı

Former Visiting Researcher of the Research Department

Global Governance