Aim of the project was a state-of-the-art report on the mechanisms of educational inequalities in the German school system. The report gives an overview in what we know about educational inequalities in terms of social origin, migration background and gender and identifies areas of future research.
Global challenges are said to be effectively tackled by knowledge-based societies. This turns science cooperation and their funding mechanisms into viable instruments for sustainable development. However, research shows that science cooperation does not always work out well, especially when structured by persistent North-South asymmetries. During the process of collaborative research projects such asymmetries can affect the agenda-setting, the financing mechanisms and the division of labour.
This two-day workshop will explore the history of the rights to health, well-being and subsistence from the eighteenth century to today from the perspective of governmentality and biopolitics.
Due to capacity constraints, we cannot accept further registrations.
The Berlin research consortium “Autonomy despite Multi-morbidity in Old Age” (¬ ama) conducts research aimed at improving the quality of life of older people. A central part of its work is to analyse resources for older people suffering from multiple illnesses, disabilities or impaired function to maintain their independence and cope with everyday life.
The interdisciplinary research project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the programme “Health in Old Age” and will initially run for three years (2008–2010).