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WZB Discussion on the War in Ukraine

In an online event on 15 March, leading WZB researchers have shed light on the conflict and its implications from a social science perspective. Which factors led to the war and what role did Western countries play in it? What are the consequences for the world order? Which actions are needed now? You can find the video of the discussion at WZB live on Youtube.

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Parties and Political Style on Facebook

Benjamin Schürmann and Johann Gründl have studied 3,500 individual Facebook posts from leading German politicians and major political parties from during 2017 federal electoral campaign.

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Young men disadvantaged when applying to female jobs

It's not always women who lose out when looking for a job. Men experience disadvantages in hiring processes for female dominated occupations, a recent study finds.

 

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The Coronavirus Response in South Africa

In a post for the Orders Beyond Borders blog, Joseph Harris explores the factors that left South Africa so vulnerable to coronavirus.

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A Reality Check for Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

Exclusionary beliefs are less prevalent in German regions with a greater share of refugee influx, a new study by WZB research professor David Brady and colleagues using data from the 2009-2017 Socio-Economic Panel finds.

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BR50-Statement on Russia's attack on Ukraine

"Our thoughts and solidarity are with the people on the ground, especially those who are working for free science and cultural exchange in Ukraine and also in Russia" stated the four founding coordinators of Berlin Research 50 Jutta Allmendinger, Michael Hintermüller, Ulrich Panne and Thomas Sommer on Russia's attack on Ukraine. Click on the headline to read the full statement.

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Tips for researchers

Senior researchers from the Berlin School of Eonomics, among them WZB researchers, have compiled useful tips for young scientists.

Fairwork Germany Ratings 2021

For a second year, the Fairwork project has evaluated the working conditions of the most popular platforms in Germany offering ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, logistics, domestic and care services. Presenting the findings, the new report ‘Fairwork Germany Ratings 2021: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy’ ranks platforms against five principles of fair work, giving each company a score out of ten. Through analyzing 12 platforms, the report found that several companies continue failing to meet important standards of fair work.

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WZB Talks

The WZB Talks series showcases the cutting edge questions researchers at the WZB are working on. Which new insights has WZB research to offer and where is more work needed? Browse our selection of recorded events.

Migration and Diversity Conference

Call for Papers!

The Migration, Integration and Transnationalization Unit is issuing a call for its 8th Annual Conference titled "Does Culture Matter for Integration? Empirical Patterns and Regulation of Difference" held September 14 - 16, 2022.

Global migration flows have caused an increase in diversity in receiving societies. Cultural conflicts between immigrant minorities and receiving majorities have become one of the most controversial issues in the political discourse of our time.

Read the Call for Papers in full.

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When Wildfires Fan the Flames of Anti-Immigrant Discourse

An article by Gülay Türkmen on wildfires and conspiracy theories for the online edition of our WZB-Mitteilungen.

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The WZB Berlin Social Science Center investigates fundamental societal issues. Our focus is on education and work, markets and choice, migration, democracy and autocracy, international politics and law. At the WZB researchers from various disciplines work together – mainly from sociology, political science, economics, law and psychology.

 

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