The United Nations declared July 30th as “International Day of Friendship.” So each year, we can celebrate the power of friendship to honor the ones who are closest to us. In this article, we look at what friendship means in Germany and what is important to Germans concerning their friends. …
Faced with far-reaching restrictions on civil liberties to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, political observers have pointed out the value of democratic rights and how democratic principles must be upheld even (or especially) in times of crisis. While there is broad consensus on the value of democracy, in the real …
Populist parties in government show high levels of resilience despite their policy failures. The inevitable reality check and the lack of success in implementing proposed policies does not seem to harm populist parties electorally. In our paper Populists in Government: Voter Defection and Party Resilience published in the Journal of …
After the shocking outbreak of COVID-19, societies are now reflecting on the pandemic’s impact on people’s lives and daily arrangements, wondering about how to deal with the economic crisis that is waiting just around the corner. In recent weeks, stimulated by the explosion of housework and care demands that households …
Forced displacement is a global issue and a defining feature of our time. How we respond to this humanitarian crisis will be a defining feature of global society for years to come. The important role that knowledge production and mobilization must play to inform the path forward should not be …
Every year on May 15th, we celebrate the International Day of Families to honor the importance of families all around the world. But what does “family” mean? Are there cross-country differences in the understanding of the term? We approach these questions by taking a closer look at the latest wave …