Are dissociation from shared international institutions and the escalation of inter-state conflicts between involved states causally interrelated? Processes of dissociation – defined as the intentional distancing from the core rules and norms of international institutions – occur rather often and might even become a dominant feature of world politics as …
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukraine declared its independence together with other Soviet republics. More than 90 percent of the population confirmed the step towards a nation-state in a referendum on 1 December 1991. For many former Soviet citizens, both Russian and Ukrainian, the final collapse of the …
Justitia muss die Rechtswirklichkeit kennen, damit Gerichte, Staatsanwaltschaften und Soziale Dienste der Justiz ihre Arbeit bestens informiert erledigen können. In der Realität aber fehlen für viele Bereiche Daten, vieles liegt im Dunkelfeld. In diesem Text geben wir einige Beispiele. Justice must know the legal reality so that courts, public prosecutors’ …
The processes of collecting, analyzing, and reporting data that involves Children Born of War (CBOW) require the respect and protection of these children by observing the ethics of research with minors. Some of the ways to respect ethical principles in the case of CBOW include observing the basic needs of …
Interview: Dr. Philip Jost Janssen & Linna Umme GESIS Blog: Malte, you call epidemics the “most social of all diseases,” the “seismograph of the social,” why? Thießen: Because epidemics potentially affect everyone. Contagion makes pandemics and epidemics a problem for society as a whole and, even worse, during a pandemic, …
On February 11, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Last year, it was dedicated to all the female scientists who have been fighting at the frontline against the coronavirus . This topic is still highly relevant, as female scientists in all fields are …