The United Nations declared September 21st “International Day of Peace.” This year the specified topic is “Shaping Peace Together,” and it is concerned with the united fight against Covid-19. To look at what Germany does to fight this battle, we draw upon the data of a special survey on the …
International Literacy Day is celebrated annually worldwide on September 8th. The day was initiated in 1966 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to highlight the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies. In a world in which people increasingly communicate via voice messages on their …
Parents’ social background predicts their children’s educational achievement, thus reproducing social inequality between generations. This finding is internationally well-known and a constant cause for public and academic discussion. But which aspects of parental social background are relevant in this context? So far, research has identified parents’ education, occupation and income …
August 12th has been declared “International Youth Day” by the United Nations. This year, the focus is on youth engagement in today’s time. But what do young people fight for, and how do they do it? To answer these questions, we take a look at the data of the European …
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 …