Es waren ereignis- und krisenreiche Amtsjahre, in denen Angela Merkel von 2005 bis 2021 Bundeskanzlerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland war: die Finanz‑/Eurokrise, die „Flüchtlingskrise“, die Klimakrise und zuletzt die Corona-Pandemie. Zeiten der Krise gehen oft mit Wandel einher. Doch wie spiegelt sich dieser Wandel in den Einstellungen der deutschen Bevölkerung zu …
The provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene (also referred to as WASH) for all people is one of the most pressing issues in our world, and it is closely intertwined with other problems, such as social injustice and climate change. Globally, 4.2 billion people lack access to safe sanitation – …
Durch die Corona-Pandemie hat sich das alltägliche Leben der Menschen und besonders der Familien stark verändert. Die Pandemie hat deutliche Auswirkungen auf die Erwerbssituation durch Homeoffice-Regelungen oder veränderte Arbeitszeiten. Diese Veränderungen wirken sich stark auf die Arbeitsteilung in Familien bei der Hausarbeit und Kinderbetreuung aus. Einige erhöhen den Anteil des …
Have you ever wondered if a message you sent may be received as sexist? Did you ask yourself how could you have made it better? To take concrete steps towards understanding what, really, is sexist, a group of researchers curated a dataset of over 10.000 tweets to enable researchers to …
The standard definition of ‘family’ as a social unit living under one roof might be challenged in the context of international migration. Families are scattered across different countries or even continents. However, despite their physical distance from each other, they can maintain their family life and the feeling of connectedness …
Survey data are the most widely used type of data in the quantitative social sciences. They have been used to investigate a huge range of societally relevant topics. However, they also have specific limitations. An effective way of addressing those is linking survey data with other types of data, such …