A5061553700- Sociology and Education Studies
- German legal, social, and political studies
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Economic and Social Issues
- Social Capital and Networks
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration
- Communism, Protests, Social Movements
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Sports Science and Education
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
- German Literature and Culture Studies
- Critical Theory and Philosophy
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Corporate Management and Leadership
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- European Politics and Security
- Social Power and Status Dynamics
Chemnitz University of Technology
2008-2023
Klinikum Chemnitz
2014
Constructor University
2012
In the 1980s, social and cultural perspectives become increasingly important in field of risk research. current empirical research on influence factors perception, theory (CT) Douglas Wildavsky ( Risk Culture: An Essay Selection Technological Environmental Dangers , Berkeley: California University Press, 1982) is most influential approach. 1990 Dake introduced a measurement instrument that used broadly quantitative studies risk. discussion Dake's work, two questions have emerged as...
Based on representative survey data, the present study examines potentials for sustainable development of a transnational civil society in French-German, Polish-German, and Czech-German border regions. The theoretical framework is social capital approach tradition Putnam. Transnational engagement seen as key element border-crossing society. For analysis, existing forms were classified according to their bridging bonding functions local activities are described. Furthermore, using multilevel...
Gender differences are found in most studies on right-wing extremism, but explanations for this phenomenon not clear. A number of authors take gender-specific the expression extremism as grounds arguing that such orientations measured adequately among women. The result is a major problem interpretation intergroup differences: Are real, or they caused by other influences biases? From methodological viewpoint, one could argue equivalence meaning. Our data taken from study youths conducted West...
Zusammenfassung Im vorliegenden Aufsatz wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob die im Mai 2004 vollzogene EU-Osterweiterung in Deutschland ethnozentrische Einstellungen aktivieren könnte. Es davon ausgegangen, dass mit diesem Schritt ausgelöste beschleunigte soziale Wandel auf Individualebene zu Bedrohungsgefühlen führt. Die Existenz wahrgenommener Bedrohungen ist entsprechend neuerer Studien aus dem Bereich Vorurteilsforschung ein starker Prädiktor für Genese von diskriminierenden Einstellungen....
Zusammenfassung Der Fall der Mauer wurde von den Deutschen in Ost und West euphorisch gefeiert. Aber sehr bald kam „die Wende zum Realismus“. Die Probleme Schwierigkeiten des Prozesses Vereinigung offenbaren Distanzen Unterschiede zwischen beiden Gruppen. In dieser Arbeit wird die Bedeutung Kontakten unter Bedingung unterschiedlicher Gruppenzugehörigkeiten im Hinblick auf Veränderung Vorurteilen am Beispiel persönlichen Beziehungen Ost- Westdeutschen untersucht. Theoretische Basis ist...
Oftmals wird der Familie zentrale Bedeutung bei Vermittlung politischer Einstellungen zugesprochen, dabei im Rahmen unterschiedlicher Transmissions-Modelle entweder die Kindheit oder Adoleszenz als entscheidende Phase gesehen. Zudem werden direkte und indirekte Transmissionsmodelle unterschieden. Daneben gibt es Modelle, weniger familiale Instanzen in den Blick nehmen, sondern allgemeine gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen fur Ausbildung bestimmter Orientierungen verantwortlich machen....
ABSTRACT The paper reports a representative study of inhabitants (age > 13) the common border regions Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic. Based on Stephan Stephan's integrated threat theory three hypotheses are tested, namely that (1) experience due to EU enlargement leads higher prevalence nationalist attitudes, (2) positive intercultural attitudes lower impact enlargement-related nationalism, (3) nationalism will be most pronounced in region where status differences repercussions historic...
The hypothesis that education in Eastern Europe has produced higher proportions of authoritarian personalities is tested for adolescent samples from East Germany comparison to West and the United States.
The present study uses E uropean U nion ( EU ) enlargement as the treatment in a “natural” quasi experiment to analyze relationship of threat appraisal and authoritarianism. Theoretically it is based on discussion about role contextual variables genesis Two contradictory perspectives are explicated: trait model situationist model. To test competing causal hypotheses panel data collected before after eastern perceived threat, authoritarian attitudes, xenophobia among inhabitants G erman...