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11.11.2021

Broad consensus: more ambitious climate policy needed from next German government

In poll of leading German environmental and economic institutions, Christian Flachsland and Sebastian Levi find wide agreement on climate policy measures.
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05.11.2021

Could national climate change institutions be a game-changer for climate policies?

In Science, Christian Flachsland and co-authors say such institutions are key to implementing climate targets.
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20.09.2021

Mujaheed Shaikh and co-researchers find links between inequity in arts engagement and mental health

Their paper, published in the journal Public Health finds inequities in the UK have worsened over a ten-year period.
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14.09.2021

Living standards shape public opinion on genetically modified food

In the journal Food Quality and Preference, Sebastian Levi uses machine learning to analyse attitudes toward GMOs.
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14.08.2021

Johanna Mair and co-researcher Thomas Gegenhuber on how to get Open Social Innovation right

Professor of Organization, Strategy and Leadership co-writes essay in Stanford Social Innovation Review, summarising lessons from German hackathons.
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29.07.2021

Hertie School’s ERCAS join World Values Survey team on Values in Crisis (VIC)

Pandemic made us moody, but more progressive, study finds.
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07.07.2021

Julian Wucherpfennig’s new research finds power sharing reduces civil conflict

In a forthcoming paper published by International Studies Quarterly, he examines executive power sharing in managing multiethnic civil conflicts.
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06.07.2021

How has family life changed in Europe in recent decades?

New book edited by Michaela Kreyenfeld and Norbert Schneider tracks latest developments in family sociology.
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23.06.2021

Are women leaders or those with science backgrounds better at tackling the pandemic?

Research by Joachim Wehner and Mark Hallerberg show such generalisations may be a red herring.
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21.06.2021

Washington Post: Julian Wucherpfennig and Sara Polo analyse the data on refugees and security

In the Monkey Cage blog, they show how refugees are more often victims, not perpetrators, of violence in host countries.
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21.06.2021

Generation Corona?

Klaus Hurrelmann’s new book asks how young people are disadvantaged by the pandemic.
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11.06.2021

Ariadne researchers quantify fiscal reform opportunities to tackle environmental and health issues

Project concludes that putting costs on pollution and unhealthy consumption enables major tax reform.