TY  - GEN
A1  - Thonig, Richard
A1  - Del Rio, Pablo
A1  - Kiefer, Christoph
A1  - Lazaro Touza, Lara
A1  - Escribano, Gonzalo
A1  - Lechon, Yolanda
A1  - Spaeth, Leonhard
A1  - Wolf, Ingo
A1  - Lilliestam, Johan
T1  - Does ideology influence the ambition level of climate and renewable energy policy?
BT  - Insights from four European countries
T2  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - We investigate whether political ideology has an observable effect on decarbonization ambition, renewable power aims, and preferences for power system balancing technologies in four European countries. Based on the Energy Logics framework, we identify ideologically different transition strategies (state-centered, market-centered, grassroots-centered) contained in government policies and opposition party programs valid in 2019. We compare these policies and programs with citizen poll data. We find that ideology has a small effect: governments and political parties across the spectrum have similar, and relatively ambitious, decarbonization and renewables targets. This mirrors citizens' strong support for ambitious action regardless of their ideological self-description. However, whereas political positions on phasing out fossil fuel power are clear across the policy space, positions on phasing in new flexibility options to balance intermittent renewables are vague or non-existent. As parties and citizens agree on strong climate and renewable power aims, the policy ambition is likely to remain high, even if governments change.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe - 161 
KW  - political ideology
KW  - climate policy
KW  - energy policy
KW  - europe
KW  - european
KW  - Union
KW  - renewable energy
KW  - flexibility
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-577981
SN  - 1867-5808
IS  - 1
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Thonig, Richard
A1  - Del Rio, Pablo
A1  - Kiefer, Christoph
A1  - Lazaro Touza, Lara
A1  - Escribano, Gonzalo
A1  - Lechon, Yolanda
A1  - Spaeth, Leonhard
A1  - Wolf, Ingo
A1  - Lilliestam, Johan
T1  - Does ideology influence the ambition level of climate and renewable energy policy?
BT  - Insights from four European countries
JF  - Energy sources, part B: economics, planning, and policy
N2  - We investigate whether political ideology has an observable effect on decarbonization ambition, renewable power aims, and preferences for power system balancing technologies in four European countries. Based on the Energy Logics framework, we identify ideologically different transition strategies (state-centered, market-centered, grassroots-centered) contained in government policies and opposition party programs valid in 2019. We compare these policies and programs with citizen poll data. We find that ideology has a small effect: governments and political parties across the spectrum have similar, and relatively ambitious, decarbonization and renewables targets. This mirrors citizens' strong support for ambitious action regardless of their ideological self-description. However, whereas political positions on phasing out fossil fuel power are clear across the policy space, positions on phasing in new flexibility options to balance intermittent renewables are vague or non-existent. As parties and citizens agree on strong climate and renewable power aims, the policy ambition is likely to remain high, even if governments change.
KW  - political ideology
KW  - climate policy
KW  - energy policy
KW  - europe
KW  - european
KW  - Union
KW  - renewable energy
KW  - flexibility
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2020.1811806
SN  - 1556-7249
SN  - 1556-7257
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
SP  - 4
EP  - 22
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Philadelphia
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Omane, Paul Okyere
A1  - Höhle, Barbara
T1  - Acquiring Syntactic Variability: The Production of Wh-Questions in Children and Adults Speaking Akan
T2  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - This paper investigates the predictions of the Derivational Complexity Hypothesis by studying the acquisition of wh-questions in 4- and 5-year-old Akan-speaking children in an experimental approach using an elicited production and an elicited imitation task. Akan has two types of wh-question structures (wh-in-situ and wh-ex-situ questions), which allows an investigation of children’s acquisition of these two question structures and their preferences for one or the other. Our results show that adults prefer to use wh-ex-situ questions over wh-in-situ questions. The results from the children show that both age groups have the two question structures in their linguistic repertoire. However, they differ in their preferences in usage in the elicited production task: while the 5-year-olds preferred the wh-in-situ structure over the wh-ex-situ structure, the 4-year-olds showed a selective preference for the wh-in-situ structure in who-questions. These findings suggest a developmental change in wh-question preferences in Akan-learning children between 4 and 5 years of age with a so far unobserved u-shaped developmental pattern. In the elicited imitation task, all groups showed a strong tendency to maintain the structure of in-situ and ex-situ questions in repeating grammatical questions. When repairing ungrammatical ex-situ questions, structural changes to grammatical in-situ questions were hardly observed but the insertion of missing morphemes while keeping the ex-situ structure. Together, our findings provide only partial support for the Derivational Complexity Hypothesis.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 738 
KW  - Akan
KW  - wh-questions
KW  - wh-in-situ
KW  - wh-ex-situ
KW  - derivational complexity
KW  - language acquisition
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-536867
SN  - 1866-8364
SP  - 1
EP  - 15
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tofelde, Stefanie
A1  - Bernhardt, Anne
A1  - Guerit, Laure
A1  - Romans, Brian W.
T1  - Times Associated With Source-to-Sink Propagation of Environmental Signals During Landscape Transience
JF  - Frontiers in Earth Science
N2  - Sediment archives in the terrestrial and marine realm are regularly analyzed to infer changes in climate, tectonic, or anthropogenic boundary conditions of the past. However, contradictory observations have been made regarding whether short period events are faithfully preserved in stratigraphic archives; for instance, in marine sediments offshore large river systems. On the one hand, short period events are hypothesized to be non-detectable in the signature of terrestrially derived sediments due to buffering during sediment transport along large river systems. On the other hand, several studies have detected signals of short period events in marine records offshore large river systems. We propose that this apparent discrepancy is related to the lack of a differentiation between different types of signals and the lack of distinction between river response times and signal propagation times. In this review, we (1) expand the definition of the term ‘signal’ and group signals in sub-categories related to hydraulic grain size characteristics, (2) clarify the different types of ‘times’ and suggest a precise and consistent terminology for future use, and (3) compile and discuss factors influencing the times of signal transfer along sediment routing systems and how those times vary with hydraulic grain size characteristics. Unraveling different types of signals and distinctive time periods related to signal propagation addresses the discrepancies mentioned above and allows a more comprehensive exploration of event preservation in stratigraphy – a prerequisite for reliable environmental reconstructions from terrestrially derived sedimentary records.
KW  - signal propagation
KW  - landscape transience
KW  - source-to-sink
KW  - stratigraphy
KW  - response time
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.628315
SN  - 2296-6463
VL  - 9
SP  - 1
EP  - 26
PB  - Frontiers Media
CY  - Lausanne, Schweiz
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Steinbach, Peter
T1  - Dieter Gosewinkel u. Annette Weinke, Hrsg., Menschenrechte und ihre Kritiker: Ideologien, Argumente, Wirkungen, erschienen im Wallstein-Verlag, Göttingen 2019, 207 Seiten, ISBN 978-3-8353-3287-4
JF  - MenschenRechtsMagazin : MRM ; Informationen, Meinungen, Analysen
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-498947
SN  - 1434-2820
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
SP  - 160
EP  - 166
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Klimke, Romy
T1  - Kangnikoé Bado, Der Gerichtshof der Westafrikanischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (ECOWAS) als Verfassungsgericht, erschienen im Verlag Mohr Siebeck, Jus Internationale et Europaeum 126, Tübingen 2017, 297 Seiten, ISBN 978-3-16-154694-5
JF  - MenschenRechtsMagazin : MRM ; Informationen, Meinungen, Analysen
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-498936
SN  - 1434-2820
VL  - 25
SP  - 157
EP  - 160
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pillai, Stefanie
A1  - Ong, Sue Lyn
A1  - Ong, Duu Sheng
A1  - Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
T1  - Lessons Drawn from Evaluation and Implementation of the Malaysian Chapter of the International Deans’ Course
JF  - Potsdamer Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung
N2  - Deans at Institutions of Higher Education are seldom recipients of effective or specific professional management training, institutional mentorship, and coaching despite an increasing demand on them to play a more dynamic leadership role in the face of ever-changing local and global challenges. To address this deficiency, the inaugural Malaysian Chapter of the International Deans’ Course (MyIDC) was held in three parts over 2019 and 2020. In this paper, findings related to feedback on the programme are presented and discussed. Responses from the participants from two sets of surveys, and written feedback provided by two IDC international trainers involved in MyIDC were analysed. These reveal potential areas of improvement for the forthcoming MyIDC programme, such as in terms of planning and organisation, duration, content, and delivery. The article explores the lessons learnt from the MyIDC 2019/2020 training programme and discusses the improvements that can be made arising from the feedback received.
KW  - higher education
KW  - academic leadership
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-493454
SN  - 978-3-86956-496-8
SN  - 2192-1075
SN  - 2192-1083
IS  - 5
SP  - 53
EP  - 84
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Waswa, Fuchaka
A1  - Abenga, Elizabeth
A1  - Indede, Florence
T1  - Enhancing Completion Rates through Structural and Operational Changes in the Management of Postgraduate Programmes in Kenya’s Public Universities
JF  - Potsdamer Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung
N2  - During the National Multiplication Training in Kenya in 2018, participants raised concerns about attrition, completion rates and quality of PhD programmes in Kenya’s public universities. This led the authors of this article to further examine the question of PhD completion rates. Available data underlined that PhD students across various disciplines in Kenya’s public universities take unnecessarily long to complete their studies due to a myriad of factors that are related to their supervisors, university guidelines for post-graduate studies, or the students themselves. This article examines inertia areas along the PhD training pathway at three public universities in Kenya and provides suggestions on structural and operational changes universities must make to shorten completion periods.
KW  - doctoral studies
KW  - completion rates
KW  - structural and operational changes
KW  - public universities in Kenya
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-493468
SN  - 978-3-86956-496-8
SN  - 2192-1075
SN  - 2192-1083
IS  - 5
SP  - 85
EP  - 101
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Echeverría King, Luisa Fernanda
A1  - Acuña Paez, Katherine
A1  - Coronado Vargas, Carlos
T1  - Enhancing Internationalisation for Peacebuilding among Higher Education Institutions in Post-Conflict Colombia
JF  - Potsdamer Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung
N2  - This article collected the results of a qualitative study focused on Colombian Higher Education Institutions’ representatives partaking in the training ‘Internationalisation for Peacebuilding 2018’. The selected Higher Education Institutions and representatives were all located in regions acutely affected by the Colombian armed conflict, now experiencing multifaceted challenges and opportunities in a post-conflict scenario. Interviews with participants of the training were conducted to analyse the skills acquired and to identify possible improvements brought about by the training at the institutions. The article further identifies specific needs of the institutions, to be taken into account for future courses on internationalisation for higher education institutions.
KW  - internationalisation for higher education
KW  - capacity building
KW  - international cooperation
KW  - peacebuilding
KW  - quality in higher education
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-493500
SN  - 978-3-86956-496-8
SN  - 2192-1075
SN  - 2192-1083
IS  - 5
SP  - 103
EP  - 121
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cheng, Ming Yu
A1  - Ong, Duu Sheng
A1  - Mustafa, Marzuki
A1  - Ewe, Hong Tat
T1  - Leadership Training in Malaysia
BT  - Impact and Implications
JF  - Potsdamer Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung
N2  - The higher education structure in Malaysia has experienced significant changes since the implementation of the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act of 1996. The unprecedented expansion of the higher education sector and the increasing autonomy conferred to universities have created a huge demand for competent university leadership that supports the development of higher education in Malaysia. This article discusses the very first national multiplication training in Malaysia in 2014 and analyses such out-comes as the identification of good practices for future initiatives and applications in university leadership training.
KW  - university leadership in Malaysia
KW  - higher education
KW  - university management
KW  - training programme
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-493444
SN  - 978-3-86956-496-8
SN  - 2192-1075
SN  - 2192-1083
IS  - 5
SP  - 37
EP  - 51
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  -