TY - JOUR A1 - Ganghof, Steffen T1 - The order of public reason a theory of freedom and morality in a diverse and bounded world JF - Politische Vierteljahresschrift : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft Y1 - 2012 SN - 0032-3470 VL - 53 IS - 4 SP - 692 EP - 695 PB - Nomos CY - Hannover ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Knobloch, Jörn T1 - Between self-reference and other-reference typology and transformation of authoritarianism within the world society JF - Politische Vierteljahresschrift : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft N2 - Jorn Knobloch, Between Self-reference and Other-reference: Typology and Transformation of Authoritarianism within the World Society, pp. 35-59. The article offers a conceptual framework for the analysis of the interdependence of the world society and the new authoritarianism. At first the article criticizes existing conceptual approaches and develops a new approach, which will use the assumptions of the systems theory. In the next part we discuss different theoretical impacts of the world society and the possible reactions of the authoritarianism. The third part evaluates the theoretical reactions. Therefore we use the empirical case of Russia. The empirical investigation of the approach permits the development of a conceptual framework for the further empirical research of the new authoritarianism. Y1 - 2012 SN - 0032-3470 IS - 4 SP - 35 EP - + PB - Nomos CY - Hannover ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wobbe, Theresa T1 - Making up People occupational classification patterns, gendered categorization, and economic inclusion around 1900 in Germany JF - Zeitschrift für Soziologie N2 - According to gender and labor market research, differentiation of male and female work is not primarily grounded in specific tasks but rather rooted in male and female features attributed to work. In this paper, the effects of classification patterns are related to the categories used in occupational statistics. According to this argument statistical patterns contribute to gradual processes of inclusion into society by categorizing people. Put more precisely, this process of "making up people" (Hacking 1986) is conflated with gendered views of persons. This conceptual conflation is examined in the historical context of emerging occupational statistics, social sciences, and law in Germany around 1900. Inasmuch as statistical observation differentiated between economically productive and non-productive work, gendered distinctions were deeply encoded in its categories. These distinctions were institutionalized by means of the social scientific definition of role models as well as legal codification. In the conclusion, the sociology of knowledge approach followed in this paper is extended toward a discussion of broader questions of inclusion and gender inequality. In order to explain the persistence of gendered classifications in the organization of work in society, further gender inequality research needs to account for the enduring social evidence and symbolic relevance of sex classifications at the meso and macro levels. KW - Sociology of Knowledge KW - Historical Sociology KW - Occupational Statistics KW - Inclusion KW - Gendered Categorization KW - Belonging Y1 - 2012 SN - 0340-1804 VL - 41 IS - 1 SP - 41 EP - 57 PB - Lucius & Lucius CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - INPR A1 - Sprinz, Detlef F. T1 - Long-Term environmental policy challenges for research T2 - The journal of environment & development : a review of international policy N2 - Long-term policy issues are a particularly vexing class of environmental policy issues which merit increasing attention due to the long-time horizons involved, the incongruity with political cycles, and the challenges for collective action. Following the definition of long-term environmental policy challenges, I pose three questions as challenges for future research, namely 1. Are present democracies well suited to cope with long-term policy challenges? 2. Are top-down or bottom-up solutions to long-term environmental policy challenges advisable? 3. Will mitigation and adaptation of environmental challenges suffice? In concluding, the contribution raises the issue of credible commitment for long-term policy issues and potential design options. KW - anniversary issue KW - long-term policy KW - definition KW - design options KW - environmental policy Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496511435667 SN - 1070-4965 VL - 21 IS - 1 SP - 67 EP - 70 PB - Sage Publ. CY - Thousand Oaks ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sutton, Katie T1 - "We too deserve a place in the sun" the politics of transvestiteidentity in Weimar Germany JF - German studies review N2 - Cross-dressing took on new political meanings in Germany's Weimar Republic, with the emergence of organizations and periodicals aimed at promoting the interests of self-identified "transvestites." This new sexological category, developed by Magnus Hirschfeld in 1910, formed the basis for a shared sense of identity and belonging among individuals who identified as members of the "opposite" sex. Drawing on the experiences of the homosexual emancipation movement and discourses of bourgeois respectability, middle-class transvestites came together to demand legal and social recognition, including acknowledgement of "transsexual" desires. Their efforts represent a critical but forgotten moment in the history of transgender political activism. Y1 - 2012 SN - 0149-7952 VL - 35 IS - 2 SP - 335 EP - 354 PB - Johns Hopkins Univ. Press CY - Tempe ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krasnova, Hanna A1 - Veltri, Natasha F. A1 - Günther, Oliver T1 - Self-disclosure and privacy calculus on social networking sites the role of culture intercultural dynamics of privacy calculus JF - Business & information systems engineering : the international journal of Wirtschaftsinformatik N2 - Social Network Sites (SNSs) rely exclusively on user-generated content to offer engaging and rewarding experience to its members. As a result, stimulating user communication and self-disclosure is vital for the sustainability of SNSs. However, considering that the SNS users are increasingly culturally diverse, motivating this audience to self-disclose requires understanding of their cultural intricacies. Yet existing research offers only limited insights into the role of culture behind the motivation of SNS users to self-disclose. Building on the privacy calculus framework, this study explores the role of two cultural dimensions - individualism and uncertainty avoidance - in self-disclosure decisions of SNS users. Survey responses of US and German Facebook members are used as the basis for our analysis. Structural equation modeling and multi-group analysis results reveal the distinct role of culture in the cognitive patterns of SNS users. The authors find that trusting beliefs play a key role in the self-disclosure decisions of users from individualistic cultures. At the same time, uncertainty avoidance determines the impact of privacy concerns. This paper contributes to the theory by rejecting the universal nature of privacy calculus processes. The findings provide for an array of managerial implications for SNS providers as they strive to encourage content creation and sharing by their heterogeneous members. KW - Social networking sites KW - Self-disclosure KW - Privacy KW - Trust KW - Culture Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-012-0216-6 SN - 1867-0202 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 127 EP - 135 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seyfried, Markus T1 - Problems and methods of quality evaluation in different policy fields JF - Zeitschrift für Evaluation N2 - This article distinguishes methodological problems in quality evaluation and measurement in two policy fields, namely higher education and public broadcasting. Both are characterized by similar external and internal basic conditions and are thus suitable for comparative research. The difficulties of quality measurement and evaluation are discussed with respect to three main features: (1) definition of quality, (2) operationalization of quality and (3) interpretation of quality. Furthermore the identified difficulties in both areas are not always the same, because they depend on different research criteria. Thus the debates of quality measurement and evaluation in higher education and public broadcasting can learn from each other and increase the understanding of quality measurement in general. In addition the comparative design provides opportunities for the development of methods and perspectives. KW - Quality-Measurement KW - Evaluation KW - Higher Education KW - Public Broadcasters Y1 - 2012 SN - 1619-5515 VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - 209 EP - 232 PB - Waxmann CY - Münster ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Gildemeister, Regine A1 - Hericks, Katja Kristina T1 - Geschlechtersoziologie : theoretische Zugänge zu einer vertrackten Kategorie des Sozialen Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-3-486-58639-8 PB - Oldenbourg CY - München ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jann, Werner T1 - Staatsparadigma und Verwaltungsrefomen in Deutschland Y1 - 2012 SN - 1005-4871 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Speck, Karsten A1 - Backhaus-Maul, Holger A1 - Friedrich, Peter A1 - Krohn, Maud T1 - Freiwilligenagenturen in Deutschland : Potenziale und Herausforderunen einer vielversprechenden intermediären Organisation Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-3-531-18584-2 PB - Springer VS CY - Wiesbaden ER -