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The notion of transition receives noticeable attention in political as well as scientific arenas. In the policy arena in the Netherlands, significant results have not been achieved yet despite all the efforts on 'managing' the transition to a sustainable energy sector. Although the scientific literature on transitions contains publications from 25 countries, the US was most important before 2000 and authors from the Netherlands have been dominant since. Simulations of energy transitions are in its early stages, compared to their potential. Our bibliographical analysis of the transition literature shows that the number of papers mentioning simulations is low, only 19 out of 142, and their young. Most of those papers describe case studies that focus on autonomous, unmanaged transitions; only a few aim their simulations at transition management. Complex systems theory tells us that energy infrastructures – true socio-technical systems – cannot be designed. Therefore, transition management is a paradox: when transitions are expected to take decades, how could we know what actions to take now in order to shape energy infrastructures in such a way that the preferred transition will occur over decades? And at the end of the day, how could we attribute the result to transition management activities, whether the transition was successful or not? This paradox is no argument to wait: policy issues regarding energy infrastructures have to be made today. Therefore, we have set out for simulations of energy transition, using agent-based models, as to support energy transition management. Results from three cases – regarding CO2 reduction from power generation, the electricity-intensity of consumer lighting, and a spot market for LNG trade – have proved that it is possible to gain useful insights in how the myriad of decisions made in energy infrastructures can be influenced in a way that a transition is likely. ; Infrastructures, Systems and Services ; Technology, Policy and Management

Online version of an article, originally published as: Ferguson, Susan, The Radical Ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft, Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Sep., 1999), pp. 427-450.

An accessible introduction to the life of a great man, and a unique perspective on 20th Century politics. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched. ; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ; An accessible introduction to the life of a great man, and a unique perspective on 20th Century politics. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Die Studie, "Menschen in Deutschland: International" (MiDInt) verfolgt das Ziel, die Relevanz internationaler Ereignisse, politischer Entscheidungen und Krisen für die Erklärung politischer Extremismen in Deutschland und der Verbreitung von Intoleranz gegenüber unterschiedlichen Minderheiten und Fremdgruppen in den Blick zu nehmen. Die Studie MiDInt wird innerhalb des bundesweiten Forschungsverbundes MOTRA seit Herbst 2022 durch das GIGA in Hamburg und das Institut für Kriminologie an der Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Hamburg (UHH) als gemeinschaftliches Projekt durchgeführt. Im Februar 2022 fand die zweite Erhebungswelle für diese Studie in Form einer standardisierten Online-Befragung einer geschichteten Zufallsstichprobe eines Online-Access-Panels statt. Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht beschreibt für die dritte Welle von MiDInt, die im April und Mai 2023 stattfand, das Erhebungsdesign, die erreichte Stichprobe, die erhobenen Konstrukte und die dazu verwendeten Messinstrumente. Im Anhang findet sich das Erhebungsinstrument im Wortlaut sowie das Codebuch zum Datensatz, dem die Bezeichnungen der Variablen, deren Inhalt und Codierung entnommen werden können.

Current housing systems and policies for First Nations communities in Canada produce a physical manifestation of ongoing colonialism: the house. Examinations of the physical community and house yield an understanding of deeply systematized imperial struggles between Indigenous communities and planning as a discipline. Indigenous families are in crisis as the housing system and Federal planning policies have not allowed for the provision of adequate nor appropriate homes. The recent independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun a civic discussion, accompanied by a new federal government looking to begin a new relationship with Indigenous peoples—here we explore how planning can be a leader in this shift. The 'contact zone' is used as an operational lens to examine the ways discourse is used to shape the existing housing system. An interdisciplinary and global approach informs interventions in the existing housing system and policies, creating a community-driven model, and uncovering a reimagined role for the planner. ; McCartney, S. (2016, December 02). Re-Thinking Housing: From Physical Manifestation of Colonial Planning. Urban Planning, 20-31. doi:101.7645/up.v1i4.737

Massive waves of migrants fleeing poverty & refugees fleeing war have had a considerable effect on receiving countries. Focus here is on the emergence of latent resistance in 22 countries (based on 1995 survey data) to the influx of migrants, manifested in the negative attitudes & exclusionist reactions of their citizens toward the foreigners: the more citizens with negative attitudes, the greater the public support for immigration restriction. In a cross-country examination of this situation, a distinction is drawn between economic immigrants & refugees in search of safety. Various theories, especially those of ethnic competition or threat & localist orientation, support the findings that ethnic majority individuals who were less educated, self-employed, poorly employed (manual labor), unemployed, & poor were more likely to feel negatively toward immigrants in general, though attitudes were far less negative toward refugees than economic migrants. Tables, Figures. J. Stanton

Die Analyse von Normveränderungen auf dem Feld der Familienwerte eignet sich besonders gut, um zu einem breiteren Verständnis gesellschaftlichen Wandels zu gelangen. Dies liegt erstens daran, dass die Familie während des gesamten 20. Jahrhunderts als wichtigste Mikroeinheit der Gesellschaft nach dem Individuum und als zentrale Instanz der Wertevermittlung an die nächste Generation galt. Öffentliche Debatten um die Familie, ihre Strukturen und ihre Werte unterstreichen stets deren Bedeutung für die Gesellschaft. Zweitens entfaltete das Familienideal der weißen "Middle Class" im 20. Jahrhundert eine prägende Wirkung für alle US-Amerikaner/innen. Es diente als Projektionsfläche von Integrations- und Aufstiegshoffnungen, inspirierte aber auch Diversifizierungs- und Abgrenzungsstrategien. Quellen der Studie sind insbesondere die nationale Tages- und Wochenpresse, Grundsatzentscheide des Supreme-Court und ihre Begründungen, Statements von Präsidenten und ihrer Stäbe, Ratgeber-Literatur und zeitgenössische wissenschaftliche Publikationen sowie Veröffentlichungen religiöser Organisationen und sozialer Bewegungen. Als zentrale Untersuchungsachsen dienen die Kategorien "Race, Class, and Gender" sowie die Frage nach der Gültigkeit des sozialwissenschaftlichen Postulats eines "Wertewandels".