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Stadt wird oftmals als Gegensatz zum ländlichen, natürlichen Dorf als zivilisierter Ort der Gesellschaft (vgl. Tönnies 1887) und als Kulturleistung der Menschen mit hohen Gebäuden, Straßen und Verkehr angesehen, in der 'Natur' ausgegrenzt und allenfalls in kultivierter Form Platz hat (z.B. Friedhöfe oder Parkanlagen). Städte verändern ihre Umwelt: Wichtige Wasserkreisläufe werden...

The 28 EU Commissioners met today to decide the fate of the EU's Nature Directives (the 1979 Birds Directive and 1992 Habitats Directive). Would these two directives, the cornerstone of EU biodiversity legislation, be deemed 'fit for purpose' or would they be revised and potentially weakened? After years of internal debates within the European Commission, […]
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Melanie Joy ist Professorin für Psychologie und Soziologie an der Universität von Massachusetts in Boston und beschäftigt sich mit dem Verhältnis zwischen Mensch und Tier. Begonnen im Rahmen einer Doktorarbeit, entwickelte Joy das Konzept des Karnismus, welches sie zusammenfassend in diesem Buch beschreibt. Ziel war es, das System des Fleischessens...

Klimawandel. Die Mehrheit der Klimaforscher_innen ist sich einig, dass sich das Klima in den kommenden Jahrzehnten drastisch verändern wird. Diese Problematik ist mittlerweile in das Bewusstsein der Menschen eingedrungen und fordert nach Maßnahmen. Dass dies nicht nur geografische, sondern auch gesellschaftliche Veränderungen mit sich bringen wird, ist unter Forscherinnen und Forschern...

Am 2. und 3. Mai 2011 fand in den Räumen der Schweisfurth-Stiftung in München eine gemeinsam organisierte Tagung der Sektion Umweltsoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie mit dem Deutschen Jugendinstitut e.V. (DJI) statt. Die Tagung stand unter dem Thema "Konsum und Nachhaltigkeit: Zum Spannungsverhältnis der Kommerzialisierung des Lebensalltags und den...

Im vergangenen Jahr wurde die Group for Society and Animals Studies (GSA) an der Universität Hamburg (www.gsa-hamburg.org) zur Etablierung der Human-Animal Studies (HAS) gegründet. Während die soziologische Erforschung der Mensch-Tier-Verhältnisse im englischsprachigen Raum recht verbreitet ist, betritt diese Gruppe in Deutschland Neuland. Im Interview sind dazu nun Sozialwissenschaftler André Gamerschlag mit Sonja Buschka (GSA): Was...

– Ausstieg der DGS aus dem internationalen Hochschulranking CHE – Entscheidungsmechanismen der Individuen in der Moderne – individuelle und kollektive Krisenbewältigungsstrategien im Sport – wissenschaftsinterne Unterschiede zwischen den Natur- und den Sozialwissenschaften – Unter anderem darüber hat das Soziologiemagazin auf dem DGS-Kongress in Trier im vergangenen Herbst mit Uwe Schimank...

– by Alex Holzienkemper German version of this article Rarely has so much uncertainty and concern arisen from a US election as in its 2016 installment. American liberals and many European observers are still in somewhat of a state of shock, shaking their heads in light of the puzzling nature...

by Sebastian Müller For a long time, Austrian macro had a unique selling point in what might be called the 'money matters' view: referring to the notion that changes in the money supply by their very nature can never be said to be neutral. Yeager (1997) and Horwitz (2000) describe the Austrian stance as a … Continue reading Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy: An Opportunity for Austrian Economics

A recent study found that coral reefs will face severe challenges even if average global warming temperature rise is restricted to 2 degrees Celsius. This is a rise that most countries are struggling to negotiate and meet. But reefs are very sensitive to temperature changes, experts fear the window of opportunity to prevent massive reef loss is very small.

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In this blog post, Chris Lord reflects on lessons from PLATO for doctoral supervision. As an international, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral PhD network, PLATO has created an unusual opportunity to compare supervision practice. But its innovative supervision arrangements and collaborative nature have also placed unusual demands on supervisors and PhD researchers. PLATO is an Innovative Training […]
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Shailagh Murray, former senior advisor to President Obama, talks with David Axelrod about the decades she spent as a journalist before transitioning into government service, the changing nature of the President's bully pulpit in the 21st century media environment, and why she believes Mitch McConnell's electoral successes haven't produced tangible benefits for the country.
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Jim Sciutto, CNN's chief national security correspondent, talks with David Axelrod about the impact his Jesuit education had on his worldview, the complex nature of the U.S.-China relationship, the key question that world leaders and diplomats are asking about the Trump administration, and the pressures he's feeling as a reporter in the Trump era.
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Ana Navarro, GOP strategist and political commentator for CNN, joins David to talk about how her Nicaraguan upbringing shapes her view of U.S. immigration policy, the impact of the evolving landscape of the Republican Party and what she dubs the "Trumpification" of the GOP, and how the increasingly tribal nature of our politics is shaping institutions from Congress to the courts.
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A recent study has found that three quarters of the world's big carnivores are in decline, due to declining habitats and persecution by humans. This is also having a negative impact on the environment because top predators have a crucial role in any given ecosystem which is hard to replace.
At the same time, the number of rhinos being poached in South Africa (where most rhinos now remain) has soared exponentially in recent years.
This update includes more information on the above issues.
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