Wer eine Qualifikationsarbeit oder ein Forschungsprojekt konzipiert, muss ein Forschungsdesign entwerfen: eine relevante Forschungsfrage formulieren, Begriffe und Theorien spezifizieren, Fälle und Variablen auswählen und alternative Erklärungen ausschließen. In diesem Band werden unterschiedliche Strategien für Forschungsdesigns mit ihren Vor- und Nachteilen vorgestellt. Dabei werden praktische Tipps vermittelt und an konkreten Beispielen illustriert.

Performing Urgency #2 – Series Edited by Florian Malzacher. 'Turn Turtle, Turn! Reenacting The Institute' is a creative and intellectual analysis of the new turn in the perception and workings of the institutes in the performing arts. What has become apparent in the last ten years or so is a move towards an engaged re-appropriation of the arts institute in artistic (performance) practices, and a more in-depth collaboration between institutes and artists in rethinking the functioning, the p...

Experiments have gained prominence in sociology in recent years. Increased interest in testing causal theories through experimental designs has ignited a debate about which experimental designs can facilitate scientific progress in sociology. This book discusses the implications of research interests for the design of experiments, identifies points of commonality and disagreement among the different perspectives within sociology, and elaborates on the rationales of each. It helps experimen...

2018 was a tumultuous year in global politics. Starting with the rise of the Lega Nord in Italy and ending with the election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, it has never been such a pertinent time to study the radical right. This yearbook pulls together the best commentary and analysis from an international consortium of expert scholars examining the ebb and flow of radical right movements from around the world. Starting with a concise analysis of key definitions of the radical right and hist...

Vom Nomadenleben in der somalischen Wüste auf die teuersten Designer-Laufstege der Welt – ein Traum. Und ein Alptraum, denn Waris Dirie wurde im Alter von fünf Jahren Opfer eines grausamen Rituals: Sie wurde beschnitten.In »Wüstenblume« bricht sie ihr jahrelanges Schweigen und erzählt ihre Geschichte. Ihr Schicksal bewegte die Leser weltweit und wurde ein internationaler Bestseller – die Kino-Verfilmung begeisterte ein Millionenpublikum.Heute kämpft Waris Dirie als UNO-Sonder...

For many years, as a direct result of international governmental concern, the nuclear power industry has been at the forefront of industrial safety. This text represents a cross-disciplinary look at the human factors developments in this industry, with wider applications for the entire industrial sector. Technical, psychological and social aspects

It tells the story of Jo, a man who increasingly feels trapped in a world where people are physically present but emotionally absent. As he observes everyday life—on buses, in cafés, online—he recognizes disturbing similarities to the downfall of Universe 25. His journey turns into a warning: that humanity may be heading toward the same collapse if we forget what it truly means to be human.