Dr. Gunilla Fincke is Director General for Skills, Vocational Training and Securing a Skilled Labour Force at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) since January 2022. From 2018 to 2021, she… [Read more]
Health, Labour & Social Policy
Presents a contemporary examination of social intervention, labour dynamics and health concerns, embracing both country-specific and broader insights into these areas.
Hidden Biases in European Public Administrations
We are in need of a much deeper conversation about hidden biases within European public administrations. New data may be able to help. If you are an analyst or a decision maker, you will have… [Read more]
Education in East Jerusalem: Political Plaything
The Oslo peace process was a ground-breaking achievement for education in East Jerusalem. For the first time in history, Palestinians were able to decide for themselves on the content of their education. However, since then,… [Read more]
Making India’s Gig Economy Gender Inclusive
At 23.3 percent, India has the lowest female labour force participation rate in South Asia and among BRICS countries. The gig economy, as experts and researchers have claimed, offers an opportunity for female workers to… [Read more]
Ladies First : Pandemic Recovery through a Gender Lens
“Disasters amplify the inequalities of the world we live in” , says Mami Mizutori, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Covid-19 pandemic has clawed back at decades of… [Read more]
The urgency of Indigenous language instruction during Covid-19
Bilingual or dual language programmes have been trending in the United States for the last couple of decades, as more families begin to see the benefits of being adept in two widely spoken languages. But… [Read more]
Could you patent the sun?
In late-2020, a request for the temporary suspension of COVID-19 patents was submitted to the WTO. Today, some countries are still resisting the waiver. Milad Tabesch and Robert Schirmer examine the narratives exacerbating the global… [Read more]
Berlin’s alternative scene can’t be taken for granted
| Editorial | Berlin has long been known for its radical subcultures. As one of the city’s last left-wing autonomous housing projects is being shut down, the future of Berlin’s alternative scene is in doubt.… [Read more]
Lonely and Left Behind
How tax policy could incentivise social volunteering without crowding out altruism It’s morning and she fades awake. She gazes blearily through the gloom at her bedroom, a thin film of dust in the spots she… [Read more]
The Disposable Lives: Covid-19 and Wars
In March 2020, war-time medical personnel were roped in to assist hospitals in the world’s wealthiest city, New York. Confronted with do-not-resuscitate policies, rationing and elective surgeries, they termed the situation as requiring ‘countermeasures’. Although… [Read more]