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]
Tag: Social Policy
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]
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]
Transnational Sister Solidarity? How Covid-19 Sheds Light on the Invisible 99%
Covid-19 has indiscriminately shed light on the most vulnerable, undervalued, and underpaid of our society: migrant women working in the care sector. A new regime of inequality is observed at home, one between women –… [Read more]
Fixing the net: Identifying victims of abuse before it’s too late
Governance Post Editor Babatunde Williams looks at the macro and micro failures of protecting victims of domestic abuse in the UK and points to evidence that taking reporting seriously, increasing training, and removing hurdles to… [Read more]
Is Intersectionality the Future of Policymaking?
Having more than one aspect to your identity, means that you can be discriminated in more than one way at the same time. That’s what Intersectional theory seeks to tackle. At the recent Cracking the… [Read more]
The curse of long leaves and cash transfers: How Austrian family policy is (still) missing the point
When it comes to families, the primary caregiver model still dominates policy in Austria. A comprehensive review of in-cash, in-time and in-kind benefits is urgently needed to raise women’s labour market participation, argues Alisa Trojansky.… [Read more]
Life in Berlin as a foreigner, thoughts on assimilation and integration
Emma Krause reflects as an outsider looking in, navigating the political and cultural idiosyncrasies of the place she has made her new home – Berlin, Germany. It’s been two years since I moved to Germany… [Read more]
Sexualised Violence Requires Smarter Policy-Making
With a man who once bragged about sexually assaulting women now sitting in the White House, it’s easy to despair over the lack of justice for victims of sexual assault across the world. However, this should only serve… [Read more]