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Dissertation
EU Crisis Management and its Influence on the German Savings Banks
(2018)
European financial architecture has been rapidly changing since the outburst of the global financial crisis in 2008. On one hand, it sparked academic discussions about the European Union (EU) integration and the future of the EU project, on the other hand, it urged the EU member states and policymakers to deal with the consequences of the crisis. The eurozone crisis has also left its imprint on the European regulatory landscape. Since 2012, the European Commission (EC) has resumed its single financial market agenda ...
Working paper
Social Inequality and Social Policy outside the OECD
(ICDD, International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, 2012-01)
Almost all Latin American countries are still marked by extreme forms of social inequality – and to an extent, this seems to be the case regardless of national differences in the economic development model or the strength of democracy and the welfare state. Recent research highlights the fact that the heterogeneous labour markets in the region are a key source of inequality. At the same time, there is a strengthening of ‘exclusive’ social policy, which is located at the fault lines of the labour market and is constantly ...
Dissertation
Pursuing a Developmental State Trade Agenda in a Neo-Liberal Context
(Rainer Hampp Verlag, München, Mering, 2014)
This book explains why it was possible for the Worker’s Party (PT) in Brazil and the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa to pursue a developmental state trade policy, in spite of neoliberal constraints. The major theoretical lenses are three-fold. It applies state theory (macrolevel), policy network analysis (meso-level) and theories on political parties with emphasis on factional politics (micro-level). This book highlights the socio-political relevance of comparatively progressive policy frameworks and ...
Dissertation
Eduard Wechssler (1869-1949): Im Dienste der deutschen Nation
(2010-07-15)
Der Berliner Professor Eduard Wechssler ist einer der wichtigsten und Vertreter der romanistischen „Kultur- und Wesenskunde“ Frankreichs in der Zeit von 1914 bis 1933. Die vorliegende Untersuchung rekonstruiert seine Biographie und Bibliographie und stellt sie in den politischen, intellektuellengeschichtlichen, bildungspolitischen und disziplingeschichtlichen Zusammenhang der Epoche. Sie fragt außerdem nach den Vorstellungen von Frankreich, die Wechssler verbreitete, nach dem Ziel seiner Bemühungen, das „Wesen des ...
Working paper
Together?
(ICDD, International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, 2012-01)
This paper explores the relationship between migrant leaders and labour rights activists starting with the acknowledgment that this is often a source of frustration for all subjects involved. The collaboration between organisations of migrants and those of workers is not always smooth and truly collaborative, yet foreign workers have an increasing importance in the negotiation of better labour rights in Europe. The topic is discussed by taking the case of migrant domestic labour in Italy and the experience of Italian ...
Dissertation
Political Education in Plural Societies: Using the Anti-Bias Approach to Challenge Oppression in Bombay and Berlin
(2012-10-29)
This study addresses the effectivity of the Anti-Bias approach and training methodology as a pedagogical political strategy to challenge oppression among student groups in the cities of Bombay and Berlin. The Anti-Bias trainings conducted within the framework of this study also become the medium through which the perpetuation of oppressive structures by students within and outside the school is investigated.
Empirical data from predominantly qualitative investigations in four secondary schools, two each in Bombay ...
Working paper
Work and economic security in the 21st century
(ICDD, International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, 2011-02)
In recent decades there has been a transformation of two central concepts of modernity – labour and the household. Ela Bhatt – the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA), has made an important contribution to this transformation. Through the emergence of unions such as SEWA, the notion of who represents labour is being broadened; the marginalised are finding an institutional voice. Increasingly, the household is being recognised as a site of both production and reproduction. SEWA is not a ...
Dissertation
UEBERflow
(2012-03-15)
In der Dissertation wird der Frage nachgegangen, welche globalen bildungspolitischen Maßnahmen erforderlich sind, um auch bislang exkludierten Menschen den Kompetenzerwerb zu ermöglichen, der benötigt wird, eine positive User Experience in benutzergenerierten, digitalen Lernumgebungen auszubilden, damit sie an der modernen Weltgesellschaft selbstbestimmt teilhaben können. Zu diesem Zweck wurden Castells ‘Netzwerkgesellschaft’ und Csikszentmihalys ‘Theorie der optimalen Erfahrung’ als analytische Grundlagen zur ...
Buch
Reforming Cooperative Credit Structure in India for Financial Inclusion
(Rainer Hampp Verlag, München, Mering, 2014)
In the drive for financial inclusion in India, cooperative banks assume prime importance as they are much more accessible to the rural poor than commercial banks. While more accessible, cooperative banks' financial health is rather poor and, therefore, might not be able to serve the needy in a sustained manner. A committee led by Prof. Vaidyanathan has outlined a revival package for cooperatives. Besides suggesting an infusion of funds, it called for the adherence to certain stringent norms to ensure the financial ...
Working paper
Core Labor Rights
(ICDD, International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, 2012-01)
The working paper’s main objective is to explore the extent to which non-compliance to international labor rights is caused by global competition. From the perspective of institutional economics, compliance with core labor rights is beneficial for sustainable development. Nonetheless, violations of these rights occur on a massive scale. The violators usually blame competitive pressures. A number of studies have come to the conclusion that non-compliance does not provide for a competitive edge, thereby denying any ...