Research special

The information service Research special offers a quick and compact view on current societal and social science topics. Always ahead, the newest publications and research projects are compiled according to specific aspects of a topic. The literature and research references are taken from our databases SOLIS and SOFIS as well as the social science English language databases produced by ProQuest CSA. You simultaneously get a quick overview of the social science research landscape.

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2009

The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany – A provisional solution turns 60 (May 2009)
NATO’s Anniversary – New partners in Eastern Europe 20 years after the end of confrontation with the Eastern Bloc (April 2009)
Parenthood and science – a balancing act (February 2009)
Prolonged crisis in the Middle East - The Gordian knot of world politics (January 2009)

Bubble-economy results in crisis (December 2008)
US-presidential race: Election campaign and the staging of politics (November 2008)
Insecure childhood (October 2008)
Religion in Eastern Europe (October 2008)
Elections in the post-Sovjet area (September 2008)
China - All that glitters is not gold! (August 2008)
Vacation - Recreation or commerce? (July 2008)
Between kebab express and high-tech business: Foreign employers in Germany (June 2008)
Biodiversity - Variety for the Future. Social Science aspects of the biological diversity.
Generation Online - Media literacy and use of media by children and youth (Avril 2008)
Dementia (March 2008)
Youth and violence (February 2008)
Life satisfacition (January 2008)

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