Soziologie

» Veröffentlicht am 24. Juli 2024

SHK/WHK für die AG Politische Soziologie gesucht

Die Arbeitsgruppe Politische Soziologie/Prof. Dr. Holger Straßheim sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine SHK oder WHK im Umfang von 8 Stunden pro Woche für zunächst sechs Monate. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung! Bewerbungsfrist ist der 18.08.2024.

» Veröffentlicht am 5. Juli 2024

News from the Ethics & Expertise project: What counts as good advice?

In a recent blog post from the international research project “Ethics & Expertise in Times of Crisis”, Holger Straßheim reflects on the ever-recurring question: What counts as good ethical advice?

» Veröffentlicht am 16. April 2024

Multidisciplinary perspectives on science and policy in the EU

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» Veröffentlicht am 16. April 2024

Rolf Lidskog (Örebro) new visiting researcher

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» Veröffentlicht am 27. Februar 2024

Ethics Policy Advice and Adhocracy - New blog entry as part of the German-British joint project on “Ethics and Expertise”

In a recent blog entry for the research project "Ethics and Expertise beyond Times of Crisis: Learning from international varieties of ethics advice", Lars Wenzel (University Bielefeld) delves into the concept of “Ethical Adhocracy”, developed during the preceding pilot project. The article discusses how ethics advice in Germany and the UK evolved in an ad hoc way during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting a shift away from traditional demands on decision-making structures.

» Veröffentlicht am 19. Februar 2024

Studie zu Wissenschaftskulturen erschienen

Im Auftrag der VolkswagenStiftung ist soeben eine Studie zu Wissenschaftskulturen in Deutschland erschienen. Die Studie verweist auf signifikante kulturelle Differenzen innerhalb des Wissenschaftssystems und zeigt, dass das Verhältnis zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft in den untersuchten Feldern (Soziologie, Environmental Humanities, KI-Forschung und synthetische Biologie) sehr unterschiedlich definiert wird. Die Studie kann hier heruntergeladen werden.

» Veröffentlicht am 18. Januar 2024

New report on Science-for-Policy Ecosystems by the European Commission

» Veröffentlicht am 21. November 2023

New publication on global climate and health policies

» Veröffentlicht am 3. August 2023

New Research on Ethics Advice during the Pandemic

A recent article published by researchers from Bielefeld University in ‚Risk, Hazard & Crisis in Public Policy‘ shows that during the pandemic in Germany multiple understandings of expertise and ethics advice existed. This explains why ethics advice was sometimes described as a technocratic and at other times as a political instrumentalization of science. Based on the concept of ‚ethical adhocracy‘, it is argued that, especially in times of crisis, these seemingly opposed claims can be explained by co-existing and temporally changing logics of how ethics advice is formulated and used to advise policy-makers. The paper is based on an analysis of policy documents and workshops with ethical experts and members of organizations relevant to the German COVID response. The aim is to understand how epistemic and ethical claims are linked, to reconstruct the underlying temporal structures, and to identify when ethical dilemmas and controversies arise. A clearer understanding of these logics is needed to improve national crisis response and governance during future crises. The article is part of the international research project ‚Expertise and Ethics beyond times of crisis‘, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (UK). Open Acess: https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12276 

» Veröffentlicht am 10. Februar 2023

Ethik und Expertise - deutsch-britisches Verbundprojekt eingeworben

» Veröffentlicht am 28. September 2022

Panel auf dem DGS-Kongress: "Mehr Fortschritt wagen"

» Veröffentlicht am 20. September 2022

New journal article on UK pandemic policy

The paper explores the legacy of the pandemic for future science-advice policy relationships by investigating how the UK government's engagement with ethical advice is organized institutionally. We provide an analysis of some key ethical moments in the UK Government response to the pandemic, and institutions and national frameworks which exist to provide ethical advice on policy strategies. The paper is one of the outputs of our international research project "Ethic and Expertise in Times of Crisis" (Bielefeld University and Birmingham University).

Open Access

» Veröffentlicht am 15. September 2022

ZIF grants funding for international workshop

The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF) at Bielefeld University has decided to fund an international workshop on global philanthropic organizations. The workshop titled "Evidence-based benevolence? The role of philanthropic organizations global public policies" will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Alexandra Kaasch, PD Dr. Marc Mölders, Dr. Evelyn Moser (Bonn), Prof. Dr. Oliver Razum, and Prof. Dr. Holger Straßheim. In areas such as global public health, climate change, or poverty allevitation, philanthropic organizations have become both the providers and proponents of evidence-based policies. The workshop investigates the implications by assembling internationally renowed researchers. What do we know about the impact of evidence-based and data-driven policies on policy decisions? What are the underlying political and epistemic belief systems? What are the consequences for democracy?

The workshop will take place on March 27-29 at the ZIF.

» Veröffentlicht am 6. Juli 2022

Straßheim as Research Fellow in Bologna

» Veröffentlicht am 6. Juli 2022

Straßheim im Forschungsfreisemester