Sozialwissenschaften, Recht & Wirtschaft – Wissen entdecken

This book is a narrative-based ethics text designed to help students and practitioners engage deeply with the complex ethical dilemmas encountered across contemporary social work settings. It presents fully developed short stories-organized around themes of child welfare, mental health practice, substance use treatment, school social work, and supervision of new practitioners-that place readers inside ethically ambiguous situations shaped by poverty, trauma, systemic inequities, organizational pressures, and relational dynamics. Each narrative is followed by guided discussion questions to support reflective dialogue, ethical reasoning, and application of professional values in classroom, supervision, and field education contexts. The book responds to a growing need in social work education to move beyond rule-based ethics instruction toward applied, reflective learning. While professional codes and decision-making models remain essential, practitioners often encounter dilemmas that unfold under time pressure, emotional stress, and institutional constraints. Ethical challenges today are further shaped by evolving practice realities, including digital communication boundaries, harm reduction approaches, gender identity considerations in schools, practitioner burnout, and organizational accountability. By presenting ethics through lived experience rather than abstract scenarios, the book aligns with current pedagogical trends emphasizing experiential learning, cultural humility, and structural awareness. Ethical Encounters in Social Work Practice is intended primarily for BSW and MSW students and instructors in ethics, practice, and field seminar courses, though it also serves as a valuable resource for supervisors and early-career practitioners. Instructors will find the narrative format highly effective for stimulating discussion and connecting theory to practice, while students benefit from engaging, realistic scenarios that reflect situations they encounter in field placements. By fostering ethical reflection, professional self-awareness, and critical thinking, this book will prepare emerging social workers to navigate the uncertainty and responsibility inherent in professional practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Ethics in Motion From Code to Practice.- Part I : Addressing Ethical Encounters in Social Work Practice Through Storytelling: Chapter 2: Child Welfare: Ethical Challenges at the Edge of Protection.- Chapter 3: Working With Clients Experiencing Mental Illness .- Chapter 4: Ethical Encounters and Clients with Substance Abuse Disorders.- Chapter 5: School Social Work: Protection, Privacy, and Advocacy.- Chapter 6: Supervising New Practitioners: Power, Responsibility, and Ethical Development.- Part II : Ethical Supervision.- Chapter 7: Ethical Supervision as the Foundation of Professional Integrity .- Chapter 8: Living the Code.- Chapter 9: The Ethical Heart of Social Work Practice. Autorenportrait Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, PhD, MSW, is a faculty member in the Barbara Solomon School of Social Work at Walden University in Minnesota, USA, where he teaches and mentors PhD and DSW social work students. Dr. McLaughlin is the recipient of two Fulbright grants to work with colleagues in the Czech Republic and Finland. He lives in Maine (USA).

How does trade diplomacy function when relationships are built not only on interests, but on identity? Türkiye's economic engagement with the post Soviet Turkic states is often described as a natural extension of history, culture, and shared identity-but how, exactly, does this translate into concrete diplomatic practice? This book offers a comparative analysis of Türkiye's trade diplomacy with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, examining how bilateral mechanisms such as Joint Economic Commissions (JECs), business councils and forums, and Preferential Trade Agreements operate not only to promote trade, but also to structure and sustain foreign policy relationships. Challenging explanations that reduce trade diplomacy to either realist influence-seeking or liberal welfare maximization, the book argues that Türkiye's approach in the Turkic world is best understood through social constructivism: trade diplomacy becomes a vehicle for institutionalizing a "brotherhood" discourse and building durable cooperation even when immediate economic gains are limited or constrained. Drawing on trade data alongside systematic legal-text analysis-including Joint Economic Commission protocols, investment protection agreements, and preferential trade instruments, the study shows how trade diplomacy serves as a durable foreign policy infrastructure. It explains why mechanisms such as JECs and preferential agreements often matter as political signals, agenda-setting tools, and relationship-maintenance devices, not merely as trade liberalization measures. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.- CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE DIPLOMACY.- CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN AND SOURCES.- CHAPTER 4: TÜRKIYE S TRADE WITH TURKIC STATES.- CHAPTER 5: TÜRKIYE S TRADE DIPLOMACY MECHANISMS WITH AZERBAIJAN.- CHAPTER 6: TÜRKIYE S TRADE DIPLOMACY MECHANISMS WITH KAZAKHSTAN.- CHAPTER 7: TÜRKIYE S TRADE DIPLOMACY MECHANISMS WITH UZBEKISTAN.- CHAPTER 8: COMPARATIVE FINDINGS AND SCOPE CONDITIONS.- CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION. Autorenportrait Ahmet Yavuzhan Erdem holds a Ph.D. from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Türkiye, and a Master of Public Policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests and professional experience focus on international trade policy, public policy development, and the geopolitical economic relations of the Turkic world. Having served at Turkish government institutions on trade, including as the Commercial Attaché of the Republic of Türkiye in Houston, Texas, Dr. Erdem has had the unique opportunity to translate the theoretical framework of "trade diplomacy"-the core of his academic work-into practice, gaining extensive first-hand experience as an active practitioner in the field.

Dieses Buch stellt die Entwicklung eines abstinenten Jugendverbands von 1892 bis heute im jeweiligen historischen Kontext dar. Im Zuge der Jugendbewegung Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gründeten sich im akademischen und schulischen Bereich Verbände, die sich mit Blick auf den Elendsalkoholismus und die Trinksitten jener Zeit zu einer abstinenten Lebensweise bekannten, diese auch gesamtgesellschaftlich als erstrebenswert bewarben und politisch durchzusetzen versuchten. Nur einer dieser Verbände, die Guttempler-Jugend, konnte sich trotz ihres Verbots in der NS-Zeit nach 1945 mit ihrem alkoholpolitischen und kulturellen Programm und ihren friedenspolitischen Ansichten bundesweit neu aufbauen und bis weit in die 2000er Jahre aktiv bleiben. Dazu trug die internationale Zusammenarbeit mit abstinenten Jugendverbänden anderer Länder bei. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1892-1918: Der Beginn.- 1918-1921: Wehrlogenarbeit.- 1921-1928: Politische Aktivitäten.- 1928-1933: Krisenzeit.- 1933-1945: Das Verbot.- 1945-1950: Der Neubeginn.- 1950-1957: Der Ausbau.- 1957-1964: Die Fortführung.- 1964-1974: Die Veränderung.- 1974-1978: Aktionen, Demos, Partys.- 1978-1983: Seminare, Camps, Proteste.- 1983-2010: Wechselvolle Jahre.- Nachwort.- Index. Autorenportrait Dr. Andreas Dierks kennt die Guttempler-Jugend seit den 1970er Jahren, als er sich wegen seines familiären Umfelds mit der Alkoholkrankheit intensiv zu befassen begann. Er promovierte an der Universität Hildesheim zum Thema "Neuromathematik und Assoziativmaschinen", also zur Modellierung von Hirnfunktionen, zu deren Eigenschaften und deren Anwendungen.

This book examines the obligation of data protection by design and provides practical guidance on complying with Article 25 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR significantly reshaped EU data protection law and introduced, for the first time, a legal requirement that data controllers implement technical and organisational measures to embed data protection principles into the design and operation of digital systems. While related concepts such as Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) predated the GDPR, Article 25 established a binding obligation to ensure data protection by design and by default. The book analyses the requirements of Article 25 GDPR and explains how organisations can comply with this broadly framed provision. Particular attention is given to the risk-based approach adopted by the GDPR, under which the level of protection must correspond to the risks posed to data subjects. This approach creates uncertainty because Article 25 does not specify which safeguards are sufficient in practice. Similar ambiguity exists regarding anonymisation techniques, which the author identifies as important measures for achieving compliance with the principle of data minimisation. To address these challenges, the book examines officially approved Codes of Conduct and certification requirements in data protection law. These instruments provide detailed guidance on implementing data protection by design and help translate the GDPR's abstract requirements into concrete compliance measures. The analysis further demonstrates that the EU law principle of legitimate expectations can protect organisations that rely on officially approved standards. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, the book also explores Knowledge Graphs (KGs) as tools for embedding data protection requirements into technological systems. Focusing on Knowledge Graphs developed through Semantic Web technologies, it shows how legal rules can be expressed in machine-readable formats that support compliance by design. The monograph concludes by proposing best practices for the development of vocabularies and ontologies that represent data protection obligations in a structured, machine-readable way.

Between Sauna and Boardroom explores Finland through the intertwined lenses of history, society, economic development, entrepreneurship and the country's diverse ethnic communities. The book shows how enterprise is embedded in place, culture and social relationships. Richly illustrated throughout with the author's photographs, the volume offers readers an unusually vivid visual journey through Finland's landscapes, architecture, industries, communities and everyday economic life.

This book offers a Foucauldian analysis of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, using the UN Security Council's P/CVE agenda to illustrate how security operates within liberal modernity. Bringing Foucauldian, feminist, and decolonial thought into dialogue, it advances a perspective on the power relations through which security governs society, produces subjects, and organizes political possibilities. The book traces the emergence of P/CVE and shows how it embodies the anticipatory and governmental rationalities of liberal security, while rearticulating the intersecting hierarchies through which modernity orders social and political life. It examines how these processes govern subjects, populations, and political orders across lines of race, gender, religion, class, and geopolitical differences, among others, reproducing the hierarchical structures of liberal modernity. The book is a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners seeking to understand responses to violent extremism, but also the ways in which security governs society and structures power relations in contemporary politics.

This book is the first comprehensive collection to address victimhood through the lens of mediatised politics and culture. Across different countries and contexts, it explores how media and mediated communication shape public awareness, affects, and emotions in debates about victimhood, and how victimhood is claimed and wielded in discourse to communicate political demands. Questions of who deserves empathy, visibility, support and redress have become defining issues of this moment. Amid the rise of identity politics, the rhetoric of suffering and pain has become omnipresent across mass media, platforms and websites, driving competing identity formation around genuine and perceived victimhood. The seventeen chapters examine how victimhood identities are (re)produced in a European context through news, alternative media, online communities and immersive media by journalists, activists, politicians, far-right movements and victims themselves. They show how victimhood is used to define the good and the bad in polarised societies, often setting those who suffer against one another rather than bridging social divides. Offering original conceptual and empirical insights, this timely volume makes an important contribution to contemporary academic and public debates, helping readers navigate the evolving role of victimhood in mediatised politics and culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction: Victimhood Identities in Mediatised Politics and Culture.- Theme 1: Victims of Blame and Shame: Political Communication, Scapegoating and Apologies.- Chapter 2: Ideological Victimhood: Constructing Victim Identities in Manifestos of Nordic Political Parties.- Chapter 3: The Emotional Construction of Victimhood by the Scandalized Politician: The Narrative of Scapegoat and Tragic Remorse.- Chapter 4: The Affective Dimension of Public Apologies: Navigating Victimhood in Danish Welfare State Politics.- Theme 2: Victims of Alternative Epistemologies: The "Enlightened", the Shunned and the Media.- Chapter 5: Victimhood and Counterpublicity in the Far-Right Discourse on X.- Chapter 6: Victimhood and Martyrdom in Anti-Media Populist Narratives: An Audience Perspective on Online Populist Communication.- Chapter 7: Framing Victimhood: Exploring Narratives of Exclusion Among Alternative News Media Editors.- Chapter 8: Migration, Fear, and Victimhood: The Emotional and Professional Struggles of Immigrant Journalists in Portugal.- Theme 3: Victims of Gender-based Violence: Femicide, Patriarchy and Media Ignorance.- Chapter 9: Using Victim Rhetoric to Perpetrate Abuse Against Women.- Chapter 10: Worthy Victims? Media Visibility, Calls for Action, and Crime Types in the Coverage of Violence Against Women.- Chapter 11: Media and Gender-Based Violence: Ethical Dilemmas in Reporting.- Chapter 12: No Place for Everyday Victims: What makes a Crime Newsworthy?- Theme 4: Victims of Nationalism: Conflict, War and Imperialism in the Media.- Chapter 13: Enduring Scars: Trauma and the Politics of Victimhood in Post-2008 Georgia.- Chapter 14: Visual Construction of Victimhood in the Media: From Visualizing Empathy to Decoding Conflict Narratives.- Chapter 15: Emotions, Roles, and Identities of Syrian Victims of Human Rights Violations Through Journalistic Narratives.- Chapter 16: Prisoners of the Basque Conflict: Policy as Re-victimisation in El Mundo.- Theme 5: Victims of Othering: Mediated Racism, Colonialism and Identity.- Chapter 17: Victimhood, Solidarity, and Hostility Towards Incoming Refugees in the Danish Social Mediapolis.- Chapter 18: Not the Only Ones Crying Out for an Apology : Contested and Competitive Victimhood in Journalistic Depictions of Colonialism.- Chapter 19: Victimhood and Racialisation in Media Framing of Climate Migration .- Chapter 20: Playing the Victim: Shifting Modalities of Affective Victimhood in the United Nations VR Corpus. Autorenportrait Manuel Menke is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His research interests comprise (theories of) social and media change, mediated memory and nostalgia, mediated affect and emotion, digital public spheres, and journalism. Gabriela Ferreira is a researcher at the Department of Communication at NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal, and a Ph.D. candidate at the same university. With 12 years of journalism experience, her research focuses on the impacts of newsrooms' innovation practices on the well-being and mental health of media workers.

This volume highlights recent advances in the recognition, investigation, and prevention of child abuse deaths, integrating perspectives from forensic medicine, public health, social work, and law. Drawing on the latest research and multidisciplinary case analyses, it examines how improved data collection and interagency collaboration have deepened understanding of fatal maltreatment patterns, mechanisms of death, and systemic failures that contribute to missed opportunities for prevention. The chapters provide comprehensive coverage of evolving methodologies in fatality review, diagnostic innovations in medical and forensic investigation, and evidence-based prevention strategies implemented across jurisdictions. By emphasizing cross-system communication and accountability, it guides professionals in developing more cohesive responses to child fatalities. Intended for clinicians, researchers, legal professionals, child death review members and policymakers, this volume serves as both a scholarly resource and a practical guide to reducing child deaths through improved recognition, coordinated action, and policy reform. Ultimately, it challenges all disciplines to move beyond identification toward prevention, ensuring that lessons learned from each child's death drive systemic change and protect future generations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Child Maltreatment Fatality: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies.- Causes of Fatal Child Maltreatment: Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Diagnostic Considerations.- Child Death Investigation and Review: Determining the cause of death.- The Intersection of the Child Welfare Profession and Child Maltreatment Fatalities.- Child Maltreatment Fatalities: Criminal Investigation & Prosecution: A Path to a Filing Decision.- Child Maltreatment Fatalities: Criminal Investigation & Prosecution: The Journey After a Decision to File .- Challenges in Addressing Neglect Fatalities.- Rethinking Accountability in Child Maltreatment Fatality Response: A Safety Science Framework.- Child Maltreatment Fatality Prevention.- Framework for Future Efforts. Autorenportrait Scott Krugman, MD, MS, FAAP is Senior Associate Dean for the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Regional Medical Campus (RMC) at LifeBridge Health's Sinai Hospital. From 2018-2024 Dr. Krugman served as Vice Chair of Pediatrics at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Currently he remains the Clinical Operations Director for the Department of Pediatrics at the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai overseeing ambulatory pediatrics for the department. A board-certified Child Abuse Pediatrician, Dr. Krugman chairs the Baltimore County Child Fatality Review Team and is a member of the Baltimore County Child Protection Review Panel. He has served on numerous statewide child abuse committees and is a faculty member of the Maryland Child Abuse Medical Professionals (CHAMP). Dr. Krugman is a Past-President of the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and served on the national American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Community Pediatrics from 2014-2019. He served as Journal Associate Editor for Hospital Pediatrics from 2011 - 2017 and the Journal Editorial Board for Pediatrics from 2018-2024. Wendy Lane, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACPM is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Medical Director at Lifebridge Health Center for Hope. A board-certified Child Abuse Pediatrician, Dr. Lane directs the Maryland CHild Abuse Medical Professionals (CHAMP) program, which provides training, peer review and support to Maryland physicians and nurses who evaluate children with suspected maltreatment. She has served in multiple state and national leadership positions and on state and local child fatality review teams. As Chair of the Maryland State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (SCCAN), she helped pass Maryland legislation to create a Medical Director for Child Welfare and to reduce sexual abuse and misconduct in schools. Her research and publications have focused on child maltreatment identification and prevention, disparities in maltreatment diagnosis and reporting, improving birth outcomes and preventing infant mortality. Dr. Lane was the 2022 recipient of the AAP Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children. Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, FAPSAC is Professor of Pediatrics and Forensic Medicine at New York University School of Medicine in New York City where he is a board certified general and child abuse pediatrician at Bellevue Hospital. He has co-edited nine books and authored more than 250 reports, chapters, scholarly articles, and research abstracts on child abuse and neglect, including abusive head trauma, mandated reporting, child death review, child maltreatment fatalities, prevention, and the effects of maternal drug use on infants. He has lead child protection programs in Grand Rapids and Detroit, Michigan, and New York has provided training nationally and internationally for physicians, social workers, child protection workers, attorneys and other medical and child welfare professionals, and has testified before state, federal and international bodies on the issue of child maltreatment. He has served in leadership roles for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Association of Professionals Solving the Abuse of Children, American Board of Pediatrics Child Abuse Subboard, and Prevent Child Abuse New York and has received awards from the AAP and APSAC for his work in the field.

This book outlines the foundations of a new procedural model that not only enables judicial intervention in public policy but also addresses complex legal issues and systemic violations of private rights. Through numerous concrete examples and in-depth analysis of key legal institutions that require rethinking for the effective handling of structural litigation and complex cases, the book presents both a comprehensive account of Brazilian experience and a practical guide for building a truly effective structural process. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. General Premises.- 2. The Structural Problem And Its Characteristics.- 3. Participation And Representation In Structural Proceedings.- 4. The Subject Matter Of Structural Proceedings.- 5. The Instruction Of The Structural Proceeding.- 6. Methods For Resolving Structural Disputes.- 7. Stability And Instability In Structural Appointments.- 8. The Implementation Of Solutions In Structural Proceedings.- 9. The Structural Process In The Private Sphere: Some Considerations. Autorenportrait Sérgio Cruz Arenhart Full Professor of Law (Undergraduate and Graduate Programs) at the Federal University of Paraná. Holds a Master's and Doctorate in Law from the same institution, and a Postdoctoral degree from the Università degli Studi di Firenze. Has served as Visiting Professor at the University of Zagreb (Croatia) and other European universities. Former Federal Judge and currently Regional Prosecutor of the Republic. Author of more than twenty books published in Brazil and abroad, including A Tutela Coletiva de Interesses Individuais, Comentários ao Código de Processo Civil, Curso de Processo Civil, Código de Processo Civil Comentado, and Prova e Convicção, all published by RT. Winner of the Jabuti Prize in 2017 for Comentários ao Código de Processo Civil. Gustavo Osna Associate Professor of Law (Undergraduate and Graduate Programs) at the Federal University of Paraná. Holds a Doctorate and Master's degree in Law, as well as a Bachelor of Law, all from the Federal University of Paraná. Effective Member of the Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP). Practicing lawyer and legal opinion writer. Marco Félix Jobim Doctor in General Theory of Jurisdiction and Procedure from PUCRS, with a postdoctoral internship at the Federal University of Paraná (2015-2017). Holds a Master's degree in Fundamental Rights from ULBRA-RS. Associate Dean of the Law School at PUCRS, where he teaches undergraduate, specialization, master's, and doctoral courses.

This volume focuses on practical strategies to address the problem of homelessness in the USA and globally. It takes a clinical sociology perspective to analyze ways to help communities develop humane social policies and practices to prevent homelessness in the first place and design strategies to handle encampments with unsheltered homeless people. It addresses a major gap in the literature that has so far quantified the number of unsheltered people or discussed their etiology and the consequences of homelessness. It critiques the official data on homelessness in the USA for not taking into account the numerous housing distressed populations. The volume includes chapters from esteemed experts who share their views about positive strategies that communities could use to prevent homelessness. It shares best practices that government leaders, policymakers, organizational administrators, researchers, practitioners, and advocates can use that have produced positive results. Promoting a human rights approach, this volume explores ways that clinical sociology has contributed to increasing the health and well-being of both individuals and communities. This is an important read for researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers working on or with homeless populations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.- Breaking the Cycle: Innovative Strategies and Systemic Solutions to Homelessness.- A Whole Community Approach to Preventing and Ending Homelessness: The Role of Public Health Agencies.- Homelessness and its Complexity: How Can Governments Overhaul Policy to Achieve Better Outcome.- A Brief Review of Homelessness in the United States.- Post Disaster Housing and the Challenges Faced by Older Adults: A Human Rights Perspective from Hatay.- Homelessness Strategies and Solutions: A Clinical Sociology Approach Building Power, Claiming Rights: Homeless Unions and the Law.- The Trauma of Removal: Gendered Pathways into Hidden Homelessness After Leaving Violence.- Evidence Based Strategies to Address Homelessness.- Shelters are Not a Solution.- Integrated Pathways out of Homelessness: Evaluating the ORIZONTAS Housing.- Breaking Out of the Shelters: Reorienting Homelessness Policy toward Housing in Budapest.- Three Housing Characteristics That Impact Health and Stability for Individuals Emerging from Homelessness.- Scaling What Works: Lessons from Idaho s First Single-Site Housing First Initiative.- Making Bad a Little Better.- Reconciling Age Friendly Cities & Communities with Hostility Toward Homelessness.- The Homeless World Cup: Global Empowerment of Homeless Athletes.- Ending Homelessness Among Young Adults: Experiences and perspectives of young adults with lived experiences of homelessness in New Hampshire.- Homeless Encampments.- Systems of Care for the Homeless: A Social Development Approach.- We Can t Arrest Ourselves Out of Homelessness: Rethinking Policing Through Caring Relationships.- Evidence-Based Practices to End Homelessness.- The Social Construction of Homelessness Policies. Autorenportrait Yvonne Vissing is Professor of Healthcare Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Childhood & Youth Studies, at Salem State University, Massachusetts. She started her work on homelessness in 1990, which makes her work in the field over 35 years long. She has published two books on homelessness - Out of Sight, Out of Mind (University of Kentucky Press 1997) and Changing the Paradigm of Homelessness (Routledge 2020) and also published dozens of articles about homelessness, as peer-reviewed articles, chapters in books, and on social media platforms. She has given many keynote presentations at different conferences on homelessness, especially on the impact of housing distress on children and families. She was the winner of the social action film on Homelessness in New Hampshire at the One Heart One World Festival by the Ben and Jerry's Foundation. She was awarded the distinguished career award by the American Sociological Association's section on Children and Youth. She served on the board of the National Coalition for the Homeless and the New Hampshire Coalition for the Homeless, and continues to work with organizations and nonprofit organizations about youth homelessness and community strategies to prevent housing distress, including The Initiative for Civility in Everyday Life, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Vissing is an international human rights expert who has published 33 books in the field.

This book introduces an operational framework for blockchain implementation in mineral supply chains, which offers original theoretical insights into trust-building, sociotechnical integration, and system design under regulatory pressure and uncertainty. The global transition to clean energy and digital technologies depends heavily on critical minerals such as tin, cobalt, and lithium. Yet, many of these resources originate in regions affected by conflict, weak governance, and social inequality. This creates serious ethical and regulatory risks for companies and governments alike. Ensuring transparency and trust across complex international supply chains has therefore become one of the most urgent challenges of our time.

Dieses Buch zeigt Marketingverantwortlichen, wie sie sich von der Ausführung einzelner Aufgaben zur Orchestrierung spezialisierter KI-Agenten weiterentwickeln, und welche Prozesse, Tools und Kompetenzen sie dafür benötigen. Agentic Marketing meint ein koordiniertes System von KI-Agenten, das innerhalb menschlich gesetzter Werte und Ziele autonom plant, entscheidet und handelt - und die gesamte Wertschöpfung orchestriert, von Insights bis zum Lernen auf Organisationsebene. Florian Stompe erläutert den Paradigmenwechsel anhand einer herstellerunabhängigen Referenzarchitektur, konkreter Implementierungsstrategien für Multi-Agenten-Workflows und der Integration bestehender MarTech-Systeme. Ein Buch für Entscheider ohne Entwicklungshintergrund, die den Wertbeitrag von KI-Agenten fundiert einschätzen möchten. Mit Fallbeispielen, Checklisten und einem direkt anwendbaren Fahrplan. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Die Zukunft hat begonnen.- Teil I Warum Agentic Marketing. 2 Der Paradigmenwechsel.- 3 Von Chatbots zu Multi-Agenten-Systemen.- 4 Die Zukunft von Marketing-Teams.- Teil II Die Architektur. 5 Eine Agentic-Marketing-Referenzarchitektur.- 6 Data Layer Das Gedächtnis des Systems.- 7 Decisioning Layer: Das Gehirn des Systems.- 8 Design & Distribution Layer: Erlebnis und Ausführung.- 9 Orchestrierung, Governance & Measurement.- Teil III Die Umsetzung. 10 Multi-Agent-Workflows implementieren.- 11 Tools und Plattformen.- 12 Integration entlang der 4D-Schichten.- 13 Change Management und neue Rollen. 14 Was schiefgehen kann Risiken und Vermeidungs-Strategien.- Teil IV Die Zukunft. 15 Szenarien für 2028.- 16 Dein Fahrplan startet jetzt. Autorenportrait Florian Stompe berät Unternehmen dabei, datengetriebenes Marketing zu Agentic Marketing weiterzuentwickeln. Seit rund zwei Jahrzehnten arbeitet er an der Schnittstelle von Daten, Technologie und Marketing und hat über 100 Projekte zur datengesteuerten Marketing-Transformation begleitet - unter anderem für die Deutsche Telekom, 1&1, die REWE Group und Fressnapf.

Was erwarten Menschen vom stationären Handel und welche digitalen Angebote sind tatsächlich relevant? Dieses essential gibt Antworten auf Basis einer Konsumentenbefragung. Dabei wird manches überraschende Ergebnis sichtbar: Online-Recherche bedeutet für Geschäfte nicht automatisch verlorene Kundschaft. Oft führt sie Menschen erst ins Geschäft. Gleichzeitig zählen Verfügbarkeit, gute Beratung und ein überzeugender Preis mehr als jede spektakuläre Inszenierung. Auch neue Technologien werden nicht automatisch begeistert angenommen. Entscheidend ist vielmehr die Frage: Welchen Nutzen bringen sie Kundinnen und Kunden und was bedeuten sie für ihre Privatsphäre? Prof. Dr. Thomas Aichner ist Leiter der Südtirol Business School. Er berät Unternehmen im Bereich Konsumentenverhalten, Digitalisierung und KI. Louisa Graßl ist Beraterin bei der BCG-Tochtergesellschaft Inverto. Sie hat bei führenden Konzernen im Bereich Digital Retail und Digitalisierung gearbeitet. Prof. Dr. Michael Nippa ist Professor für Strategische Führung und Internationales Management an der Freien Universität Bozen. Prof. Dr. Michael Nippa ist Professor für Strategische Führung und Internationales Management an der Freien Universität Bozen. Seine Forschung beschäftigt sich unter anderem mit der sozialen Akzeptanz von Technologien. Inhaltsverzeichnis Einleitung.- Digitalisierung und digitale Transformation im Einzelhandel.- Methodik.- Ergebnisse.- Diskussion und Schlussfolgerungen. Autorenportrait

This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 11th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, ICT4AWE 2025, held in Porto, Portugal, during April 6 - 8, 2025. The 13 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. They are following under topical sections: Ageing Well Social and Human Sciences Perspective; Telemedicine and Independent Living; Digital Health.

Die innovative Verwaltung ist die praxisnahe, unabhängige Management-Fachzeitschrift für den öffentlichen Sektor und fokussiert sich auf strategische Themen rund um die große Herausforderung Digitalisierung in der öffentlichen Verwaltung. Das Fachmagazin bietet praxisorientierte Anwendungsbeispiele mit konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen, die Entscheiderinnen und Entscheider im öffentlichen Sektor dabei unterstützen, die Digitalisierung ganzheitlich umzusetzen. Die Zeitschrift richtet sich an Führungskräfte und Beschäftigte mit (Führungs-)Verantwortung bei Bund, Ländern, Kommunen sowie sonstigen öffentlichen Einrichtungen und Verwaltungen. Durch die zukunftsorientierte und praxisnahe Themenauswahl hat sich die Fachzeitschrift zum führenden Medium für den Bereich modernes Verwaltungsmanagement entwickelt. Inhaltsverzeichnis Transformation: Heute und morgen aus den Fehlern von gestern lernen.- Kommunikation: Alle unter einem Dach.- Special: Künstliche Intelligenz: München kann KI.- Stadtmarketing: Bunter Strauß an Aufgaben, Erfolgsmessung schwierig.- Personal: Führung will gewollt und gelernt sein.- Finanzverwaltung: Neue digitale Wege für das Saarland.- Special Smart City: Nachhaltige digitale Designprinzipien: Achtsame Digitalisierung für Kommunen.- Special Cyber Sicherheit: Konsolidierung: Ein starker Hebel für mehr Sicherheit.- Nachhaltigkeit: Kreislaufwirtschaft beim Rückbau öffentlicher Gebäude-. Steuerung: So kommen Behörden zu Zielen und Wirkung. Autorenportrait Stefanie Hüthig arbeitet seit 2005 bei Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. Seit ihrer Rückkehr aus der Elternzeit Ende Juli 2023 ist sie Chefredakteurin der Fachzeitschrift innovative Verwaltung. Zuvor leitete sie das Redaktionsteam der Finanzfachzeitschriften von Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden und war als Chefredakteurin unter anderem für das Bank- und das Versicherungsmagazin verantwortlich. Sie hat ein duales Studium mit Fachrichtung Bank in Baden-Württemberg absolviert und in einer pfälzischen Sparkasse gearbeitet. Heute wohnt Stefanie Hüthig im Rheingau.

Die Erwartungen an Unternehmen, gesellschaftliche Verantwortung zu übernehmen, sind in den letzten Jahrzehnten kontinuierlich gestiegen. Gleichzeitig hält sich in der Gesellschaft eine latente Skepsis gegenüber der Wirtschaft, die sich zu Recht aus der Wahrnehmung einer Diskrepanz zwischen Reden und Handeln speist. Bei genauerer Betrachtung fällt es vielen Unternehmen schwer, einen kohärenten Weg zwischen Gewinnmaximierung und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung, zu finden. Gerade wenn es in diesem Zusammenhang um die soziale Größe Vertrauen geht, sind Dimensionen wie ethische Positionierung, Purpose und Identität für die Unternehmenskommunikation von besonderer Relevanz, um den veränderten Ansprüchen gerecht zu werden. Das geplante praxisorientierte Fachbuch will die Zusammenhänge und Interdependenzen aufzeigen und Führungskräften, Kommunikationsverantwortlichen und PR-Profis aktuelle Grundlagen und Strategien vermitteln.

Das Buch beschreibt den heutigen Stand des Kulturjournalismus. In der aktualisierten und erweiterten Neuauflage bietet der Band einen Überblick über modernen Kulturjournalismus, seine medialen Kanäle, inhaltlichen Themen und Schreibweisen. Das Buch diskutiert differenziert die Frage, wie Kultur in einer Zeit pluraler medialer Kanäle repräsentiert wird. Dabei führt der Autor in die inhaltlichen Felder des Kulturjournalismus ein, erläutert die Genese dieses medialen Feldes und zeigt Wege auf, selbst kulturjournalistisch zu schreiben. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.Einleitung.- 2.Kulturjournalismus ein konstruktivistisches Modell.- 3.Kultur: Kulturverständnis des Kulturjournalismus.- 4.Geschichte:Kulturjournalismus im Wandel.- 5.Praxis:Wie schreibe ich Kulturjournalismus?- 6.Mediale Bühnen: Wo steht der Kulturjournalismus heute?. Autorenportrait Hon.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Lüddemann ist Honorarprofessor am Institut für Germanistik der Universität Osnabrück und Publizist.

Digitale Gesundheitsangebote sind schnell bereitgestellt, doch genutzt werden sie deshalb noch lange nicht. Warum bleiben Angebote ungenutzt, obwohl sie im Unternehmen grundsätzlich verfügbar sind? Dieses Buch richtet den Blick auf den Arbeitsalltag der Beschäftigten. Auf Grundlage von zwölf leitfadengestützten Interviews zeigt die Autorin, welche Bedingungen die Nutzung digitaler BGM-Angebote fördern oder erschweren. Entscheidend ist das Zusammenspiel von interner Kommunikation, Arbeitsorganisation, Führung und persönlicher Relevanz. Auch Nichtnutzung ist kein einheitliches Phänomen: Sie reicht von fehlender Passung bis zu vorhandenem Interesse, das am Arbeitsalltag scheitert. Mit den Konzepten der arbeitspraktischen Herauslösbarkeit und der arbeitszeitlichen Legitimation wird präzisiert, warum Zeitmangel als Erklärung häufig zu kurz greift. Im Job-Demands-Resources-Modell erscheinen digitale BGM-Angebote als Ressourcenpotenzial, das sich erst unter geeigneten arbeitsbezogenen und organisationalen Bedingungen entfalten kann. Das Buch richtet sich an Verantwortliche im BGM und Personalmanagement sowie an Forschende, die Nutzung und Nichtnutzung digitaler Gesundheitsangebote verstehen wollen. Autorenportrait Juliane Leicht verfügt über langjährige Praxiserfahrung im Betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagement sowie in der Konzeption und Umsetzung von Präventionsprogrammen in international tätigen Unternehmen. Den Masterstudiengang Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement an der SRH Fernhochschule schloss sie mit Auszeichnung ab. Sie verbindet wissenschaftliche Analyse mit betrieblicher Praxis. Ihr fachlicher Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Nutzung und Nichtnutzung digitaler Gesundheitsangebote sowie auf deren Einbettung in Arbeitsalltag, Kommunikation und Organisation.

This book examines the use of behavioural economics to address policy issues in Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on case studies from different countries across the region and policy areas including housing, transportation, and healthcare the book assesses how insights from behavioural economics have been utilised in the public sector to inform public policy. In doing so, it throws important light on the unique challenges for policy design, implementation and service delivery in Central and Eastern Europe, especially with regard to migration, urbanisation, ageing populations, and regional inequalities. By focusing on an underexplored region, it also extends and challenges existing knowledge on behavioural public policy more generally.

Wie erleben Auszubildende den Austausch mit Gleichrangigen in der Pflegeausbildung? Welche Bedeutung haben Peer-to-Peer-Gespräche für die Bewältigung von Herausforderungen zwischen Pflegeschule und Pflegepraxis? Anhand qualitativer Gruppendiskussionen untersucht Anna Jäckel die Potenziale und Grenzen peergestützter Austauschprozesse im Kontext der generalistischen Pflegeausbildung. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen, dass Peer-Beziehungen einen wichtigen Beitrag zur sozialen und emotionalen Unterstützung, zur Reflexion beruflicher Erfahrungen sowie zum Theorie-Praxis-Transfer leisten können. Gleichzeitig zeigen sie auf, dass strukturelle Herausforderungen der Lernortkooperation nicht allein durch den Peer-Austausch aufgefangen werden können. Die Arbeit liefert praxisnahe Impulse für die Weiterentwicklung der Pflegeausbildung und eröffnet neue Perspektiven auf die Bedeutung informeller Lernprozesse im Zusammenspiel von Schule und Praxis.

Over recent times, much media scholarship has been concerned with the ever-deeper incursion of media and its associated logics into both macro-processes of social change and micro-practices of everyday life. For media audience researchers, this situation has given rise to the dual challenge of arguing the field's enduring relevance and adapting its conceptual tools to contexts of pervasive digital media. This book aims to respond to these challenges by furnishing media audience studies with fresh intellectual resources and an alternative philosophical footing. Drawing inspiration from the late pragmatism of John Dewey, new materialist scholarship and wider anti-dualistic, relational and ecological thought, When Media Matter proposes a novel approach to studying the activities of media audiences and users, one centred on understanding media engagements as constituted by dynamic, processual relations. As a radical re-visioning of existing approaches in the field, the process-relational prospectus undoubtedly raises a series of questions and brings new challenges at the levels of both theory and research practice. Over its course, this book tackles these with the aid of resources and ideas from fields ranging from sociology, psychology and anthropology to the cognitive sciences and quantum physics.

This book explores a novel framework for understanding and developing urban and regional environments beyond the traditional Smart Cities discourse. This book reframes cities not merely as technological platforms but as adaptive, self-learning, human-centered cognitive systems. Integrating cutting-edge insights from cognitive science, artificial intelligence, regional economics, and participatory governance, this book presents a vision of urban environments that actively sense, learn, and respond to emerging challenges.

This book explores Vietnam's rich cultural diversity through the lens of entrepreneurship, focusing on its 54 officially recognized ethnic groups-many of which are overlooked in business literature. Combining vivid photography, historical context, and verified research, it examines how colonial legacies continue to shape entrepreneurial ecosystems. Featuring case studies and expert insights, the volume highlights the unique challenges and contributions of ethnic communities to Vietnam's economic landscape. Each chapter is peer-reviewed for factual accuracy, ensuring scholarly rigor. This resource is ideal for researchers, educators, and practitioners interested in inclusive entrepreneurship, cultural heritage, and sustainable development in Southeast Asia.

Agriculture today faces unprecedented challenges, including climate change, land and water scarcity, soil degradation, rising input costs, labour shortages and increasing demand for safe and nutritious food. Addressing these interconnected challenges requires a paradigm shift from conventional practices toward technology-enabled, data-driven, and resource-efficient agricultural systems. This book is designed to address this need by presenting state-of-the-art technological solutions that support sustainable food production across the entire agricultural value chain. The book covers foundational concepts of agricultural sustainability and examines the role of digitalization, smart farming and technological innovation in building resilient food systems. Key topics include artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, predictive modelling, drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, and blockchain, highlighting their applications in agricultural decision-making, crop monitoring, precision farming, supply-chain transparency and efficient resource management. Dedicated sections focus on smart irrigation, variable-rate fertilizer application, smart crop pest and disease management, and machine learning-based estimation of evapotranspiration for precision irrigation and agricultural water reuse, emphasizing improvements in water and nutrient use efficiency and sustainable agricultural production. In addition, the book explores controlled-environment and sustainable farming systems such as hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics and smart greenhouses as technological approaches for efficient resource utilization and sustainable crop production. The role of renewable energy, solar-powered irrigation and farm mechanization, robotics, and climate-smart technologies in enhancing agricultural sustainability and resource-use efficiency is also discussed. The book further extends beyond primary production to address post-harvest technologies for reducing food loss and waste, as well as circular bioeconomy and waste-to-resource technologies that promote efficient utilization of agricultural residues and contribute to sustainable and resource-efficient agri-food systems. By bridging foundational concepts, technological advancements and real-world applications, this book aims to support the transition toward sustainable, smart and future-ready agriculture. It is intended for researchers, academicians, postgraduate students, policymakers, agricultural engineers, agri-tech professionals, extension specialists and practitioners who are engaged in advancing sustainable agriculture through technological innovation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Agricultural Sustainability: Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities.- Role of Technological Solutions in Sustainable Food Systems. Digitalization and Smart Farming for Sustainable Development.- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Farming.- Internet of Things (IoT) for Real-Time Agricultural Decision Making.- Big Data Analytics and Predictive Modelling for Crop and Soil Management.- Remote Sensing and GIS for Sustainable Land and Water Use.- Drone and UAV-Based Monitoring and Precision Input Application.- Blockchain for Transparency and Traceability in Agri-Food Supply Chains.- Smart Irrigation Technologies for Water Use Efficiency.- Variable Rate Fertilizer Application for Optimized Nutrient Management.- Soil Health Monitoring and Digital Nutrient Prescription Systems.- Sensor-Based Systems for Sustainable Livestock and Dairy Farming.- Integrated Pest and Disease Management Using Smart Technologies. Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture as Climate-Smart Solutions.- Hydroponics and Aeroponics for Sustainable Soilless Cultivation.- Smart Greenhouses and Energy-Efficient Crop Production Systems.- Aquaponics: Integrating Fish and Plant Farming for Circular Resource Use.- Renewable Energy Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture.- Solar-Powered Innovations for Irrigation and Farm Operations.- Agricultural Mechanization and Robotics for Resource Efficiency.- Climate-Smart Technologies for Building Resilient Farming Systems.- Post-Harvest Technologies for Reducing Food Loss and Waste.- Circular Bioeconomy: Waste-to-Resource Technologies in Agriculture.- Bioenergy Production from Agricultural Residues for Sustainable Futures.

As generative artificial intelligence transforms how problems are explored, opportunities are formulated, business models are developed, assumptions are tested, and projects are communicated, entrepreneurs and innovation teams face both an extraordinary opportunity and a new risk: AI can accelerate entrepreneurial work without necessarily producing better entrepreneurial projects. This book shifts attention from isolated AI outputs to the cumulative design of entrepreneurial projects. Grounded in Design-Based Entrepreneurship (DBE) and Representational Interaction Architecture (RIA), it introduces ToolBoard, a structured design-based methodology and operational system for developing venture projects through explicit questioning, intermediate representations, Human-AI-Human cycles, and iterative validation.

This book brings together voices from across the international academic and professional community to explore one of the most pressing challenges facing technical higher education today: how to prepare students not simply to use new technologies, but to think, create, decide, and act responsibly in a rapidly changing world. Through research, teaching experiences, experiments, and real-world projects, the contributors explore the transformation of education through artificial intelligence, BIM, digital twins, virtual and immersive environments, computational methods, robotics, project-based learning, physical modelling, living laboratories, service learning, and competency-based approaches.

Dieses Buch bietet eine fundierte wissenschaftliche Untersuchung zur Stärkung der Wirkungskompetenz von Lehrpersonen durch die bewusste Gestaltung nonverbaler Kommunikation. Aufbauend auf aktuellen Forschungserkenntnissen wird die essenzielle Rolle der Körpersprache für effektives Lehren und Lernen detailliert analysiert. Die Arbeit präsentiert die Konzeption, Durchführung und Evaluation des innovativen Trainingsprogramms "UNITE", das Lehrpersonen die Fähigkeit vermittelt, ihre körpersprachliche Wirkung auf die Lernenden gezielt zu gestalten. Sie stützt sich dabei auf grundlegende wissenschaftliche Theorien wie Agency/Communion, Lehrperson-Enthusiasmus sowie Embodiment und vereint diese zu einem innovativen Handlungskonzept für die Unterrichtspraxis. Die empirische Interventionsstudie stützt sich auf eine Mehr-Perspektiven-Erhebung, die sowohl die Selbstwahrnehmung der Lehrpersonen als auch die Einschätzungen von Lernenden sowie externen Beobachtenden einbezieht. Es werden tiefgreifende Einblicke in die Mechanismen der nonverbalen Wirkung und deren Einfluss auf das Lehr-Lern-Setting gewonnen. Die Ergebnisse liefern wertvolle Daten zur Optimierung der Lehrpersonen-Weiterbildung und zur Weiterentwicklung pädagogischer Interventionsansätze. Inhaltsverzeichnis Problemstellung, Zielsetzung und Aufbau der Arbeit.- Forschungsbefunde zur Körpersprache im Unterricht.- Theoretische Grundlagen zu Körpersprache und Wirkung.- Konzeption des Körpersprache Trainings.- Datenbasis und methodische Konzeption der Untersuchung des Trainingseffekts.- Fragestellungen zur Untersuchung des Trainingseffekts.- Ergebnisse der Untersuchung des Trainingseffekts.- Zusammenfassung und Diskussion. Autorenportrait Philipp Brader ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München im Fachbereich Allgemeine Pädagogik. Seine Forschung befasst sich schwerpunktmäßig mit der Körpersprache und Wirkungskompetenz von Lehrpersonen im Unterricht.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and the associated school closures, explainer videos have seen increasing use in mathematics education. In this book, Lisa Tusche-Naggar examines the quality characteristics of "good" mathematics explainer videos. The aim is to provide a transparent account of the intentions and criteria that come into play in the creation, selection, and reception of these videos. Drawing on interviews and group discussions with various relevant stakeholder groups, the book reconstructs and compares different perspectives on the quality of explainer videos. It highlights both the commonalities and differences in the views of explainer video producers, teachers and students who use explainer videos as a resource in mathematics education, and mathematics education researchers, who provide the theoretical frameworks for reflecting on explainer videos. The book thus offers a multi-perspective view of potential quality criteria for mathematics explainer videos and also presents ideas for how these videos can be effectively integrated into mathematics instruction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.- Theoretical Foundations.- Current State of Research.- Methodology.- Results.- Discussion.- Conclusion. Autorenportrait Lisa Tusche-Naggar is a primary school teacher. She completed her teacher education studies at Freie Universität Berlin, specializing in mathematics, German, and science/social studies (Sachunterricht/Natural Sciences).

This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of anomaly detection, tracing its evolution from classical statistical methods to modern machine learning, deep learning, and hybrid AI approaches. Anomaly detection has become one of the most critical capabilities of the digital age. As societies increasingly rely on interconnected infrastructures, artificial intelligence, financial networks, and automated decision systems, small deviations in data can signal major threats, from cyberattacks and financial fraud to infrastructure failures and systemic crises. Yet despite its growing importance, anomaly detection remains fragmented across disciplines and application domains. Moving beyond purely technical perspectives, it demonstrates how anomaly detection functions as an essential component of risk governance, organizational resilience, and societal preparedness. Through a combination of theoretical foundations, practical case studies, and real-world applications, readers will learn how anomalies emerge, why detection systems fail, and how organizations can design more robust strategies for identifying and managing uncertainty. The book covers statistical approaches, adaptive thresholding, supervised and unsupervised learning, fraud detection, representation learning, contrastive learning, and governance-oriented frameworks for high-stakes environments. Bridging the worlds of data science, cybersecurity, risk management, and public policy, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, graduate students, AI practitioners, risk professionals, and decision-makers seeking to understand and govern complex digital systems. Ultimately, it argues that anomaly detection is no longer merely a technical challenge, but a foundational capability for managing uncertainty and safeguarding modern society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foundations of Anomaly Detection in Risk, Governance, and Society.- Understanding Anomalies Across Complex Sociotechnical Systems.- Thresholding, Uncertainty, and Governance.- Machine Learning Foundations for Risk Governance and Anomaly Detection.- Supervised Learning for Risk Assessment and Governance Applications.- Deep Representation Learning for Complex Risk Mitigation.- Model Risk & Governance. Autorenportrait Sarit Maitra is Ph.D. in information technology from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. He is currently affiliated with the Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India, as Professor of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. He brings nearly three decades of industry experience, with specialization in data, big data, and business analytics. With deep expertise in data strategy and decision science, he applies both linear and nonlinear modeling approaches to develop simulation, optimization, and decision-support systems, consistently translating complex data into measurable business outcomes. Drawing on his extensive industry experience, he transforms data into actionable insights, leads high-performing teams, and aligns analytics initiatives with organizational goals. He has contributed to several scholarly works and publications in leading academic journals. He also plays a key role in multiple consulting engagements, spearheading analytics strategy and data-driven decision-making to support organizational strategy and business success.

Wissenschaft und Politik sind aufeinander angewiesen - und tun sich doch oft schwer, zueinander zu finden. Ob in der Corona-Pandemie, in der Klimapolitik oder in Debatten um Forschungsförderung: Immer wieder wird sichtbar, wie eng wissenschaftliche Expertise und politische Entscheidungsprozesse miteinander verflochten sind - und wie öffentlich diese Verflechtung verhandelt wird. In diesem Band wird ein neues theoretisches Modell entwickelt, das diese Interaktion von Wissenschaft und Politik - das sogenannte Science-Policy-Interface - erstmals systematisch als mediales Phänomen erfasst. Auf Basis einer umfangreichen Inhaltsanalyse von über 1.300 Zeitungsartikeln aus Süddeutscher Zeitung, FAZ und BILD (2019-2023) zeigt die Autorin, wie deutsche Medien über wissenschaftliche Politikberatung und Wissenschaftspolitik berichten - und identifiziert vier charakteristische Muster dieser Berichterstattung, von konfliktreicher Zuspitzung bis zu kooperativer Sachlichkeit. Die Studie liefert damit nicht nur neue Erkenntnisse zur medialen Konstruktion von Wissenschaft und Politik, sondern auch einen eigenständigen theoretischen Beitrag zur Medialisierungsforschung und zur kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Verhältnis von Expertise und Entscheidung. Inhaltsverzeichnis Einleitung und Relevanzbegrundung.- Science Policy Interfaces.- Science Policy Interfaces und Medienberichterstattung.- Forschungsleitende Fragen und Annahmen.- Anlage der Inhaltsanalyse.- Ergebnisse.- Diskussion.- Literatur. Autorenportrait Lena Zils ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft der Universität Münster. Ihre Forschung beschäftigt sich mit Wissenschaftskommunikation an der Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft und Politik sowie mit der Rolle und Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Akteur in politischen Prozessen. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt liegt auf Advocacy in der Wissenschaft und der Frage, wie Wissenschaftler und wissenschaftliche Organisationen ihre Interessen und Positionen in öffentlichen und politischen Diskursen vertreten.