Tag: Politics

Projects

Beethoven as a revolutionary in Red Vienna

The workers’ music movement in Vienna during the first decades of the 20th century forged a new connection between politics and music. This social-democratic movement appropriated works from the bourgeois music canon and reinterpreted them according to their own terms. The musicologist Golan Gur has investigated the consequences this has had for a historical and […] Continue reading “Beethoven as a revolutionary in Red Vienna”

Interview & Opinion

Communicating the workings of science

Interview: Ingrid Ladner

In the coronavirus pandemic, many people have seen how scientific progress is made. However, these two years in which research has been in the limelight have not only increased confidence in science, but have also led to confusion and uncertainty. According to the German communication expert Beate Langholf, now is the time to communicate more […] Continue reading “Communicating the workings of science”

Projects

How the EU manages its crises

Do politicians prefer to focus on their own self-interest rather than navigate the population successfully through crises? The results of a recent study suggest that they do indeed. A team led by political scientist Olga Eisele has examined the political crisis management of the EU and four of its member states. The first long-term analysis […] Continue reading “How the EU manages its crises”

Projects

Emotional politics

Since the “refugee crisis” of 2015, the stoking of fears has been a core element used by right-wing populist parties. Research teams from Austria and Slovenia are investigating the impact of politicians who mobilise emotions on the media and the general public. First results show the relevance of public-service institutions and how the tabloid press […] Continue reading “Emotional politics”
Sociologist Ulrike Zartler from Vienna in front of an empty playground due to the corona crisis.

Portrait

Coronavirus: families at breaking point?

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

Working from home, home-schooling, distance learning. Over the last year, families have had to cope with an enormous burden. How are they really doing? And what are the needs of parents – and their children? Answers to these questions are being supplied through a longitudinal study conducted by family sociologist Ulrike Zartler of the University […] Continue reading “Coronavirus: families at breaking point?”