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Reformperspektiven für die deutsche Altersvorsorge Der Koalitionsvertrag aus rechtsvergleichender Sicht: Von Schweden lernen
No full textIn der gerade begonnenen Legislaturperiode steht eine Modernisierung der Altersvorsorge an. Der Koalitionsvertrag sieht eine Kapitaldeckung und eine renditeorientierte Anlage in allen Schichten des deutschen Alterssicherungssystems vor; die Einrichtung staatlich organisierter Fonds soll geprüft werden. Das schwedische Rentensystem enthält einen solchen staatlich organisierten Fonds. Markus Roth, Universität Marburg, schlägt für Deutschland einen staatlich organisierten Fonds für die betriebliche und individuelle Altersvorsorge vor; dieser Fonds sollte in ein System renditeträchtiger und kostengünstiger Anlage in der betrieblichen und individuellen Altersvorsorge eingebettet werden
Visual representation in the work of Joseph Roth, 1923-1932
No full textThrough an examination of Joseph Roth’s reportage and fiction published between 1923 and 1932, this thesis seeks to provide a systematic analysis of a particular aspect of the author’s literary style, namely his use of sharply focused visual representations, which are termed Heuristic Visuals. Close textual analysis, supplemented by insights from reader-response theory, psychology, psycholinguistics and sociology illuminate the function of these visual representations. The thesis also seeks to discover whether there are significant differences and correspondences in the use of visual representations between the reportage and fiction genres. Roth believed that writers should be engagiert, and that the truth could only be arrived at through close observation of reality, not subordinated to theory. The research analyses the techniques by which Roth challenges his readers and encourages them to discover the truth for themselves. Three basic variants of Heuristic Visuals are identified, and their use in different contexts, including that of dialectical presentations, is explored. There is evidence of the use of different variants of Heuristic Visuals according to the respective rhetorical demands of particular thematic issues. It has also been possible to establish synchronic correspondences between the different genres, and diachronic correspondences within genres. Although there are examples within the reportage where the entire article is based on an Heuristic Visual, the use of Heuristic Visuals cannot be seen as a key organizing principle in Roth’s work as a whole. As his mastery of the technique reaches its highest point in the early 1930s, Heuristic Visuals are often incorporated into the reconstruction of a complete sensory experience. Analysis of Roth’s heuristic use of visual representations has led to important insights, including a reinterpretation of the endings of Roth’s two most famous novels: Hiob and Radetzkymarsch
Deconstructing the data life-cycle in digital humanitarianism
No full textThe role that technologies have historically played in producing and reproducing global inequalities is well documented. Although technological innovation is associated with progress that does not mean that it necessarily narrows the gap between rich and poor, instead technological inequalities tend to exacerbate other inequalities. This applies also to information and communication technologies (ICT) and Big Data, which play an increasingly important role in humanitarianism. In this article, we address the socio-technical work that is necessary to acquire, process, store and use data and study the power relations that are embedded in these processes. We focus in particular on the use of Big Data in digital humanitarianism and argue that at each stage of the digital data life-cycle (data acquisition, data processing, data storage, and data usage and decision making) different resources are required. These include not only access to hardware, software and connectivity but also the ability to make use of the affordances of digital technologies. We posit that in the context of humanitarianism, ICT and Big Data are a particularly intriguing to study due to their ambivalent position of seeking to address inequalities while at the same time perpetuating them
SA_revision_II_supplemental_tables – Supplemental material for Validity of Risk Assessment Instruments Among Juveniles Who Sexually Offended: Victim Age Matters
No full textSupplemental material, SA_revision_II_supplemental_tables for Validity of Risk Assessment Instruments Among Juveniles Who Sexually Offended: Victim Age Matters by Chiara Krause, Alexander Roth, Markus A. Landolt, Cornelia Bessler and Marcel Aebi in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment</p
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