In an interview with the taz newspaper, Sylka Scholz discusses the image of masculinity in eastern Germany. Property also plays a role here: ‘The inheritance of property will further increase and solidify the material differences between east and west in the coming years.’
In an interview with taz, Stefan Schmalz reports on current strikes related to inflation and on the “Streikmonitor” (strike monitor), which documents strikes in Germany.
In an article for Freitag, Carsten Herrmann-Pillath addresses the millennium task of tackling climate change. He also discusses mistakes made in the past and a possible solution for the future.
In her guest article for the Frankfurter Rundschau, Silke van Dyk notes that the fundamental patterns of distribution, property, and infrastructure policy necessitate a “bottom-up redistribution.”
Historical connections between property, race, and identity politics
Jürgen Martschukat writes in Geschichte der Gegenwart (History of the Present) about the origins of the racial wealth gap and its repercussions to this day.
Sein und Streit - The public sphere and private platforms
In the Deutschlandfunk radio program “Streit und Sein” on Habermas' “The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere,” Sebastian Sevignani criticizes the power of digital private public platforms.
A difficult act of balance – trade unions and climate protection
Klaus Dörre is interviewed on Deutschlandfunk about cooperation between trade unions and climate activists. He talks about difficulties and challenges, but also about new alliances.
In this interview, Silke van Dyk discusses the redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top over recent decades and how class is linked to life expectancy.
Researching structural change in property ownership
The German Research Foundation is funding the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio ‘Structural Change in Property Ownership’ at the University of Jena and the University of Erfurt.
