Der Aufsatz behandelt konzeptionelle Überlegungen und begriffliche Klärungen für eine Studie zum „ehrbaren Kaufmann“ im Wirtschaftsleben des 19. Jahrhunderts. Ausgehend von einem historisierten Verständnis der Zivilgesellschaft werden die normativen Präferenzen der historischen Akteure...

The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...

The UK's energy transition (to a sustainable, low-carbon development path) may turn out to be highly dependant on the engendering and embedding of new types of social practice as well as on the widespread uptake of new low-carbon technologies. We argue that social change and social movements may...

The proliferation of social organizations in China has engendered a lively debate about how to conceptualize these social forces. This paper argues that such a conceptualization should take into account the role that both the party-state and social actors attribute to social organizations. With...