This paper has two parts. The first presents what the authors understand as Marx's conceptual framework for analyzing social change, Marx's science. The second seeks to exemplify the analytical power of Marx's science by means of a discussion of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. The...

Workers whose jobs are affected by structural change and digitization are required to continuously adapt their vocational skills to the requirements of the labor market. This adaptation is also essential for the competitiveness of their employer firms. The German legislature addressed this issue...

Migration zu Erwerbszwecken wird oft als ein wichtiger Hebel gesehen, um den Folgen des demografischen Wandels und zunehmenden Arbeitskräfteengpässen entgegenzuwirken. Gleichzeitig werden die potenziellen ökonomischen und sozialen Auswirkungen von Migration öffentlich kontrovers diskutiert....

The welfare state regulates social policies and reallocates scarce resources. For the social legitimacy of the welfare state, it is important that the public supports the principles underlying this reallocation. This article examines the impact of different activities during the life course on...

Althusser's pioneering concept of "ideological state apparatuses" is extended to the unique role of consumerism as a particular ideology enabling and supporting U.S. capitalism. It is argued that rising levels of worker consumption have functioned effectively to compensate workers for (and...

Kurzarbeitergeld soll Betrieben in Krisenzeiten helfen, Entlassungen zu vermeiden, und den Lohn von Beschäftigten vorübergehend sichern. Anlässlich der Covid-19-Pandemie wurden die Konditionen beim Bezug von Kurzarbeitergeld vorübergehend großzügiger ausgestaltet. Das IAB hat Menschen, die...