This paper explores a new theoretical and empirical approach to the assessment of human well-being, relevant to current challenges of social fragmentation in the presence of globalization and technological advance. We present two indexes of well-being - solidarity (S) and agency (A) - to be...

Social cohesion and labor mobility both have the same objective and do not need to be in conflict. They are about cooperating among individuals and societies in order to survive and prosper. Social cohesion can benefit from labour mobility: Labour mobility is economically beneficial for migrants...

The paper explores the issue of how social interventions in deeply marginalized communities should be conceived in order to prevent further victimization of the most vulnerable groups within the community: children and women. The analysis relies on the example of a pilot project, which is...

Der Kosovo steht derzeit vor der Herausforderung, tausende aus Westeuropa zurückgekehrte Migranten zu reintegrieren. Viele von ihnen hatten das Land im Winter 2014/15 in Scharen verlassen. Diskutiert wurde dieser "Exodus" im IAMO Policy Brief 24. Steigende Asylbewerberzahlen in den Zielländern...

Introduction: rewriting the rules of racial inequality -- American politics and economic outcomes for African Americans: a brief historical overview -- Stratification economics: a general theory of intergroup inequality -- Creating structural changes: the role of targeted universalism -- The...