Industrial networks offer a prime example of the tension between system stability and change. Change is necessary as a response to environmental variation, whereas stability provides the underpinning for long-term investment and the exploitation of efficiencies. Whilst one of the key themes in...

Angesichts weitreichender Folgen der US-amerikanischen Subprime-Krise und steigender Wohnungspreise in zahlreichen Ländern haben die Sozialwissenschaften Wohnungspolitik als Forschungsgegenstand wiederentdeckt. Zahlreiche Untersuchungen weisen Trends der Vermarktlichung und Finanzialisierung...

In recent years crossing the Alps has become a central issue in European transport policy. The increase in global transport flow has contributed to bringing two themes to the centre of attention : making transalpine transportation easier and reducing the negative impact of this on the Alpine...