Volume 11 (2023), Edition 2

This article focuses on the voluntary work of refugees from Ukraine. Three migrant-led asso- ciations from different sectors were selected as exemplary case studies. The organisational development of the associations was analysed on the basis of...

Refugee assistance in Germany temporarily declined significantly after the wave of refugee aid in 2015 (until the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine). In research, the frustration experienced by those involved is considered a central cause of this...

Despite the attributed importance, there is currently limited verified knowledge regarding the volunteering of young people in different types of regions. Using the German Survey on Vol- unteering (2019), comparative analyses were conducted...

In Germany, about 60 percent of all municipalities are managed by voluntary may- ors mostly located in rural spaces. This important position of political representation is marked by an underrepresentation of women (19 percent). Referring to the...

This article shows how the distinction between “disturbing” and “non-disturbing” behav- ior in adult education settings reproduces ableist ideas. After an introduction to ableism, we analyze the concepts that commonly accompany...

In the practical research project TransZ, we accompanied working groups of local people between 2017 and 2022 in generating and implementing ideas for the development of the old town centre. The initial idea of the project was to enable new ideas...