Z'GuG Zeitschrift für Gemeinwirtschaft und Gemeinwohl

Through the enactment of the Federal Participation Act (Bundesteilhabegesetz or BTHG) for people with a disability, the German federal government has implemented a comprehensive legislative reform in the field of integration assistance...

In the last 25 years, the number of people receiving long-term care insurance benefits has more than tripled from just over 1.8 million to around 5.7 million in 2023. During this period, the total expenditure of social long-term care insurance (SPV)...

In the context of the existential challenges of the 21st century, this study explores how approaches that recognize nature as a legal subject and grant it a right to its own sustainability can be ground⁠ed in pluralistic-holistic ecosocial...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key driver of the ongoing transformation in healthcare. It can support physicians in making diagnoses and help reduce medical errors. Studies indicate that the correct use of AI enhances the efficiency and...

Social exclusion was the norm for people living in the northern residential area of Trier. It was a stroke of luck that the scientist and activist Heinz Ries, sociologist and psychologist, combined the improvement of living conditions with his...

The theoretical contribution first opens a structural debate for inpatient medical care: How must such institutions be transformed in order to achieve innovative care and quality? The focus here is on large corporate groups as the answer. This is...