Series

Talk of the knowledge society is now almost universally accepted as a representation of social reality. Socially relevant actors have to adjust to it and (learn) to deal with it on a daily basis. However, academic reflections on this situation should not only state how strongly contemporary society depends on knowledge. They must also ask what is known about this knowledge itself and about society’s dependence on it. The question of knowledge in the knowledge society thus leads to the question of the opportunities and limits of the knowable, the intertwining of knowledge and non-knowledge with various forms of social logic, and an increase in knowledge conflicts. In this regard, the editors of this series want to offer an interdisciplinary discussion forum on this subject.

The aim of the series of publications is to focus academic attention on public goods as a key prerequisite of democracy, solidarity and public welfare. It combines its intention of contemporary analysis with the interdisciplinary demand for social science and legal studies compositions, and is thus equally as much a forum for theoretical and conceptual contributions as it is for empirical studies. The series publishes both monographs and anthologies in either German or English.

Textbook series for students of health science, nursing, nursing science and nursing management as well as midwifery and midwifery science. The study course "Health and Nursing" provides a quick and comprehensible introduction to the central topics of the entire health sciences (including health management, health economics or public health), nursing (including nursing science, nursing management or nursing education) as well as midwifery. Didactic elements such as definitions, reflection questions, case studies from practice as well as further literature lists enable an informed introduction to the respective subject area. The books are aimed at students as well as career changers in the respective disciplines. Proven experts provide overview knowledge and a well-founded access to the disciplines.