In: International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2016, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 127-140
Violence causes physical and mental harm to others, and victims must find ways of coping with their injuries. Since the middle of the 20th century, the effects of violence and crime on the victim have become an increasingly important topic in politics and society. Many countries in the industrialised world have enacted programmes and laws designed to uphold the needs and rights of victims....
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In: The European Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 21, no. 4, p. 407-413
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Mémoire de master : Université de Fribourg, 2014.
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In: British Journal of Religious Education
Over the past two decades, the organisation of religious education classes in Switzerland has undergone profound reforms. Amid the increasing secularisation and pluralisation of the religious landscape, many cantons have introduced a compulsory course that falls under the responsibility of the state and is aimed at teaching basic knowledge about a variety of religions. These reforms have enabled...
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In: Cogitatio, 2016, p. 95-106
At least three traditions in sociological thought address the question of social inclusion. In the systems theory proposed by Luhmann, inclusion means that individuals are able to adapt and gain access to functional subsystems, such as the labor market or the welfare state. In the tradition of Simmel, social inclusion is seen as an outcome of “cross-cutting social circles”. Both...
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In: Cohabitation des langues et politique linguistique. La notion de "langue partenaire".
Dans cette contribution, le concept très métaphorique de « langue partenaire » est analysé, de manière assez critique, au regard du principe de territorialité des langues et du multilinguisme institutionnel, deux régimes politico-linguistiques qui cohabitent dans la Confédération helvétique. Les enjeux d’un partenariat entre langues, au niveau des institutions mais également des...
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In: Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law (JEEPL), 2014, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 348-366
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In: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 2013, vol. 164, no. 8, p. 232-235
“Learn from yesterday, act today, think of tomorrow.”. For a long time now forest management in Switzerland has been based on the concept of sustainability. Nevertheless, not all forest visitors see things in the same way as foresters. Often the foresters’ work is criticized because the meaning and goals of forest interventions are not well understood and consequently not accepted by the...
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In: kommunikation.medien, 2013, vol. 2013, no. 2, p. 1-34
The business media in 2008 served on a global scale as a welcome scapegoat for the financial crisis. This study targets therefore on Quality Management in Swiss German business journalism. It focuses on Print, TV, Radio and online news rooms. The explorative study was conducted by means of 20 guided interviews with business journalists and chief editors. Given the fact that there is no...
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(Working Papers SES ; 447)
The number of expatriates from global firms has been continuously increasing over the past decades as multinational companies still view expatriation as an important tool for sharing and transferring knowledge, controlling subsidiaries and developing workforce competencies. Expatriate management is still a costly and complex task for multinational companies. Adjustment, which has been defined as...
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