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All people are equal before the law – or are they?

To a great extent, how authorities and courts in the individual German states and municipalities decide on matters involving people with a migration history depends on regional political conditions and the political orientation of the respective decision-makers. By nationwide comparison, matters on the same legal footing are sometimes decided very differently. This is the result of analysis from researchers in the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz.

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Steffen Eckhard

Steffen Eckhard receives ERC Consolidator Grant

Steffen Eckhard, Professor of Public Administration & Public Policy at Zeppelin University and Principal Investigator at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”, has received a highly endowed grant from the European Research Council.

Employee and Employer

When spoiled children become aggressive employees

A recent publication by Benjamin Korman, former Cluster-member, and postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg, examines how childhood experiences shape workplace behavior.

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Does more diversity in the classroom also mean more tolerance?

A study from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz examines whether diversity in the classroom leads to greater tolerance among school students. The findings reveal that this is not the case for every classroom constellation.

Students at the University

New paper on gender inequality in academia

Thomas Hinz and Susanne Strauss, Principal Investigators of the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”, have published a paper on gender inequality and academic performance in Germany. Co-author of the study “Discrimination or a Competitive Climate? Why Women Cannot Translate Their Better High School Grades into University Grades” is Diana Roxana Galos from the University of Copenhagen.

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Press release from the pen of an AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in the modern working world. But how widespread is AI actually in German companies, and how do employees view this development? Are they rather worried or optimistic? These questions are examined in a new policy paper from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz. Inspired by the topic of the paper, this press release was written with the help of AI.

Does neighbourly pressure work?

Prisca Jöst, former Research Fellow at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” has published a paper with the open access, peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.