Sophia Schmid
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799218 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophia Schmid |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophia |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmid |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMID S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Berlin Institute for Integration and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Living with the incoherent
Policy incoherence is an omnipresent challenge in public administration. Focusing on the joint implementation of the European Water Framework Directive and the Habitats Directive, we analyze how administrative fragmentation hampers river restoration projects at the sub-national level in Germany. By shifting the analytical focus to institutional and administrative factors, we reveal barriers at institutional, processual and individual levels. We f…
The anti-racist potential of care - political dimensions of women's engagement in voluntary refugee support work in Germany
This article explores the role of gender in volunteering with refugees in Germany and how female volunteers, who outnumber male volunteers considerably, understand their involvement differently from men. Drawing upon quantitative data from two studies with volunteers in refugee work in Germany from 2015 and 2016, I discuss the motivations of female volunteers to engage in refugee support work, the meaning they give to their experience of working …
Same same but different. How the play of difference intersects female refugee support workers' constructions of a common identity
As in most parts of Europe, the influx of a large number of refugees from the summer of 2015 on has greatly stirred German society and politics and deeply divided the population on how to deal with asylum seekers and immigration. This article enters this controversy by examining supporters committed to the pro-refugee side of the debate – female volunteers in refugee support work. It investigates how the volunteers interpret their relationship wi…
Taking Care of the Other
European societies have been significantly challenged recently by intensifying debates around migration and integration. In Germany, the controversy around refugees has put the question of how to negotiate cultural differences back on the agenda. This article argues that female refugee support work volunteers in Germany have developed a compelling approach to handling cultural diversity in emotional, social and cultural practices. Building on int…
Geschäftsführer-Compliance
Das Buch „Geschäftsführer-Compliance" behandelt auch für Nichtjuristen sehr gut verständlich die Haftungstatbestände, bei denen GmbH-Geschäftsführer persönlich in die Haftung genommen werden können. Zu jedem Haftungstatbestand erläutern die Autoren die Pflichten des GmbH-Geschäftsführers, dessen zivilrechtliches und strafrechtliches Haftungsrisiko sowie geeignete Vermeidungsstrategien. Jedes Kapitel wird durch einen Beispielsfall aus der Praxis a…
Taking Care of the Other
European societies have been significantly challenged recently by intensifying debates around migration and integration. In Germany, the controversy around refugees has put the question of how to negotiate cultural differences back on the agenda. This article argues that female refugee support work volunteers in Germany have developed a compelling approach to handling cultural diversity in emotional, social and cultural practices. Building on int…
The anti-racist potential of care - political dimensions of women's engagement in voluntary refugee support work in Germany
This article explores the role of gender in volunteering with refugees in Germany and how female volunteers, who outnumber male volunteers considerably, understand their involvement differently from men. Drawing upon quantitative data from two studies with volunteers in refugee work in Germany from 2015 and 2016, I discuss the motivations of female volunteers to engage in refugee support work, the meaning they give to their experience of working …
Same same but different. How the play of difference intersects female refugee support workers' constructions of a common identity
As in most parts of Europe, the influx of a large number of refugees from the summer of 2015 on has greatly stirred German society and politics and deeply divided the population on how to deal with asylum seekers and immigration. This article enters this controversy by examining supporters committed to the pro-refugee side of the debate – female volunteers in refugee support work. It investigates how the volunteers interpret their relationship wi…
Geschäftsführer-Compliance
Das Buch „Geschäftsführer-Compliance" behandelt auch für Nichtjuristen sehr gut verständlich die Haftungstatbestände, bei denen GmbH-Geschäftsführer persönlich in die Haftung genommen werden können. Zu jedem Haftungstatbestand erläutern die Autoren die Pflichten des GmbH-Geschäftsführers, dessen zivilrechtliches und strafrechtliches Haftungsrisiko sowie geeignete Vermeidungsstrategien. Jedes Kapitel wird durch einen Beispielsfall aus der Praxis a…
Taking Care of the Other
European societies have been significantly challenged recently by intensifying debates around migration and integration. In Germany, the controversy around refugees has put the question of how to negotiate cultural differences back on the agenda. This article argues that female refugee support work volunteers in Germany have developed a compelling approach to handling cultural diversity in emotional, social and cultural practices. Building on int…
The anti-racist potential of care - political dimensions of women's engagement in voluntary refugee support work in Germany
This article explores the role of gender in volunteering with refugees in Germany and how female volunteers, who outnumber male volunteers considerably, understand their involvement differently from men. Drawing upon quantitative data from two studies with volunteers in refugee work in Germany from 2015 and 2016, I discuss the motivations of female volunteers to engage in refugee support work, the meaning they give to their experience of working …
Same same but different. How the play of difference intersects female refugee support workers' constructions of a common identity
As in most parts of Europe, the influx of a large number of refugees from the summer of 2015 on has greatly stirred German society and politics and deeply divided the population on how to deal with asylum seekers and immigration. This article enters this controversy by examining supporters committed to the pro-refugee side of the debate – female volunteers in refugee support work. It investigates how the volunteers interpret their relationship wi…
Living with the incoherent
Policy incoherence is an omnipresent challenge in public administration. Focusing on the joint implementation of the European Water Framework Directive and the Habitats Directive, we analyze how administrative fragmentation hampers river restoration projects at the sub-national level in Germany. By shifting the analytical focus to institutional and administrative factors, we reveal barriers at institutional, processual and individual levels. We f…
Political science (5 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Politics (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Racism (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)