Matthias Ruoss
Biographic Data
| ID | 5820556 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthias Ruoss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthias |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruoss |
| SIGNATURE | RUOSS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fribourg |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-0395-9342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Power of Voluntary Activity
This special issue explores voluntary activities from a global perspective. Questioning theirassumed universality and Western-centric foundations, the contributions examine voluntaryactivity as a historically contingent social practice that carries different meanings and conse-quences across time and space. Case studies from England, Lebanon, India, Slovenia, and Swit-zerland demonstrate how voluntary activities can both challenge and reinforce e…
The Night of the Proletarian Families
The article analyzes a period when public officials withdrew children from the labor market and assigned them to the school system. While existing research delves into the reasons behind this process, focusing on sociopolitical reforms, economic factors and changing concepts of childhood, there is limited understanding of how working-class families responded. The article aims to fill the gap by examining the social impact on families when their c…
Judging voluntariness
The Prohibition of Child Labour in Factories Revisited
This article examines the removal of children from factories and their integration into the school system in the early nineteenth century, using decommodification as a conceptual framework. The Swiss canton of Aargau serves as a case study – a region where the textile industry flourished and a liberal government came to power after the July Revolution, subsequently enforcing compulsory education. Through a nuanced exploration of diverse sources, …
Arnold, Arnoldine, Adine
Dialektiken der Freiwilligkeit
Die Großmütter und wir
What is voluntarism, and how can we conceptualise it as a subject of historical research? In this article we address these questions with regard to the relationship between gender arrangements and voluntarism in modern Switzerland. Our considerations are based on the assumption that voluntary aid is not a spontaneous act or an amorphous activity but rather constitutes a mode that regulates social relations and structures social order. Building on…
Gitter am Kopf und Loch im Herzen«
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Gitter am Kopf und Loch im Herzen«
Die Großmütter und wir
What is voluntarism, and how can we conceptualise it as a subject of historical research? In this article we address these questions with regard to the relationship between gender arrangements and voluntarism in modern Switzerland. Our considerations are based on the assumption that voluntary aid is not a spontaneous act or an amorphous activity but rather constitutes a mode that regulates social relations and structures social order. Building on…
Arnold, Arnoldine, Adine
Dialektiken der Freiwilligkeit
Judging voluntariness
The Prohibition of Child Labour in Factories Revisited
This article examines the removal of children from factories and their integration into the school system in the early nineteenth century, using decommodification as a conceptual framework. The Swiss canton of Aargau serves as a case study – a region where the textile industry flourished and a liberal government came to power after the July Revolution, subsequently enforcing compulsory education. Through a nuanced exploration of diverse sources, …
The Night of the Proletarian Families
The article analyzes a period when public officials withdrew children from the labor market and assigned them to the school system. While existing research delves into the reasons behind this process, focusing on sociopolitical reforms, economic factors and changing concepts of childhood, there is limited understanding of how working-class families responded. The article aims to fill the gap by examining the social impact on families when their c…
The Power of Voluntary Activity
This special issue explores voluntary activities from a global perspective. Questioning theirassumed universality and Western-centric foundations, the contributions examine voluntaryactivity as a historically contingent social practice that carries different meanings and conse-quences across time and space. Case studies from England, Lebanon, India, Slovenia, and Swit-zerland demonstrate how voluntary activities can both challenge and reinforce e…
Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works) · Law (2 works)