Elena Sommer
Biographic Data
| ID | 636004 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Sommer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Sommer |
| SIGNATURE | SOMMER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | City, University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the provision of instrumental help by older people across Europe
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 introduced new challenges to social cohesion across Europe. Epidemiological control measures instituted in almost all European countries have impacted the possibility to provide help to others. In addition, individual characteristics contributed to whether individuals were able and willing to provide help to or receive help from others. Against this background, we focus on how private support ne…
Beyond structural determinism
In this article we address the challenges and advantages of studying social capital of migrant entrepreneurs, applying a mixed-method research design involving qualitative semi-structured interviews and standardized network map data collection. Despite some limitations discussed in the article, the study illustrates that an applied methodological approach has a potential to overcome some of the pitfalls of 'structural determinism' by looking both…
Social Capital as a Resource for Migrant Entrepreneurship
Transnational entrepreneurial activities
Gender Gaps in the Measurement of Public Opinion About Homosexuality in Cross-national Surveys
Large-scale cross-national studies such as the European Social Survey (ESS), the European Values Study (EVS), the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP), and the World Values Survey (WVS) are valuable sources of information about country-level attitudes toward homosexuality These surveys provide data on population attitudes toward homosexuality and can be used to compare attitudes across time and …
Financial Transfers Between Adult Children and Parents in Migrant Families From The Former Soviet Union
This paper examines patterns of financial transfers between adult children and their parents in migrant families from the former Soviet Union in Germany. Data from the survey on Ageing of Soviet Union Migrants (ASUM) 2011 allows to compare the exchange of financial transfers in migrant families with elderly parents living in Germany as opposed to migrant families with elderly parents living in the country of origin. Results indicate a substantial…
Gender Gaps in the Measurement of Public Opinion About Homosexuality in Cross-national Surveys
Large-scale cross-national studies such as the European Social Survey (ESS), the European Values Study (EVS), the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP), and the World Values Survey (WVS) are valuable sources of information about country-level attitudes toward homosexuality These surveys provide data on population attitudes toward homosexuality and can be used to compare attitudes across time and …
Beyond structural determinism
In this article we address the challenges and advantages of studying social capital of migrant entrepreneurs, applying a mixed-method research design involving qualitative semi-structured interviews and standardized network map data collection. Despite some limitations discussed in the article, the study illustrates that an applied methodological approach has a potential to overcome some of the pitfalls of 'structural determinism' by looking both…
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the provision of instrumental help by older people across Europe
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 introduced new challenges to social cohesion across Europe. Epidemiological control measures instituted in almost all European countries have impacted the possibility to provide help to others. In addition, individual characteristics contributed to whether individuals were able and willing to provide help to or receive help from others. Against this background, we focus on how private support ne…
Financial Transfers Between Adult Children and Parents in Migrant Families From The Former Soviet Union
This paper examines patterns of financial transfers between adult children and their parents in migrant families from the former Soviet Union in Germany. Data from the survey on Ageing of Soviet Union Migrants (ASUM) 2011 allows to compare the exchange of financial transfers in migrant families with elderly parents living in Germany as opposed to migrant families with elderly parents living in the country of origin. Results indicate a substantial…
Gender Gaps in the Measurement of Public Opinion About Homosexuality in Cross-national Surveys
Large-scale cross-national studies such as the European Social Survey (ESS), the European Values Study (EVS), the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP), and the World Values Survey (WVS) are valuable sources of information about country-level attitudes toward homosexuality These surveys provide data on population attitudes toward homosexuality and can be used to compare attitudes across time and …
Transnational entrepreneurial activities
Social Capital as a Resource for Migrant Entrepreneurship
Beyond structural determinism
In this article we address the challenges and advantages of studying social capital of migrant entrepreneurs, applying a mixed-method research design involving qualitative semi-structured interviews and standardized network map data collection. Despite some limitations discussed in the article, the study illustrates that an applied methodological approach has a potential to overcome some of the pitfalls of 'structural determinism' by looking both…
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the provision of instrumental help by older people across Europe
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 introduced new challenges to social cohesion across Europe. Epidemiological control measures instituted in almost all European countries have impacted the possibility to provide help to others. In addition, individual characteristics contributed to whether individuals were able and willing to provide help to or receive help from others. Against this background, we focus on how private support ne…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Social capital (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Soviet union (3 works)