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EUROPE GERMANY BERLIN :: Overview
Introducing WZB The Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) is one of the biggest social science research centers in Europe. It houses eight research groups and several working groups dedicated to “problem-centered basic research” (WZB: An Overview: 1). The WZB research unit affiliated with the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy is called “Employment, Social Structure, and Welfare States,” which is directed by Professor Jens Alber. This unit consists of three sub-sections: one research group on “Inequality and Social Integration,” directed by Professor Alber, one research group on “Labor Market Policy and Employment,” directed by Professor Günther Schmid, and one working group on Public Health, directed by Professor Rolf Rosenbrock and PD Dr. Hagen Kühn.
The research group on Labor Market Policy and Employment studies how labor market policy can contribute to solving structural problems, such as unemployment, that are produced by the transition from an industrial to an information society. This research group also examines the effectiveness and efficiency of labor market policy in terms of people’s employment careers, structural changes of work with regard to transitional processes between old and new kinds of employment, such as temporary jobs, multiple employment, part-time employment, etc., and the relationship between labor market and welfare states in reducing new risks of working life (WZB: An Overview: 4-5). The working group on Public Health takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying health risks and health problems. It explores disease prevention and health promotion in companies and public organizations, interventions in life style and living conditions, changes in health care systems, and the way health-related institutions are regulated and funded in Germany (WZB: An Overview: 8). Data The data at WZB’s Inequality and Social Integration unit is accessible to Inequality Fellows. If Inequality Fellows want to use it, they will need to email Christoph Albrecht, Deputy Managing Director, Inequality and Social Integration, at Albrecht@wz-berlin.de. The unit administers the so-called "Wohlfahrtssurvey" (welfare survey) in collaboration with the Zentrum für Umfragen, Methoden and Analysen. Library access Inequality Fellows will be given access to the WZB library and to interlibrary loan services. Research seminars WZB organizes lunches for groups of researchers, public lectures and discussions. The best way to get to know and get in touch with WZB researchers is through the WZB intranet. (Sources: WZB: an Overview, and WZB's website, August 2005) Research areas at a glance
Researchers at WZB Research group on Inequality and Social Integration Jens Alber Petra Böhnke Jan Delhey Roland Habich Wolfgang Keck Ulrich Kohler Eckhard Priller Research group on Labor Market Policy and Employment Günther Schmid Sebastian Brandl Christian Brzinsky-Fay Carroll Haak Miriam Hartlapp Christoph Hilbert Eckart Hildebrandt Petra Kaps Hugh Mosely Ralf Mytzek-Zühlke Michael Neugart Frank Oschmiansky Karin Schulze Buschoff Holger Schütz Working Group on Public Health Rolf Rosenbrock Hagen Kühn Susanne Kümpers Hildegard Theobald Michael T. Wright
Accommodation Christoph Albrecht, Deputy Managing Director, Inequality and Social Integration, at Albrecht@wz-berlin.de, offered to help find accommodation for Inequality Fellows by putting an ad on the WZB-intranet. Frau Martina Sander-Blanck, Assistant to Professor Alber, at blanck@wz-berlin.,de, or Frau Nicola Fielk, nico@wz-berlin.de, Assistant to Dr. Georg Thurn, Research Policy and Coordination, may also be able to put an ad on the WZB-intranet. WZB itself does not itself own apartments for guest researchers but may be able to help Inequality Fellows who visit WZB for several months find an apartment at the Internationales Begegnungszentrum (IZB). The cost of a furnished apartment at IBZ is about 500 euros per month, but WZB needs to know at least six months. Another option to find housing in Berlin is through a “Mitwohnzentrale.” Safe areas for students to live in are Prenzlauerberg, Mitte, Friedrichshain, and Kreuzberg (Source: Katherine Newman’s and Katrin Križ’ site visit, 2003). Health insurance The U.S. Department of State provides extensive information on health insurance for Americans traveling abroad. Office space and computer access Inequality Fellows will have their own office space, desk, PC and email address through the research unit they will be assigned to. Timing The academic year in Berlin starts in October. The summer term runs from the middle of April until the middle of July. Many researchers at WZB go on vacation starting in mid-July. Transportation A monthly pass for subways, trams and busses cost between 50 to 60 euros in 2003. See http://www.berliner-verkehr.de/traffic.htm for information on transportation in Berlin, and Deutsche Bahn for train connections and fares in Germany. For a list of low-cost airlines operating in Europe, visit http://www.discountairfares.com/lcosteur.htm. To print out a location on a map, go to http://www.mappy.com./ Visa information Overview...>>
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