Perspektiven auf die Arbeitswelt, Politik & Gesellschaft
With the Covid-19 vaccination campaigns advancing in many countries, the desire for traditional work is growing again. A rebound effect from remote work to office work was to be expected. Leaders prefer their employees close, teams might notice higher loyalty and trust when working face-to-face, and probably most remote workers have experienced Zoom fatigue at […]
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Yesterday Bulgarian citizens elected a new president – Rumen Radev: a pro-Russian independent candidate, who has studied in the USA, served in the army for three decades and has no political experience. Many consider the outcome to be a sign of protest against the ruling party GERB and, at least in part, as a protest […]
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Last week I had the opportunity to visit Moscow and Yekaterinburg as part of a political fellowship on German-Russian relations and the intense discussions and observations have left me both overwhelmed and wondering – is the West too superficial when tackling Russia? Western Media Coverage & Scepticism The morning after my return: I browse through […]
WeiterlesenI’m a child of the European Union, I hold a double citizenship, have travelled more than 20 countries, spent 3 years abroad and yes – I’m a child of Erasmus. Brits, Poles, French, Italian, Spaniards and Germans drank beer together – something our grandparents couldn’t imagine. So yes, the Brexit hit me, it hit my […]
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I am guilty. While walking towards the supermarket, the windows of H&M seduced me and I stepped into the shop, magically drawn by the soft rhythms pounding from the speakers and the peculiar urge for consumerism. Among skinny long-legged mannequins and elf-like student girls, I lost it completely when I saw a black t-shirt which […]
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When I was a child I remember traveling through Europe by car – often, we visited my relatives in Bulgaria. My parents had placed toys and colouring books next to me while we were slowly moving towards our destination in order to distract me from the seemingly endless journey. I can’t even recall how many […]
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Work is an essential part of everyday life – most people aren’t born in rich families and are dependent on a form of labour in order to make a living. Some even find inspiration and dedication through their work or find integration into a social group, others escape boredom and seek challenge, which their private […]
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Dear friends, After the sexual assaults in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, many of you have contacted me to ask me if I was alright in Berlin and how I see the events, which was very attentive and sweet. Indeed, these attacks have contributed severely to a more aggressive debating style among the German citizens, […]
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I enjoy observing social media, because it depicts social trends and movements very well. Recently, I have observed the Body Positive Movement, which triumphs thanks to models like Ashley Graham, Iskra Lawrence and Chrissy Teigen who show their cellulite, stretch marks and unretouched pictures. You see, it is rather a female issue connected to the […]
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With every detail released in the media about the attacks ISIS performed in Beirut and Paris, I couldn’t help myself but think “F*ck, this is… brilliant”. And yes, I think we have to speak about a performance, the symbolic impact was chosen too well to believe that the details of the events might be plain […]
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Alice Greschkow 