New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres

This book presents a collection of papers discussing especially social factors that support individuals, organizations, markets, and societies confronted with socio-economic crises. The papers were written mainly by international sociologists dealing with

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New Perspectives on Resilience in SocioEconomic Spheres

New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres

Andrea Maurer (Ed.)

New Perspectives on Resilience in SocioEconomic Spheres

Editor Prof. Dr. Andrea Maurer Universität Trier, Deutschland

ISBN 978-3-658-13328-3 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-658-13327-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-13328-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016939378 Springer VS © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Lektorat: Cori Antonia Mackrodt, Katharina Gonsior Printed on acid-free paper This Springer VS imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH

Table of contents

Introduction: New Perspectives on Resilience in Socio-Economic Spheres . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Maurer

Part I

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

The Notion of Resilience: Trajectories and Social Science Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wolfgang Bonß Resilience in Catastrophes, Disasters and Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Socio-scientific Perspectives Daniel F. Lorenz and Cordula Dittmer

Part II

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RESILIENCE IN THE ECONOMIC SPHERE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

Resilient Financial Systems: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges of Post-Crisis Reform . . . . . Renate Mayntz

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In Search of the Golden Factor: Conceptualizing Resilience in the Framework of New Economic Sociology by Focusing ‘Loyalty’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Maurer

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Consumer Organisations and the Social Resilience of Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Sebastian Nessel

Part III

RESILIENCE IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

Responses to Discrimination and Social Resilience Under Neoliberalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 The United States Compared Michèle Lamont, Jessica S. Welburn, and Crystal M. Fleming The Resilience of Punct