Democratic Competences and Social Practices in Organizations

Wolfgang G. Weber is Professor for Applied Psychology in the Faculty of Psychology and Sport, University of Innsbruck. Michael Thoma is Assistant Professor in the area of Business Education in the School of Management, Department of Organisation and Learning, University of Innsbruck.Annette Ostendorf is Professor for Business Education in the School of Management, Department of Organisation and Learning, University of Innsbruck.Lynne Chisholm is Professor for Education and Generation in the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Innsbruck.

• ​Introduction: Whither Democracy in Everyday Social Life?.- The Democratization of Markets through Participative and Collaborative Practises.- The European Citizens' Initiative: Empowering Political Participation in the EU?.- Participation in Schools – a Classification Concept.- Moral Competence and Democratic Ways of Life.- Images of Corporate Participation and Democratic Structures in Business Administration Textbooks used in Higher Vocational Schools in Austria, Switzerland and Germany.- Co-determination in Times of Economic Crisis: Changes in the Social Positioning of Works Councillors?.- The Analysis of Preconditions for the Fostering of Democratic Behavioural Orientations in Business Organizations – The ODEM Questionnaire (POPD).- Changing Police Managers’ Attitudes towards Participative Management:Translating Research-based Knowledge into Practical Solutions.- Innovatory Qualifications at Work.- Post-democracy and Engaged Citizenship – The Case of Attac.