Library

Its holdings encompass about 50,000 monographs and about 110 journals.

Collection priorities are:

• Social structure and social inequality (education, occupational classes, labour market, demography)
• Welfare state research (retirement provision, health policy, family policy, intermediary structures / welfare organizations, social reporting)
• Migration, integration, ethnic and social conflicts, conflict resolution
• EU research (development/expansion, legitimy research, institutions, European policies, external relations, international negotiations, political participation, democratization, identity issues)
• Parties and elections (national and EU election studies, election systems, parliaments, governments, policies, stakeholder organizations)

Collection priorities are:

• Statistical yearbooks
• Demographic statistics, including censuses
• Social statistics
• Economic statistics
• Elections

The MZES-OPAC
The MZES-OPAC provides exclusively the holdings of the MZES library and is meant for searches. It offers special search functions for the statistics library and direct online access to full texts (http://www1.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/bibliothek/opac)

PRIMO
Primo (total holdings of the MZES library and all university departmental libraries including all campus-wide available electronic periodicals, e-books, and data banks)  (http://www.bib.uni-mannheim.de)

KVK (Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue)
For extensive searches the KVK provides documentation of more than 500 million books and periodicals in library and booksellers’ catalogues worldwide. (http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/)

Conditions of borrowing, borrowing rules, conditions of use (PDF, in German)

Copying/Scanning:
There are several devices that can be used with the ECUM-Karte, for example.

Journals:
The MZES library’s current issues of about 110 scientific journals are shelved in the shared periodicals pool on the ground floor.

Search options:
A large number of PCs with internet access as well as one reader-printer for the usage of microforms (microfiches and reels of microfilms) are available for searches. The data can be processed electronically directly on site (Kodak 3000 DSV with editing software). The microform room is open from 8.00-16.00.
Contact for searches:

• Hermann Schwenger, MZES-Bibliothek Zi. 119a
• Franz Rothenbacher, Europadatenarchiv Zi. 117

Thematic focus - April 2013

Reference books

Dannefer, Dale
The SAGE handbook of social gerontology
Los Angles [u.a.]: SAGE, 2013. - XXIV, 685 S.
Shelfmark: ALLG/Info/Handb/093
 

EU Integration

Schwenker, Burkhard; Clarke, Thomas
Europe\'s hidden potential : how the "old continent" could turn into a superpower
London [u.a.]: Bloomsbury, 2013. - VII, 200 S.
Shelfmark: E.A./Allg/538
 

Population, migration, urbanism, social geography

Evans, Ann; Baxter, Janeen
Negotiating the life course : stability and change in life pathways
Dordrecht [u.a.]: Springer, 2013. - VI, 234 S. : Ill.
Shelfmark: AUS/Bevgeo/008
 
Fong, Eric
Immigrant adaptation in multiethnic societies : Canada, Taiwan, and the United States
London [u.a.]: Routledge, 2013. - XIII, 296 S.
Shelfmark: AE/Bevgeo/008
 
Spoonley, Paul
Diverse nations, diverse responses : approaches to social cohesion in immigrant societies
Montreal[u.a.]: Mc Gill\'s Queen\'s Univ. Pr., 2012. - VIII, 352 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Bevgeo/487
 
Ziemer, Ulrike
East European diasporas, migration and cosmopolitanism
London[u.a.]: Routledge, 2013. - XIV, 157 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Bevgeo/488
 

Education, science, research

Benninghoff, Martin; Fassa, Farinaz; Goastellec, Gaële; Leresche, Jean-Philippe
Inégalités sociales et enseignement supérieur
Bruxelles: De Boeck, 2012. - 245 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: F/Bild/054
 
Richert, Peggy
Elternentscheidung versus Lehrerdiagnose : der Übergang von der Grundschule zur Sekundarschule
Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, 2012. - 158 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: D/Bild/207
 

Labour market, classes, professions, status groups

Paczyńska, Agnieszka
State, labor, and the transition to a markey economy : Egypt, Poland, Mexico, and the Czech Republic
University Park: Penn State Univ Press, 2012. - 256 p.
Shelfmark: E.K./Erwkla/491
 

Family, household, kinship,

Gayerie, Jean-Pierre
Les crèches parentales : création et fonctionnement
Voiron: Territorial éd, 2012. - 151 S.
Shelfmark: F/Famil/057
 
Gayerie, Jean-Pierre
Nouvelles politiques d\'accueil de la petite enfance : le grand chamboulement
Voiron: Territorial éd, 2012. - 139 S. : ill., graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: F/Famil/056
 
Hamblin, Kate A.
Active ageing in the European Union : policy convergence and divergence
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. - XI, 236S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Famil/369
 
Milne, Derek
The psychology of retirement : coping with the transition from work
Malden, MA [u.a.]: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. - X, 192 S. : Ill.
Shelfmark: ALLG/Famil/156
 
Määttä, Kaarina
Early child care and education in Finland
London[u.a.]: Routledge, 2013. - XI, 219 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: FIN/Famil/006
 
Phillipson, Chris
Ageing
Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity, 2013. - VIII, 218 S. : Ill.
Shelfmark: ALLG/Famil/155
 

Monetary, financial institutions

Dabrowski, Martin; Wolf, Judith; Abmeier, Karlies
Überwindung der EU-Schuldenkrise zwischen Solidarität und Subsidiarität
Paderborn, München, Wien, Zürich: Schöningh Paderborn, 2013. - 172 S.
Shelfmark: E.A./Finanz/159
 

EU institutions

Heschl, Franz
Die politische Rhetorik der Europäischen Kommission
Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2013. - 492 S.
Shelfmark: E.A./Inst/202
 

International relations

Adler-Nissen, Rebecca
European integration and postcolonial sovereignty games : the EU overseas countries and territories
London [u.a.]: Routledge, 2013. - XIX, 252 S.
Shelfmark: E.A./Intbez/553
 
Elbasani, Arolda
European integration and the transformation in the Western Balkans : Europeanization or business as usual
London [u.a.]: Routledge, 2013. - VIII, 215 S.
Shelfmark: E.A./Intbez/552
 
Rüger, Carolin
Europäische Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik - (k)ein Thema für die Öffentlichkeit? : die außen- und sicherheitspolitische Rolle der EU im Blickwinkel von öffentlicher Meinung und Medien
Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2012. - 370 S. : graph. Darst., Kt.
Shelfmark: E.A./Intbez/551
 

Religion, culture, media

Aoun, Joseph
Les identités multiples
Paris: Harmattan, c201. - 246 S.
Shelfmark: ALLG/Kultur/074
 
Kaczmarczyk, Michał
The mass media in Poland : between the mission and the market
Trnava ; Sosnowiec: University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Inst. of Journalism and Social Communication, 2012. - 178 S. : Ill.
Shelfmark: PL/Medien/001
 

EU member states

Adamczyk, Artur
Poland in the European Union : adjustment and modernisation ; lessons for Ukraine
Warsaw [u.a.]e for Europe, University of Warsaw: , 2012. - 295 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.A./MGS/467
 

Nationalism, minorities, regionalism

Beclin, Nicole
Ein Kärnten : die Lösung
Klagenfurt: Heyn, 2012. - 200 S. : Ill.
Shelfmark: A/Nation/017
 
Healey, Joseph F.
Race, ethnicity, gender, and class : the sociology of group conflict and change
Los Angeles [u.a.]: Sage, 2012. - XXVIII, 522 S. : Ill.
Shelfmark: USA/Nation/015=6
 

Political parties, elections, participation, elites, public opinion

Bowler, Shaun; Donovan, Todd
The limits of electoral reform
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. - 164 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: ALLG/Polsoz/295
 
Braouet, Christophe
Deutschland - Frankreich: Partner für Europa : 50 Jahre nach dem Elysée-Vertrag
Bochum: Winkler, 2012. - 369 S. : graph. Darst., Kt.
Shelfmark: E.K./Polsoz/1017
 
Corfe, Robert
The democratic imperative : the reality of power relationships in the nation state
: , 2013. - VIII, 234 S.
Shelfmark: THEO/Polsoz/167
 
Della Porta, Donatella
Can democracy be saved? : participation, deliberation and social movements
Cambridge[u.a.]: Polity Press, 2013. - XI, 224 S.
Shelfmark: THEO/Polsoz/168
 
Gauja, Anika
The politics of party policy : from members to legislators
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. - VIII, 259 S.
Shelfmark: ALLG/Polsoz/296
 
Höhne, Benjamin
Rekrutierung von Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments : Organisation, Akteure und Entscheidungen in Parteien
Leverkusen: Barbara Budrich, 2013. - 449 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.A./Polsoz/267
 
Krouwel, André
Party transformations in European democracies
Albany, N.Y.: State Univ. of New York Pr., 2012. - XIV, 437 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.K./Polsoz/1020
 
Leiße, Olaf
Die Republik Kosovo - der jüngste Staat Europas : eine politische Bestandsaufnahme seit der Unabhängigkeitserklärung
Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2013. - 381 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: KOS/Polsoz/001
 
McKay, David H.
American politics and society
Malden [u.a.]: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. - XXIII, 496 S.
Shelfmark: USA/Polsoz/211
 
McMenamin, Iain
If money talks, what does it say? : corruption and business financing of political parties
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. - 177 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.K./Polsoz/1022
 
Reisinger, William M.
Russia's regions and comparative subnational politics
London[u.a.]: Routledge, 2013. - XXV, 207 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: RUS/Polsoz/115
 
Schofield, Norman
Advances in political economy : institutions modelling and empirical analysis
Berlin ; Heidelberg[u.a.]: Springer, 2013. - XVII, 392 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Polsoz/1019
 
Schouenborg, Laust
The Scandinavian international society : primary institutions and binding forces, 1815 - 2010
London [u.a.]: Routledge, 2013. - XIV, 217 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Polsoz/1021
 
Schäfer, Armin
Politics in the age of austerity
Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity Press, 2013. - VI, 320 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.K./Polsoz/1018
 
Spirig, Beat; Weder, Rolf
Von Rosinen und anderen Spezialitäten : die Schweiz und die EU
Zürich: Verl. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, [201. - 270 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: CH/Polsoz/061
 
Tiefenbach, Paul
Alle Macht dem Volke? : warum Argumente gegen Volksentscheide meistens falsch sind
Hamburg: VSA, 2013. - 191 S.
Shelfmark: ALLG/Polsoz/294
 

Welfare state, social policy, public health

Bonoli, Giuliano
Origins of active social policy : labour market and childcare polices in a comparative perspective
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. - VIII, 219 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Sozsta/961
 
Clements, Benedict J.
The economics of public health care reform in advanced and emerging economies
Washington, DC: Internat. Monetary Fund, 2012. - X, 370 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.K./Sozsta/960
 
Dorfman, Mark C.
China\'s pension system : a vision
Washington DC: World Bank, 2013. - XVIII, 243 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: ASI/Sozsta/023
 
Karolewski, Ireneusz Paweł
European welfare states : citizenship, nationalism and conflict
Osnabrück: fibre-Verl., 2013. - 218 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.K./Sozsta/962
 
Puntscher Riekmann, Sonja
Is there a European common good?
Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2013. - 275 S.
Shelfmark: E.A./Sozsta/452
 

Constitution, european treaties, government, administration, law

Bieleń, Stanisław
Poland's foreign policy in the 21st century
Warsaw: Difin, 2011. - 462 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: PL/Staat/021
 
Meta, Beqir
Albania and Greece : 1949-1990 ; the elusive peace
Tirana: , 2007. - 336 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Staat/610
 
Neuhold, Christine
Civil servants and politics : a delicate balance
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. - XV, 246 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Staat/611
 
Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel
Public sector shock : the impact of policy retrenchment in Europe
Cheltenham [u.a.]: Edward Elgar, 2013. - XI, 639 S.
Shelfmark: E.K./Staat/609
 

Economic structure and -growth, entrepreneurs, internal market

Brasche, Ulrich
Europäische Integration : Wirtschaft, Erweiterung und regionale Effekte
München: Oldenbourg, 2013. - XX, 571 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: E.A./Wirt/257=3
 

Literature about Software (separate location)

Acock, Alan C.
Discovering structural equation modeling using Stata
College Station, Tex.: Stata Press, 2013. - XXIII, 304 S. : graph. Darst.
Shelfmark: EDV/STAT/STATA/098