Analysing the change of markets, fields and market societies: an introduction

Nathaus K, Gilgen D. Analysing the Change of Markets, Fields and Market Societies: An Introduction. Historical Social Research (HSR). 2011;36(3):7-16

Whither the Language Lab?

Language Labs have experienced many changes over thepast several years, from changes in names to changes in direction.This edited transcription of a panel discussion at the1994 TESOL conference by six experienced language lab directorsprovides an informal and free-wheeling discussionabout the following questions: (1) What's in a name (change)?(2) What is the most appropriate role for technology with respectto language learning and teaching? (3) What is the roleof the language lab vis-a-vis faculty and adminis tration? (4)What are students' perceptions of language labs? (5) Whathas had the greatest impact on language labs over the last tento twenty years? (6) What are the fundamental characteristicsof the ideal lab director? (7) What is the greatest challengefacing the language lab today, as well as into the next decade?(8) Whither the language lab? What direction do we see ourselvesmoving in the next generation

Creating the Invisible Hand: The Construction of Property Rights and the Promotion of Economic Growth between State and Interest Groups in the first German Patent Law of 1877

Gilgen D. Creating the Invisible Hand: The Construction of Property Rights and the Promotion of Economic Growth between State and Interest Groups in the first German Patent Law of 1877. Historical Social Research (HSR). 2011;36(3):99-111."Die Konstruktion von Verfugungsrechten und die Forderung von wirtschaftlichem Wachstum zwischen Stoat und Interessensgruppen im ersten deutschen Patentgesetz von 1877". The introduction and the revisions of patent laws which many nation states undertook in the second half of the 19th century strongly confirmed the "marriage of science and business" which is the central element in the sustainable dynamic of the "second economic revolution". The German case is of particular interest in this respect, as the "Kaiserreich" after debates that lasted for decades introduced a highly innovative patent law which differed markedly from those in other countries. Particularly the differentiated regulations to protect inventions in the area of chemistry were identified by economists and historians as instrumental to the immense success of the German chemical industry on the world market. The core of the patent law consisted of a limited protection which gave innovators room to make advancements on the basis of existing inventions. Taking institutional economics and the theory of collective action as a point of departure and tracing the historic events from an actors' perspective, the article aims at explaining the behaviour of leading representatives of the chemical industry who lobbied for a legislation that seemingly contradicted their "rational" business interests

Entstehung und Wirkung des deutschen Patentsystems im Kaiserreich :eine neoinstitutionalistische Analyse

Defence date: 8 May 2003Examining board: Werner Abelshauser (Universität Bielefeld) ; Peter Becker (European University Institute) ; Jürgen Kocka (ZVGE FU Berlin) ; Alan Milward (European University Institute)PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digitised archive of EUI PhD theses completed between 2013 and 201

Deutschland als Modell?: Rheinischer Kapitalismus und Globalisierung seit dem 19. Jahrhundert

Gilgen D, Kopper C, Leutzsch A, eds. Deutschland als Modell?: Rheinischer Kapitalismus und Globalisierung seit dem 19. Jahrhundert. Reihe Politik- und Gesellschaftsgeschichte. Vol 88. Bonn: Dietz; 2010

Kulturen der Weltwirtschaft

Abelshauser W, Gilgen D, Leutzsch A, eds. Kulturen der Weltwirtschaft. Geschichte und Gesellschaft. 2012;(Sonderheft 24)

Gibt es eine spezifisch russische Wirtschaftskultur? Reflexionen über die administrative Kommandowirtschaft und ihre Auswirkungen bis heute

Merl S. Gibt es eine spezifisch russische Wirtschaftskultur? Reflexionen über die administrative Kommandowirtschaft und ihre Auswirkungen bis heute. In: Abelshauser W, Gilgen D, Leutzsch A, eds. Kulturen der Weltwirtschaft. Geschichte und Gesellschaft. Sonderhefte. Vol 24. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; 2012: 85-113

Volcanostratigraphic Controls on the Occurrence of Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposits in the Semail Ophiolite, Oman

The Semail ophiolite in Oman is capped by up to 2 km of basaltic-andesitic lavas that host copper-dominant, Cyprus-type, volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits. This study identifies multiple volcanostratigraphic horizons on which the deposits are situated, based on characterization of footwall and hanging-wall lavas from 16 deposits or deposit clusters. Comparison of field and petrographic features, compositions of igneous clinopyroxenes, and whole-rock geochemical signatures permits classification of the lavas within a modified version of the established regional volcanostratigraphy. Four extrusive units host deposits: Geotimes (earliest), Lasail, Alley, and Boninitic Alley (latest). The latter was previously known only at few localities, but this study reveals its regional extent and significance as a host for VMS deposits. The Geotimes and Lasail units represent Late Cretaceous, ocean spreading ridge and related off-axis volcanic environments, respectively. The Alley and Boninitic Alley units represent younger, subduction-related volcanism prior to Coniacian-Santonian obduction of the ophiolite. Our results show that VMS deposits occur on or near the Geotimes/Lasail and Geotimes/Alley contacts as well as entirely within the Geotimes, Lasail, Alley, and Boninitic Alley units. Highest Cu grades tend to occur in deposits lying on or within the Geotimes, whereas highest Au grades occur in deposits within the Boninitic Alley. In contrast to earlier studies, we conclude that essentially every horizon marking a hiatus in lava deposition in the Semail ophiolite, i.e., contacts between the four major eruptive units, and umbers and sedimentary chert layers within the units, has exploration potential for Cu-Au VMS deposits