Philipp Staab
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Philipp Staab

Philipp Staab, born in 1983, is Professor for the Sociology of the Future of Work at the Humboldt University of Berlin.

Philipp Staab, born in 1983, is Professor for the Sociology of the Future of Work at the Humboldt University of Berlin.

Awards (selection)
Hans-Matthöfer-Preis 2021
Hans-Matthöfer-Preis 2021

PUBLICATIONS

Systemic Crisis
Year of Publication: 2025
Philipp StaabYear of Publication: 2025
A few years ago, hundreds of thousands of people were hitting the streets in support of ambitious climate targets. Today, the main protesters are groups who are disadvantaged by these policies: farmers, commuters, property owners. The project of an ecological transformation seems to have run out of steam.

Philipp Staab views this as the result of a profound systemic crisis. The...
Adaptation
Year of Publication: 2022
Philipp StaabYear of Publication: 2022

Modernity was dominated by the belief that the world could be shaped and that progress would almost automatically ensure a better tomorrow. Global warming, the growth crisis and subjective overload have rattled this optimism. These days, our primary concern is mitigating the catastrophe. And even if we do this successfully, we will have to deal with the change that comes with it. In which case...

Digital Capitalism
Year of Publication: 2019
Philipp StaabYear of Publication: 2019

Where conglomerates, energy companies and banks dominated the rankings of the highest-valued businesses only 20 years ago they have long since been superseded by internet giants like Google,...

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English world rights (Manchester UP)