Societal Relevance Dimensions of Graduating in Political Science in Austria

Gatt, Sabine; Hayek, Lore; Huemer, Christian

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“…Research has revealed that many social sciences graduates work long hours, have heavy workloads, experience stress, face burnout, and are likely to encounter a mismatch between their abilities and job requirements [13,[16][17][18][19]. In line with that, there is empirical evidence showing that social sciences graduates are more often dissatisfied with their jobs or careers in general compared to graduates from applied fields (e.g., [20,21]). All these negative aspects and experiences can deteriorate their well-being [22] and performance at work [23], thereby threatening the sustainability of their careers [9].…”

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Possessing 21st-Century Skills and Building Sustainable Careers: Early-Career Social Sciences Graduates’ Perspectives

Karaca-Atik,

Gorgievski,

Meeuwisse

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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In today’s complex labor market, social sciences graduates encounter various challenges and negative experiences in their current jobs and job transitions, which may threaten the sustainability of their careers. Possessing 21st-century skills is considered important in supporting their career sustainability. Employing a cross-sectional survey design, this study investigated which 21st-century skills help social sciences graduates build a sustainable career after their graduation. The sample consisted of 129 early-career social sciences graduates. We utilized both a variable-centered (path analysis) and a person-centered (latent profile) approach to data analysis. The path-analysis results showed that collaboration, creativity, and problem solving, but not communication and critical thinking, related to career sustainability. The results also revealed a suppressor effect of problem solving on the positive relationships between creativity and health-related problems, suggesting that problem solving may prevent creative individuals from developing health-related issues. Furthermore, latent-profile analysis demonstrated two profiles: sustainable and non-sustainable careers. While both profiles exhibited similar productivity levels, individuals from the non-sustainable profile reported lower happiness and higher health problems. Partly corroborating the path-analysis results, graduates with sustainable careers differed in communication and collaboration skills. This study enhances the understanding of 21st-century skills’ role in career sustainability and validates the model of sustainable careers.

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Possessing 21st-Century Skills and Building Sustainable Careers: Early-Career Social Sciences Graduates’ Perspectives

Karaca-Atik,

Gorgievski,

Meeuwisse

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…For the employer side, scholars would have to work with questionnaires or interviews to uncover which images of and experiences with political science graduates employers are holding and whether a degree in political science increases or decreases the chances of graduates to get hired. For the employee side, and as the contribution by Gatt et al (2018) in this issue demonstrates, scholars would have to collect and evaluate statistical data on income, rate and duration of unemployment, and rates of employment in different job sectors to get a handle on the overall situation of graduates in the job market. In addition, they would have to use questionnaires or interviews to analyze how graduates experience the added value of their academic degree, networks, skills, and knowledge.…”

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Cui Bono Scientia Politica? A Multi-Dimensional Concept of Relevance and the Case of Political Science in Austria

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Eder²

2018

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Political scientists in many parts of the world have resumed the debate about the discipline's societal relevance in view of manifold political and social challenges. Unlike their international peers, political scientists in Austria have so far not undertaken a thorough reflection of the relevance that their work has beyond academia. Our special issue seeks to fill this gap in the self-reflection of political science in Austria by opening a debate about the conceptual, empirical, normative, and praxeological dimensions of (societal) relevance. This introductory article prepares the ground for the subsequent contributions to the special issue by giving a brief overview of the current debate about the relevance of political science, formulating the research questions that guide the special issue, and introducing a multi-dimensional concept of societal relevance. Building on the work of Van Aalsvoort (2004) and Stuckey et al. (2013), the article distinguishes between civic, professional, and political relevance of political science and discusses the discipline's historical development in Austria against the background of this conceptual framework.

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Societal Relevance Dimensions of Graduating in Political Science in Austria

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Possessing 21st-Century Skills and Building Sustainable Careers: Early-Career Social Sciences Graduates’ Perspectives

Possessing 21st-Century Skills and Building Sustainable Careers: Early-Career Social Sciences Graduates’ Perspectives

Cui Bono Scientia Politica? A Multi-Dimensional Concept of Relevance and the Case of Political Science in Austria

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