The interconnections of economy, society and politics so obviously determine socio-economic and political structures and problem situations, current ways of thinking and acting as well as the collective perception of solution options that their still low attention in university teaching and school education is surprising. Phenomena such as pandemics, climate change, migration or authoritarianism make the close, complex and contradictory connections between economy, society and politics tangible. Against this background, socioeconomic research, teaching and education are urgently needed. The theme volume aims to contribute to this by presenting research contributions on problem complexes such as economy and democracy, perspectivity and multiperspectivity, situation, interest and politics, subject and subjectification, and discipline and curriculum.

Prof. Dr. Christian Fridrich is Professor of Geographical and Socio-Economic Education at the University of Education Vienna and teaches at the Universities of Graz and Vienna. Prof. Dr Udo Hagedorn is Professor of Social Sciences and their Didactics at Bielefeld University. Prof. Dr. Reinhold Hedtke is a senior professor at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. Prof. Dr. Philipp Mittnik is a university professor for history and political didactics at the Vienna University of Education and teaches at the universities of Vienna and Salzburg. Prof. Dr. Georg Tafner is Professor of Business Education at the Humboldt University in Berlin.Prof. Dr. Christian Fridrich is Professor of Geographical and Socio-Economic Education at the University of Education Vienna and teaches at the Universities of Graz and Vienna. Prof. Dr Udo Hagedorn is Professor of Social Sciences and their Didactics at Bielefeld University. Prof. Dr. Reinhold Hedtke is a senior professor at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. Prof. Dr. Philipp Mittnik is a university professor for history and political didactics at the Vienna University of Education and teaches at the universities of Vienna and Salzburg. Prof. Dr. Georg Tafner is Professor of Business Education at the Humboldt University in Berlin.