englischPatočka's reflections on Europe are an after-thought in the true sense of the word: they sketch out an idea of Europe after its end - without being a lament about decay and decline. On the contrary, his sketches of the beginning and end of Europe, of its special role in history and as [...]
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englischJoseph Schumpeter was not a political theorist or constitutional lawyer. However, the essays in this volume show that reflecting on his brilliant insights and provocative exaggerations is stimulating in various ways. Schumpeter is concerned the coevolution of modern statehood and a [...]
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englischAny interest in a scientific field requires at least a rudimentary knowledge of its technical language, at least of the basic concepts on which judgement and reasoning are based. This propaedeutic study provides an introduction to the technical language of politics. It is not binding and [...]
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englischWe live in times of crisis. Crisis, disorder, insecurity, uncertainty and upheaval seem to be the sign of our times. This anthology deals with the state in crisis. The term state in crisis combines two semantic levels: First and foremost, the expression refers to crises of the state, to [...]
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Vorerst ist nicht absehbar, dass es in näherer Zukunft ein Umweltgesetzbuch gibt, das alle umweltrechtlich relevanten Regelungen – vergleichbar dem Sozialrecht – zusammenfasst und einheitlich normiert. So bleibt es bei der Vielzahl an Einzelregelungen. Das Klausurtraining stellt die typischen [...]
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englischDo we adequately protect the deceased from disparagement and commercial exploitation of their personality? This comparative law study examines this question by analysing the post-mortem protection of personality rights in Germany and Italy. In detail, the author analyses the dogmatics of the [...]
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englischDeeply marked by the experience of the Fronde during his minority, when the people and the nobles had threatened the authority of the crown, Louis XIV conceived the idea of transforming the new genre of opera, imported from Italy, into a vehicle for monarchical propaganda, intended as much [...]
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englischThis book evaluates the effects of trade worker takeovers (WTOs)—the recuperation of workplaces by workers—on trade union power resources. Deploying a mixed methodological framework to identify the prerequisites for successful labour-strengthening WTOs and using an adaptation of the power [...]
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englischWith the implementation of the EU Restructuring Directive in the StaRUG, Germany has created a separate category of participants for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the provisions on judicial company restructuring.
Alexander Holler analyses how the term "SME" is to be understood [...]
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englischThe quality of political order in a parliamentary democracy depends on how parliaments fulfil their functions. More specifically, representation requires MPs who competently steer and scrutinize politics and who sustain vital relationships with the society in order to find solutions and [...]
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