englischThis paper proposes a new procedure for the Eurosystem as crisis law to achieve the price stability target in a better and safer way. To this end, the procedure is initiated in the event of high inflation rates. As a last resort, it envisages the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) as [...]

englischThis book provides important foundations for understanding both the essence and the transformation of public administration in our time, with digitisation as its main impacting factor. Based on an examination of the changing functions of public administration, it sketches a detailed model of [...]

englischNotaries and practising lawyers are facing new challenges because of the EU directives 2019/770 and 771 on the sale of goods and digital content. Courts are handing down their first decisions on national law enacting these directives. Speakers from Germany, France, and Austria give an [...]

englischDecisions relevant to labor law in international companies and groups are made abroad and information is monopolized accordingly. How is the co-determination and participation of works council committees in German sites structured in this case? This publication systematizes the current state [...]

englischThe book deals with problems of government in stressed societies. On the one hand, it deals with the phenomenon of crisis, which has so far been treated primarily from the perspective of effective crisis management, whereas what is needed - as called for here - is the development of a [...]

englischAt the beginning of the 20th century, sport turned into a phenomenon with great cultural reach. The modern sporting hero came onto the scene as an often politically and economically instrumentalised picture of perfection, showcased both in the media and at competitions. Despite criticism of [...]

englischThis book reveals the possibilities and challenges of civic education in circumstances of extreme polarization. In a time of increasing political polarization, what should the goals of civic education be, and how should they be implemented? Contributors raise a variety of crucial [...]

englischAt the latest since 2021, when Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock proclaimed feminist foreign policy as one of the priorities of the German government's foreign and security policy efforts, this approach has been increasingly discussed. What exactly does feminist foreign policy mean and how [...]

Energiewende im WärmebereichMit der Novelle des erst vor drei Jahren in Kraft getretenen Gebäudeenergiegesetzes (GEG) muss künftig jede neu eingebaute Heizung auf Basis von 65 Prozent mit erneuerbaren Energien betrieben werden. Das mit Wirkung zum 1.1.2024 geänderte GEG verankert diese Pflicht und [...]

englischHans Thiersch's concept of lifeworld-orientation suggests that every professional action in social work should focus on the lifeworld or everyday world of the recipient. The implementation of lifeworld-oriented and client-centred social work has also been called for in social pedagogical [...]