englischThe contributions to this edited volume which is dedicated to Prof. Dr. Christiane Lemke reflect on the transatlantic relations from a historical as well as contemporary perspective. Next to the effects of populist tendencies in the US and Europe, the authors also discuss developments in the [...]
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englischA problematic ‘German constant’ can be observed in the Federal Constitutional Court: It is the ‘Staat’ (state) as a sovereign political entity. And it is the ‘Volk’ (people) as a homogeneous community. The Constitutional Court’s political theory—so the thesis goes—‘oscillates’ between a [...]
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englischOn the 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the USSR, this book collects selected contributions which analyse patterns of stability and transformation that characterise the politics and societies of three Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan—along with those of [...]
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englischThe second, comprehensively updated and expanded edition of this book summarises the findings of research into democracy and democratisation in a condensed form. It provides an easy-to-understand overview of the history of democratic theories, democratic systems of government in comparison [...]
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englischThis is the first anthology in the German language that combines legal, philosophical and ethical, public health, epidemiological and psychological perspectives on current and practical insights into the link between flight, health and care. It addresses academics and practitioners who are [...]
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englischSocieties are constantly changing—and with them people’s needs. Politics has the task of accompanying and steering change. This volume brings together contributions from research on innovation and the welfare state, political parties and associations as well as policy advice, thus providing [...]
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This monograph examines Scottish unionist political thought and intellectual history in the period from 1885/1886 to 1965. It provides an analytical examination of unionist positions, examining such areas as political history, ecclesiology, sectarianism, historiography and unionist–nationalist [...]
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englischSome cities manage to mobilise innovation potential and respond to challenges such as demographic change, immigration or economic restructuring, while others do not. This book addresses the question: What are the conditions for the development of local innovation? Rather than primarily [...]
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englischThe politicization of religion in armed conflicts is a global challenge that is being intensively researched within political science debates. But why do Western societies find it so difficult to engage in critical and differentiated forms of debate about religious justifications of [...]
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englischThis textbook provides a comprehensive and illustrative introduction to the key issues of migration policymaking. It addresses basic theoretical concepts, institutional arrangements and the main strands of academic debates. Various examples illustrate the chapters and are linked to [...]
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