englischAround the globe, the very ideas and institutions are under attack whose historic victory was celebrated with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Contestations or challenges are nothing new for liberalism. On the contrary: they are the essence of liberal politics. However, the current disputes have [...]

englischNot a phantom, but a reality: Antisemitism is on the rise in Europe, even though the achievements of Jewish culture are ubiquitous and can still be admired today. The inhuman Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023 acted as a catalyst for hatred of Jews. The conflict in the [...]

Dieses Buch bietet einen Überblick über die moderne Archivwissenschaft, und nicht nur für Vietnam. Archive haben die Aufgabe, Zeugnisse der Vergangenheit aufzubewahren - auf Papier, auf andere traditionelle Weise oder in audiovisuellen Formaten. Ein Großteil des Materials, das heute Archive [...]

englischThe topics of digital transformation and sustainability continue to gain importance in the global financial industry, and the interest in research contributions, especially in the context of corporate governance and risk management, remains strong. In this German-language anthology, we [...]

englisch The Swiss political system with its developed concordance, direct democracy, and federal structures, is in many respects both a model and a special example of a functioning democracy in the 21st century. This textbook, now in its fifth fully updated edition, covers the main political [...]

englischWith a database of more than 5.000 students, this book makes a significant contribution to the empiric char-acterization of students of public administration. The resulting insights facilitate a clearer understanding of the wishes und requirements of today’s students. The analysis is [...]

englischThe reference work contains definitions of concepts of international security and peace. It is oriented towards the current state of research, which distinguishes it from the usual keyword collections in traditional and electronic dictionaries. With some 800 terms and over 1000 definitions [...]

englischThis textbook introduces theories and current developments in international political economy. This 5th, comprehensively updated and expanded edition focuses on key policy areas such as de-globalisation, regional cooperation and global economic governance. Exercises and further reading [...]

englischMunicipal financial equalisation is the most important source of funding for German municipalities after their own tax revenues. It is intended to increase and equalise municipal tax revenue, taking into account inter-municipal differences in needs. The thirteen systems are complex and often [...]

englischThe book presents a comparative analysis of crisis governance in France, the United Kingdom (England), Sweden, Poland, and Germany, using the example of the COVID-19 pandemic. It particularly focuses on the role of municipalities as resilience-promoting institutions and their coordination [...]