englischThe continuing boom in the study of populism raises questions about new approaches to the topic. In research practice, a form of conceptual schematism has taken root that is not always adequately reflected in its rigour, analytical viability and normative orientation. This volume responds to [...]
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Politische Bewegungen unterschiedlichster Ausrichtung verzeichnen jüngst in vielen Demokratien starken Zulauf und zu Teilen beachtliche Wahlerfolge. Ihre vitale gesellschaftliche Verankerung, ihre beteiligungs- und aktionsfokussierte Organisation, ihre zugespitzte bis populistische Themensetzung [...]
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englischHow do political orders emerge, and how are they stabilised and made permanent? In this book, these questions are examined using the emergence of the new federal states in Germany as an example. After German reunification, the establishment of political institutions was relatively quick due [...]
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englischAs an officer, military theorist and peace researcher, Wolf Graf von Baudissin seems to have been a living contradiction. He began his military career in the German Reichswehr and, as a soldier in Hitler’s Wehrmacht, fought in the Battle of France during World War II, before being captured [...]
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englischAs the only representative of the generation of the French Enlightenment around 1750, Denis Diderot developed a cast-iron theory of revolution. This intellectual, who is still known today as the editor of the ‘Encyclopédie’ and an author of several novels, also developed a political [...]
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englischBureaucracy—a burden without an end? Regulation—why are we dissatisfied with state laws and regulations? Administration—why are digitalisation and practicality, customer service culture and proximity to citizens not making progress? The refugee and coronavirus crises have ruthlessly exposed [...]
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englischThis book adopts a multi-stakeholder approach to exploring the issue of labour rights in global supply chains in three dimensions. It starts by addressing the potential causes of labour rights violations and visualising them using fishbone diagrams to show how these causes interrelate. The [...]
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englischThis volume addresses the international challenges that the US faces in the post-Trump era. Will President Joe Biden succeed in restoring the traditional leadership role of the US? What are the international and domestic hurdles for Biden in advancing his foreign policy agenda? Drawing on a [...]
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englischAs the only representative of the generation of the French Enlightenment around 1750, Denis Diderot developed a cast-iron theory of revolution. This intellectual, who is still known today as the editor of the ‘Encyclopédie’ and an author of several novels, also developed a political [...]
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englischThe public sphere is important for democracy and it is changing. Its current development is taking place at the point where three sequences of institutional change meet and interact: globalisation, commodification and the digitalisation of social dimensions. The contributions to this volume [...]
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