englischThis handbook is the first to offer an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the state of research and specific problems in German-language and international political sociology. The contributions to the handbook are divided into six sections: Political Sociology begins with a definition [...]

englischThe fourth, comprehensively updated and expanded edition of this textbook offers a systematic, didacti-cally organised and internationally comparative introduction to federalism. In particular, the following topics are addressed: the theoretical and constitutional foundations of federalism [...]

englischThe Handbook of Racism Research systematizes for the first time the body of research and knowledge as well as desiderata of racism research. It provides an overview of the most important lines of development in racism research and of central theories and concepts. The question of how racism [...]

englischThe study on the financing system of the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) examines the extent and distribution of the burden as well as an appropriate reform model. First, the current situation will be analysed from an interdisciplinary economic and legal perspective in order to answer the [...]

Dieses Grundlagenwerk analysiert in seiner 3., vollständig überarbeiteten Auflage mehr als 65 Jahre deutsche Europapolitik in wesentlichen Politikfeldern der EU. Erfasst werden auch die Politikgestaltung der Ampelregierung und die Auswirkungen der „Zeitenwende“ durch den Krieg in der Ukraine. [...]

englischUsing UN documents analyzed for the first time and previously unpublished, the work presents the legal status of the "special case of Western Sahara" under international law and the resulting effects on international treaty law in a systematic, comprehensive and precise manner. On this [...]

englischAward-winning book now in German translation for the first time (winner of the 2013 Grawemeyer Award, winner of the 2012 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award from the American Political Science Association, 2011 Guardian Book of the Year).

Campaigns of non-violent resistance were more than twice [...]

englischThis textbook addresses questions about the causes, dimensions and consequences of local and global migration movements using social science theories and studies. The book is based on the ‘down-to-earth’ approach: the complex interrelationships and theories are illustrated using many [...]

englischThe book focusses on the question whether European states are responsible under international human rights law, in particular under European Convention on Human Rights, when they outsource their migration control to third states. The concepts of state responsibility and jurisdiction under [...]

englischIn this textbook, researchers from renowned Taiwanese universities describe the main features of Taiwan's political system and state administration. The topics covered in this second, comprehensively updated and expanded edition include the country’s changing political culture, political [...]