englischThis book shows under which conditions religious reasoning for generally binding norms can be legitimately introduced into democratic decision-making, even if societies are religiously diverse and pluralistic. To this end, the philosophical and social scientific discussion on this subject, [...]
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englischThe contributions to the 2020 edition of OSCE Insights examine the various crises the OSCE faced during that year. Themes include the efforts of the Minsk Group to manage the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the implications of anti-coronavirus measures for the OSCE Code of Conduct on [...]
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englischThis study offers a new perspective on witchcraft in Africa. Based on ethnographic research material, it examines Muslim, Christian and traditional Yoruba concepts of witchcraft in the 21st century, presenting them in the contexts of witchcraft in the public sphere, witchcraft and religion, [...]
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englischThis historical study analyses German multinationals’ business strategies in independent India. It deals with economic and political expectations relating to the Indian market against the backdrop of Cold War tensions and analyses the positioning of Indo–German joint ventures within this [...]
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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 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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englischIn the last 200 years, the field of paediatrics has taken enormously successful strides forward. However, in a healthcare system which is being increasingly geared towards efficiency and optimisation, the needs and rights of sick children are often overlooked, which includes aspects 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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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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englischThis book analyses middle-class enterprises in Kenya with special regard to their founders’ social mobility. Using concrete events, individual biographies and in-depth empirical material, Maike Voigt demonstrates how the interplay of personal and familial characteristics with larger [...]
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