englischOver the past decade, the political developments in Turkey, and consequently the bilateral relations between Germany and Turkey, have been shaped by largely negative dynamics. Turkey’s autocratisation has led not only to strained interstate relations but to a deterioration of the social [...]
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englischOver the past decade, the political developments in Turkey, and consequently the bilateral relations between Germany and Turkey, have been shaped by largely negative dynamics. Turkey’s autocratisation has led not only to strained interstate relations but to a deterioration of the social [...]
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englischWhen Niklas Luhmann set out to develop a grand theory of society in the 1960s, he was aware that his 30 years of work would leave gaps to be filled by researchers in the future. This study is a contribution to systems theory, especially in relation to the tendencies of the economic system [...]
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englischPornography has long been an omnipresent phenomenon in both everyday and popular culture: representations of sexualities and the sexual body (the suffix ‘-graphy’ refers to this depictive and staging character) through language, signs and images can be found at any time and in any culture, [...]
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englischTen years after the Arab Spring, many parts of the Middle East and North Africa are struggling with the consequences of armed conflict, a balance of power tilted in favour of the executive and challenges to the rule of law. However, institutions charged with conducting constitutional review [...]
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englischSocial real estate does not only shape the balance sheets of social economy enterprises, but also the concerns and agendas of boards, management and real estate managers. This book addresses aspects of financing, real estate management, the organisation of real estate portfolios, real estate [...]
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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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englischPornography has long been an omnipresent phenomenon in both everyday and popular culture: representations of sexualities and the sexual body (the suffix ‘-graphy’ refers to this depictive and staging character) through language, signs and images can be found at any time and in any culture, [...]
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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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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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