englischTo uncover the complex causal mechanisms that lead to the occasional democratisation of decision-making processes by party branches at the regional level, this study pursues a novel approach. It applies process-tracing and uses both data from interviews as well as party and newspaper [...]

englischDigital government enhances and transforms knowledge needed for public agency, including the provision of a wide range of public services. Elaborating, storing and communicating this knowledge requires harnessing and combining human information processing and knowledge that is stored and [...]

englischThe previously ignored model of Greek colonisation attracted numerous actors from the 19th century British empire: historians, politicians, administrators, military personnel, journalists or anonymous commentators used the ancient paradigm to advocate a global federation exclusively [...]

englischSince 2017, Germany’s Basic Law has allowed anti-constitutional parties to be excluded from state party funding. Such exclusion from funding is at odds with the right to equal political opportunities, which derives from the principle of democracy. This thesis examines whether such exclusion [...]

englischA state should not be forced to fund those parties which try to combat its highest values. This thought was realized by a constitutional amendment to exclude parties from the state party financing. A defensive democracy is in narrow limits allowed to discriminate against certain political [...]

englischThe complexity of socio-technological challenges and the uncertainty of decisions are both increasing. Therefore, there is a need for knowledge-based and option-oriented assessment and advice. Technology assessment (TA) can offer alternative approaches to and perspectives on current [...]

englischGreat importance is attached to cooperation with the private sector at many levels of international development policy. In terms of official development cooperation in Germany too, companies are considered important partners for achieving global development goals. Civil society activists [...]