Ungleichheit, Existenzängste, die gesellschaftliche Spaltung in Arm und Reich – der soziale Frieden in Deutschland scheint zu bröckeln. Die politischen Parteien versprechen als Heilmittel mehr Soziale Gerechtigkeit. Doch was bedeutet das? Mehr Chancengerechtigkeit? Mehr Teilhabe oder mehr [...]

Europäische Außenpolitik wird in besonderer Weise durch das komplexe Beziehungsgeflecht der Europäischen Union mit China geprägt. In dieser Studie werden die Entwicklung, Funktionsweise, Problemfelder und Perspektiven der europäischen Chinapolitik im Spannungsfeld von supranationaler Dynamik und [...]

englischThis publication examines, on the one hand, Shiite conceptions of the state and, on the other hand, various groups of actors that had an impact on political and socio-economic developments at the time of the Islamic Revolution. The study is based on social psychological theories. It shows [...]

Die Lebensqualität einer Gesellschaft steht in engem Zusammenhang mit der Leistungsqualität ihrer öffentlichen Güter – und mit der Qualität der Arbeitsbedingungen öffentlicher Dienstleister. Der Auftaktband der neuen Schriftenreihe beleuchtet die zentrale Rolle öffentlicher Güter für die lebendige [...]

englischInternational relations characterise domestic decisions more and more, and political implementation is increasingly determined by geopolitical considerations. The survival of states in this complex environment depends on a proactive assessment of the international situation. Geopolitics is [...]

englischIdealistic Intelligence heralds a new chapter in the digital revolution: Transreligious normativity stocks, activated in a technologically meaningful way, break down boundaries and open up perspectives for future, sustainable life. The extent to which consciousness and soul life can be [...]

Die bundesdeutsche Parteienlandschaft ist in Bewegung. Parteiensystem und Parteien unterliegen einem sich beschleunigenden Wandel, der am Verhältnis der Parteien zur Gesellschaft, ihrer Rolle im Staat und ihrem Innenleben festzumachen ist. Das Buch behandelt alle drei Analyseebenen aus theoretischer [...]

englischNever before has the Federal Republic been so divided and polarised as it is in the federal election in 2021. Never before has the party landscape been so and fragmented. Never before have there been so many direct mandates for different parties. Never before have so many parties contested [...]

Die Arbeit geht der Frage nach, ob die bestehenden Instrumente der Krisenprävention und des Krisenmanagements die bestmöglichen Handlungsoptionen darstellen, um der aktuellen Staatsschuldenkrise zu begegnen und zukünftige Krisen zu vermeiden. Hervorzuheben ist, dass die Autorin in dieser Arbeit [...]

englischScience is changing — simultaneously in many sectors and at many levels. Social science in particular is being challenged by the increasing pressure of global issues. Where can social science develop at the interface between the local and the global, i.e. under the term ‘glocal’, which [...]

englischGlobal sustainability policy has developed more than any other policy area in recent decades and has recently undergone a profound and groundbreaking redefinition. Formerly based on the conceptual guidelines of the Brundtland Commission on Sustainable Development, the UN Sustainable [...]

In der Diskussion um Genome Editing in der Landwirtschaft finden wissenschaftliche Argumente oft wenig Resonanz. Welche Bedeutung kommt hier der Wahlfreiheit des Bürgers zu? Die Studie diskutiert ethische Fragen eines öffentlichen Vernunftgebrauchs, die bei der Aufklärung über genomeditierte [...]

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 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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Dieses Buch bietet einen Überblick über die moderne Archivwissenschaft, und nicht nur für Vietnam. Archive haben die Aufgabe, Zeugnisse der Vergangenheit aufzubewahren - auf Papier, auf andere traditionelle Weise oder in audiovisuellen Formaten. Ein Großteil des Materials, das heute Archive [...]

englischUnion. In the course of the European unification process, it has increasingly become the motor and system-shaping actor behind the EU’s institutional structure. It now negotiates at eye level with the Council of Ministers, elects and controls the European Commission and, together with the [...]

englischKnowledge of the politics of India – the world's largest democracy – is fundamental to understanding its rise as an economic and political power, and its response to global challenges of climate change, trade conflicts, mass migration, poverty, and security. This book provides a [...]

englischThe reference work contains definitions of concepts of international security and peace. It is oriented towards the current state of research, which distinguishes it from the usual keyword collections in traditional and electronic dictionaries. With some 800 terms and over 1000 definitions [...]

Der Sammelband vereint eine Reihe von Fallstudien, die sich mit geschlechtsspezifischen Landrechten angesichts der Kommodifizierung von Landbesitz und des sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Wandels befassen. Die Fallstudien aus Ghana, Äthiopien, Madagaskar und Südafrika unterstreichen die Komplexität von [...]

Vom „11. September“ bis „Corona“ – die Öffentliche Sicherheit ist einem rasanten Veränderungsprozess unterzogen: Die Trennung von innerer und äußerer Sicherheit erodiert, Polizei und Strafrecht werden europäisiert und internationalisiert. Konzepte von „Sicherheitsstaat“, „Freund-Feind-Recht“ und [...]

englischParliamentarism is a globally widespread form of the organisation and legitimation of political rule. Parliaments can be found on various political levels and in countless political systems—not only in democratic ones. This book deals fundamentally and comprehensively with this centuries-old [...]

englischIn contrast to all religiously or ideologically motivated endeavours, the scientific criticism of religion assesses its objects from a position of normative distance. It refrains from religious or anti-religious essentialisations based on the so-called truth question. Religions are always [...]

englischThe guide has not only been well received by policy-makers, but, according to our graduates, has also helped many of them to find their orientation in the early stages of their political and professional engagement. The conditions for such engagement have changed in recent years: In times of [...]

Das Buch befasst sich mit dringenden Fragen der heutigen Makro- und Mikromanagementpraxis in einem doppelten Kontext: der Vierten Industriellen Revolution und der digitalen Transformation in Vietnam.Die Realität zeigt auch die Grenzen der Fähigkeiten und Ressourcen bei der Lösung von [...]

englisch The Swiss political system with its developed concordance, direct democracy, and federal structures, is in many respects both a model and a special example of a functioning democracy in the 21st century. This textbook, now in its fifth fully updated edition, covers the main political [...]

englischThis textbook provides a practice-oriented political science introduction to health policy. It combines a presentation of the basic structural features of the German healthcare system with exercises for problem-oriented analysis of current health policy challenges. The individual chapters [...]

englischThis textbook introduces theories and current developments in international political economy. This 5th, comprehensively updated and expanded edition focuses on key policy areas such as de-globalisation, regional cooperation and global economic governance. Exercises and further reading [...]

englischThe book presents a comparative analysis of crisis governance in France, the United Kingdom (England), Sweden, Poland, and Germany, using the example of the COVID-19 pandemic. It particularly focuses on the role of municipalities as resilience-promoting institutions and their coordination [...]

Das Buch geht der Frage nach, auf welche Legitimationsquellen sich Regionalorganisationen des globalen Südens berufen, wenn sie Ordnungsfunktionen in ihrer Region übernehmen. Dazu werden unter Rückgriff auf verschiedene Theoriestränge sowie politikwissenschaftliche, soziologische und [...]

englischThe second, updated edition of the textbook offers a compact introduction to central issues of migration policy. It deals with basic terminology, institutional arrangements and important research strands. Examples from German and international practice illustrate the chapters and are linked [...]

Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Bandes haben eine weitere Reihe von Reden von Spitzenpolitikern zur europäischen Integration aus einer großen Zeitspanne (1945–2022) analysiert, wobei sie jede Rede in ihren zeitgeschichtlichen Kontext gestellt und in den biographischen Hintergrund des Redners [...]

englischFreedom is obviously an important value in people's lives. After all, freedom means that people can decide for themselves what kind of life they want to lead. However, the inherent paradox of freedom is that it can only be guaranteed if it is also subject to restrictions. The function of the [...]

englischIn a heuristic sense, the term 'political realism' can be understood as a theoretical position that contests the possible foundations of political order on the basis of timeless principles, ideals and norms. Instead, the paradigm of 'political realism' seeks to develop the genesis of [...]

englischMaking a difference in a democracy and for democracy. There are ways and means to do so. This book is all about them. It describes the professionalization of political communication in Switzerland (Central Europe) since the turn of the millennium. It defines the basic concepts of strategic [...]

Arbeit und ihre Steuerung sind nicht erst in der modernen Arbeitswelt engstens verzahnt mit dem Phänomen der Formalisierung. In dieser Forschungsarbeit wird gezeigt, wie Formalisierungsprozesse den herkömmlichen Blick auf Rationalisierung und Technisierung herausfordern. Durch die Betrachtung von [...]

englischChanges in the working world due to artificial intelligence and robots are a hot topic, yet well-founded answers from an ethical perspective are lacking. This book provides these in a scientific manner and is the result of a multi-year research project by the Universities of Lucerne and [...]

englischColombia is currently undergoing a difficult peace process that is attracting a great deal of international attention. A central component of the peace process is dealing with the past through transitional justice measures. The work of the Colombian Truth Commission is of central importance [...]

englischLooking ahead to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris offers a welcome opportunity to take stock of current and historical structures and trends, phenomena and practices, relationships and transfers of sporting events in Germany and France for the first time in a long time. The STADION special [...]

englisch'Eine Stufentheorie der Migrationsethik' (A Staged Theory of Migration Ethics) offers an approach to making sense of the complex discourses on migration ethics and thus contributes to the systematisation of the dynamic discipline of 'migration ethics'. This work methodically distinguishes [...]

englischThis book provides a concise account of 159-page long and extremely complicated Iran nuclear deal (formally known as the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” or JCPOA), including the legal analysis of its main content, the legal meaning of President Trump’s withdrawal from it and its link to [...]

englischFor some time now, migration has been a central and controversial topic in academia and politics. In political theory, too, the debate on migration has gained in complexity and thematic breadth. This book takes stock and discusses fundamental questions from an empirical, normative, and [...]

englischFor open societies, combating terrorism is a balancing act between security, freedom and prosperity due to their vulnerabilities. This book argues in favour of countering this strategic vulnerability with the concept of strategic resilience. It analyses in detail the steps involved in [...]

englischIn a parliamentary democracy, the existence of the political order stands and falls with the fulfilment of parliamentary functions; and specifically, it is the members of parliament who have to do this. It depends on them whether there is sufficient expertise in parliament to (co-)steer or [...]

englischFrom 1918/19, Arnold Brecht (1884–1977) worked as a republican administration moderniser and imperial reformer. In 1932/33, his attempt to use legal means to save democratic state power from being usurped by national rights failed. After then, Brecht worked as an administrative and political [...]

englischWe live in times of crisis. Crisis, disorder, insecurity, uncertainty and upheaval seem to be the sign of our times. This anthology deals with the state in crisis. The term state in crisis combines two semantic levels: First and foremost, the expression refers to crises of the state, to [...]

englischIn early modern Europe, a new concept of the state emerged, initially consisting of the simple but ambitious claim to guarantee peace and security. The authors in this volume not only helped to shape the political discourse of their time, but their writings also provided a reservoir of [...]