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 [...]

englischPolitical sociology analyses politics as a part of society. It asks how political phenomena are related to other social structures and to what extent they are enabled and influenced by them. Political problems arise in all societies, but it is only in the course of social development that a [...]

englischThis volume is primarily aimed at students of business administration and social science programmes with a social economy focus. The sections are self-contained and independent of each other. The textbook provides a brief overview of contract and care law, presents the basic principles of [...]

englischAre religion and science compatible? The fact that this question has been highly controversial for centuries shows: Something important is at stake here. At stake is nothing less than the question of how certainties are established and who may legitimately speak to what. The textbook offers [...]

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 [...]

englischThis book offers the first comprehensive introduction to Ukrainian studies in German. It deals with Ukraine’s past and present from a comparative perspective, introducing the most important problems of Ukraine’s history and politics as well as its literature, media, languages and [...]

Das Lehrbuch bietet eine an Haupt- und Nebenfachstudierende gerichtete Einführung in die Wirtschaftssoziologie. Es vermittelt einen fundierten Überblick über theoretische Grundlagen und aktuelle Forschungsstränge der Wirtschaftssoziologie. Im Vordergrund stehen Aspekte wie die soziale Einbettung [...]

englischMusic sociology studies music as a social fact. How do social processes and structures permeate music and musical behaviour, how does music affect the social? This introduction provides an up-to-date overview of the most important topics in modern music sociology. It looks at a wide variety [...]

englischIn this book, Birgit Dorner demonstrates the specific significance of the visual arts and aesthetic education for social work. She presents the theoretical and didactic foundations of aesthetic education, cultural education and art education in social work and offers an introduction to [...]

englischThis textbook for students and practitioners offers an introduction to the methods and instruments of public relations and provides an overview of the challenges that the PR departments of companies, institutions and NGOs face today because of the rapid development of both traditional and [...]