[EN]Edition Sigma

Der schillernde Begriff der Grand Challenges ist in aller Munde und Grund für eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit diesem forschungsleitenden Konzept. Die Buchbeiträge widmen sich dem Thema sowohl in theoretischer Hinsicht, als auch mit Blick auf die Domänen Gesundheit, Digitalisierung und Umwelt.

englischWork and play are often regarded as opposites: play as people’s freedom and ability to spend their time as they choose, and work as being subordinate to it as a means to an end. As play can be repeated without any serious repercussions, this has earned it the reputation of lacking [...]

englischThis study presents a systematic comparison between the inter-administrative structures and processes in ten international multilevel systems. Thus, the study provides insights into the relationships between administrators at different levels of governance. For this purpose, a top-down [...]

englischThis book covers the essence of sports training, new concepts and technologies, the prerequisites and scope of an individualised approach to training as well as how to integrate the main methodological paradigms of sports training systems using the theory of adaptation. Modernisation and [...]

englischSince 2001 the Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) and the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) have provided support for German universities in order for them to establish transnational education abroad. Recently, bilateral universities came into being, among them the [...]

englischThis book provides information on fundamental developments in crises and uncertainties in modern societies, and highlights the importance of those involved in the field of security, such as the police, civil society groups, and those who offer assistance in disaster situations and in [...]