englischIn this book, the author examines the development of the Turkish constitution since 1921 in terms of its horizontal separation of powers, and concludes that Turkey’s recent constitutional changes do not imply a presidential system at all. Contrary to the widespread assumption in journalism [...]

englischDo some interest group systems make it easier for interest groups to succeed? This book answers the question by looking at the relationship between interest groups. If all interest groups either cooperate or compete for influence, the chances of a special interest policy decrease. This [...]

englischWhat determines how governments communicate unpopular reforms to their citizens? During the financial and economic crisis that broke out in 2007, numerous governments were facing the same challenge of justifying tough cutbacks. Despite this commonality, their framework conditions were [...]

englischDo parties (still) make a difference in social policy-making? The study takes an innovative perspective on this disputed question. On the basis of comparative case studies about labour market and pension politics in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany, the study demonstrates that partisan [...]

englischThe access to technological knowledge has become a key determinant for international competitiveness affecting developing countries’ opportunities for economic as well as social advancement. At the same time, this access has become heavily restricted by the TRIPs Agreement demanding patent [...]

Hohe Arbeitslosigkeit und eine geringe Beschäftigung gehören zu den zentralen Problemen der Wirtschaftspolitik. Da sich die Arbeitslosen- und Beschäftigungsquoten der etablierten OECD-Länder trotz ähnlicher Rahmenbedingungen durchaus beträchtlich voneinander unterscheiden, untersucht die Studie, [...]

Die traditionellen Motive der Europakommunikation verlieren zunehmend an Zugkraft. Gleichzeitig sind vor dem Hintergrund der Vertiefungsschritte, der Erweiterungsrunden und nicht zuletzt der Krise der Europäischen Union neue Strategien bei der Vermittlung europapolitischer Inhalte erforderlich. Die [...]

englischInternational News Channels (INC) construct an imbalanced picture of the world. As an empirical investigation of five different INCs shows, even “globalized News-Channels” tend to focus in their newscasts just on some few countries. Often the channels homeland and the G-8-nations are central [...]

englischViolence, poverty, and ignorance have been the three great scourges of humanity that led societies to establish and sustain states. Yet public and private contributions to the fight against them remain strikingly variable both across nations and over time. Frieder Wolf analyzes the [...]

Nach knapp 60 Jahren Dominanz der CDU gelang es den Grünen und der SPD in einer historischen Wahl 2011, einen Machtwechsel herbeizuführen. Das Buch untersucht die entscheidenden Gründe. So wird analysiert, wie der Wahlausgang erklärt werden kann und welche Rolle das Wahlsystem spielt. Zudem werden [...]