englischDigital transformation and sustainability have become central topics in research and academic discussion in the financial sector and have found their way into finance literature. However, it is surprising that these topics have only been linked to the content of financial risk management in [...]
more informationenglischDespite some intensive discussions, there is still no conclusive nomenclature for the terms digital transformation and sustainability in the financial industry; their possible relationship has also remained largely unclear to date. However, there is general agreement that these terms and the [...]
more informationenglischContractual freedom in company law determines the extent to which shareholders can regulate the internal relationships in their company in accordance with their own needs. The Hungarian approach to company law of 2013 promises innovative and practical formulations of the articles of [...]
more informationenglischThe historical consciousness of the peoples of Europe is still being shaped by their own national histories. The question of the political order that prevailed during the interwar years has remained a perennial issue among historians. The dominant hallmark of this prelude to the Second World [...]
more informationenglischThe appropriate way of remembering the crimes of National Socialism and communism continues to be the subject of controversial political discussions, and in this respect there are considerable differences between Germany and the countries in East-Central Europe. On the one hand, they relate [...]
more informationenglischThe Western Balkans and the Visegrad Group are two macro-regions within the larger Eastern European area. Geographically and historically close, both regions share comparable characteristics on a macro-regional level as well as among the region's individual countries on a national level. [...]
more informationenglischIn our increasingly insecure world, governance is being confronted with new challenges every day. Rising nationalism, terrorist attacks, an increasing number of populist forms of governance, the egoism of governments, digital change, ‘warlordism’ and anarchy: this is an incomplete list of [...]
more informationenglischModern diplomacy is extending its activities into many spheres and is itself being exposed to unprecedented influences: the factors that are shaking up our societies are having an impact on governance as well, be it digitisation, the emotionalised sensitivities of the public or [...]
more informationenglischModern diplomacy is extending its activities into many spheres and is itself being exposed to unprecedented influences: the factors that are shaking up our societies are having an impact on governance as well, be it digitisation, the emotionalised sensitivities of the public or [...]
more informationenglischThe trespassing character of literature is expressed in a fascinating and relevant way—also from the perspective of cultural studies—by those literary works which convey the experience of forming a personal identity and that of otherness in the context of international and intercultural [...]
more informationDer europäische Einigungsprozess ist nicht nur ein wirtschaftliches Projekt, sondern hat eine bedeutende kulturelle Dimension: Die Integration kann nur gelingen, wenn die Bürger Europas ihre verschiedenen Kulturen besser kennen und verstehen. Das gilt in besonderer Weise im Verhältnis zu den [...]
more informationenglischThe EU-Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) was established in June 2011 as the second macro-regional strategy of the European Union. This edited volume aims to not only assess the experiences and accomplishments of the strategy but also its deficiencies after its first years of [...]
more informationenglischIn contrast to authoritarian systems, the fundamental attribute of totalitarian systems is not only that they exercise political control using surveillance and repression, but that they aim to control the thoughts and will of the people by means of their ideology. Therefore, the essential [...]
more informationenglischEuropeanisation is ubiquitous but also country-specific as it works differently in every EU Member State. This study does not simply describe these tendencies, but also attempts to explain why convergences or divergences among the Member States occur and, in doing so, furthers the discussion [...]
more informationenglischThe works included in these conference proceedings study to what extent the integration of East Central European countries into the European single market has resulted in competition between company law systems. In doing so, they examine both the role of existing Member States as ‘suppliers’ [...]
more informationDer Konferenzband setzt sich die Aufgabe, auf Kriegs- und Friedensdiskurse aus historischer, ideengeschichtlicher und politologischer Perspektive einzugehen und aus der Vergangenheit einen Bogen in die Gegenwart zu spannen, indem er den Krieg als „Auslöser“ für Friedensbemühungen wahrnimmt. Zeitlich [...]
more informationenglischFrom 1951 to 1989/90 the main remand prison of the Ministry of State Security (MfS) of the GDR was located on the site of the present-day Memorial Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. Today, former prisoners impressively explain in guided tours, how they were exposed to the physical and psychological [...]
more informationenglischCitizenship has proved to be a successful instrument to connect the individual to his nation, and thereby generating support for the political system. However, this close bond has recently been challenged by globalization, Europeanization and cosmopolitism. This volume aims firstly at taking [...]
more informationenglischThe bomb attacks in 1967, which at last had a massive negative impact on the already sensitive Austrian-Italian relations at the time, are considered to represent the peak of the conflict in South Tyrol. The forty-fifth anniversary of these events was taken as opportunity to discuss the [...]
more informationTrotz der inhärenten Abneigung des Konservativismus gegen Theorien lässt sich doch ein Korpus von Werten, Einstellungen und Perzeptionen umreißen, der den Kernbestand modernen konservativen Denkens bildet. Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Buches nähern sich dem Phänomen des Konservativismus aus [...]
more informationIm ersten Teil des Sammelbandes wird der gegenseitige Einfluss der Rechtssysteme und Rechtskulturen des Donauraumes und des ungarischen Rechtssystems aufeinander im Mittelalter und der frühen Neuzeit behandelt. Der zweite Teil des Sammelbandes widmet sich dem Rechtstransfer durch Übersetzung. Hier [...]
more informationIn konsolidierten Demokratien gilt Konstanz als ein Gütekriterium für Verfassungen. Entsprechend herrscht die Meinung vor, dass Verfassungsänderungen in etablierten Demokratien eher seltene Phänomene sind. Die Finanzkrise von 2008 hatte aber nicht nur finanzielle, sondern auch politische [...]
more informationDie Untersuchung verfolgt ein doppeltes Ziel: Einerseits will sie die wichtigsten Elemente der Parlamentarismuskritik Carl Schmitts darlegen und die Parallelitäten zwischen dieser Kritik und der kritischen Einstellung der Wahlbürger des 21. Jahrhunderts gegenüber den Parlamenten aufzeigen. Mit der [...]
more informationenglischThe volume presents the papers of the conference Minority Issues in Hungary and the Neighbouring States in the 20th and 21st centuries held at the Andrássy University Budapest.
The first part of the book handles legal questions connected to the topic and its European dimensions, the second [...]
more informationDie Rettung systemrelevanter Banken und internationaler Finanzinstitute zum Schutz des internationalen Finanzsystems vor dem Zusammenbruch hat für viele Staaten in der Eurozone zu einem weiteren massiven Anstieg ihrer bereits schon vorher hohen Verschuldung geführt. Dies mindert ihre finanziellen [...]
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