englischIn the course of the 20th century, Russia - like Germany - experienced two attempts to establish a democratic system of rule in the country. The "first" Russian democracy failed after eight months in October 1917 as a result of the Bolshevik coup d'état, while the first German democracy (the [...]

englischThe second, revised and expanded edition of this handbook provides insights into a branch of political science that is particularly visible, but also controversial, due to the recent rise of extremist challenges. The focus is on theoretical concepts, empirical analyses of past and current [...]

englischThis book examines the transformation of higher education in Turkey (Türkiye) after 1980 through Foucault's historical method, discourse analysis and the concept of dispositif in the field of higher education research. Foucault's method is seen as holistic and historical. Discourse analysis [...]

englischWhat are the requirements for the electoral system in a parliamentary, representative democracy? The work provides answers to the central questions, taking into account democratic theory and constitutional law. Neither the adherence to a certain parliamentary size nor the representation of [...]

englischThe Wirecard scandal has made it clear that the functionality of the German auditing market is limited. This book sheds light on the economic correlations that are responsible for this. It also proposes measures that can be taken to restore the functioning of competition. The book focuses on [...]

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 [...]

englischThe dfi has celebrated its 75th anniversary with a representative opinion poll covering Italy, France and Germany: How do Europeans view their future? Can we observe the convergence of views among Europeans or could we even speak of the emergence of a "European society"? Alongside citizens’ [...]

englischIn a policy analysis, the author examines the emergence of the policy field of politics with history in the field of tension between coming to terms with the past, remembrance, culture and German politics. She comes to the conclusion that it is only from the beginning of the 1990s, with the [...]

englischPublic hearings provide a glimpse behind the, often, closed doors of the Bundestag’s committees. At the same time, their usefulness is viewed quite critically in parts of political science research literature as well as in practice itself. This study shows which functions public hearings [...]

englischOtto Hintze (1861–1940), the most important German historian of the first half of the 20th century, devoted himself intensively to the modern state, its history and anatomy, its constitution, administration, and geopolitical situation. On this basis, referring to Max Weber’s sociological [...]