englischThe German Federal Republic is a state under the rule of law (Art. 20 and 28 of the German Constitution). However, there are frequent complaints concerning the „misuse“ of lawsuits, which allegedly undermine the rule of law. Looking closely, those accusations can not really be confirmed. No [...]

englischThe European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) represents workers' and employers' organisations and other actors of organised civil society in the EU. Its profile of actors and functions in the European multi-level and multi-actor system has not yet been examined. This monograph fills [...]

englischIn line with the encyclopaedic scope of development sociology, this book offers perspectives on key issues relating to societal processes. These encompass the shaping of everyday life, intergenerational relations in diverse societies, fine-grained comparative analyses of trajectories of [...]

englischEmotions, such as compassion for the suffering of others or the fear of war and poverty, are omnipresent in international politics. Nevertheless, for a long time reason and not feeling were considered to be the greatest human achievements. However, the most recent groundbreaking findings in [...]

englischThe 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 [...]

englischCrises and conflicts over limited energy resources together with Europe's import dependency on fossil fuels and the challenges posed by climate change have increasingly put energy policy on the European agenda. EU energy policy and the Energy Union made remarkable progress during the second [...]

englischThe yearbook on European integration, compiled by the Institute of European Politics in Berlin, has documented the process of European integration in an up-to-date and detailed way since 1980. The result is a unique record of contemporary European history over a 40 year period. The 2020 [...]

Das Jahrbuch „Extremismus & Demokratie“ fördert die wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit dem Problemkreis des politischen Extremismus in seinen verschiedenen Ausprägungen. Es versteht sich als Diskussionsforum, Nachschlagewerk und Orientierungshilfe zugleich. Der 32. Band dokumentiert, kommentiert [...]

englischVolume 9 of the Yearbook for Direct Democracy contains contributions on the digital transformation of direct democracy and the electronic development of participatory democracy; on the question of how direct democracy can be made resistant to populism; and on the interaction between direct [...]

englischWho votes strategically and in which context? This book is the first to systematise the entire range of international comparative research on the determinants of strategic voting in legislative elections. The author’s own analyses of the CSES close the research gaps he identifies in the [...]