englischThis book focuses on a previously undiscovered work by the famous Jewish social work pioneer Siddy Wronsky (1883–1947) from Berlin. In her novel 'Sand and Stars', Wronsky describes the immigration of four young Jews from Nazi Germany to Palestine, and their educational work and mission in [...]

englischAchieving ambitious expansion targets for onshore wind energy is a key component of Germany’s energy transition. Effective steering is to be achieved using a variety of instruments. The failure to achieve the expansion targets illustrates the complexity of this project.

Based on political [...]

englischThis book examines the exemplary function of German education policy in the early phase of Japanese colonial rule on Taiwan on the basis of the inspection tours carried out on behalf of the Taiwan General Government (Taiwan sotokufu) in the German Empire (1895-1914). The analysis of the [...]

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 [...]

englischThe volume discusses world and truth as basic concepts of philosophy from an intercultural perspective and in memory of Arno Baruzzi. The essays are both historical and topical, comparative and in-depth. Different perspectives on the understanding of the world, from the Indian and Japanese [...]

englischRussia’s war against Ukraine, and the crisis in Russian-Western relations, continued to negatively affect the OSCE in 2023. At the same, the OSCE has found ways to adapt to decision-making blockages and thus to remain operational. The 2023 edition of OSCE Insights discusses the effect of the [...]

englischDemographic change, changing ways of working and living, increasing poverty in old age... The pension system is currently facing a variety of challenges, which means that the question of a fair pension is of existential importance to many people. But what does a "fair pension" mean? This [...]

englischIn this publication, the author compares four representatives of Western European right-wing populist parties (FPÖ, AfD, PVV, RN) based on their ideologies, histories, organisation, voter bases and their cooperation in Europe. He concludes that they constitute more than an unintended family. [...]

englischParliaments are subject to a wide range of criticism. This makes it all the more important to provide reliable knowledge about their legal and political foundations, tasks, achievements and challenges. Democracy, in which society as a whole is expressed in its plurality and through which it [...]

englischThis political science analysis of the negotiation of the GDPR shows how a coalition of data protection advocates was able to enshrine an unprecedentedly high level of data protection in law thanks to the interaction of numerous factors and despite resistance from industry and some EU member [...]