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 [...]

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 [...]

englischThis volume presents the current state of German parliamentary research with respect to topics, theories and methods. All of that is put into the contexts of both German traditions of parliamentary ideas and pertinent international discussions. In addition, the book discusses the qualitative [...]

englischIn German politics, elections occur constantly. When voters are not being called upon to elect a new Bundestag, the next election at federal state level is just around the corner. Despite some commonalities, each federal state parliament is elected within a different legal framework. In both [...]

englischWhy and how do German federal ministries and their intermediary organisations and implementation bodies participate in setting up and administering German higher education projects abroad? This pioneering work provides an overview of the development of German transnational education (TNE) [...]

englischPostmillennial social reforms implemented by the centre-left governments in Latin America aimed to achieve a significant reduction in inequality. This case study analyses the process of regulating domestic work in Uruguayan households, an internationally praised political development. Based [...]

englischWhat makes international law legitimate? Based on a critique of the traditional idea of state voluntarism and canonical notions of legitimacy, this book develops an alternative conception of international legal legitimacy. Hannah Arendt's political thinking guides its normative analysis of [...]

englischThe author argues, first, that transition—characterised by instability, movement, alterations and ruptures—becomes the rule of any society, not exclusively that of ‘transitional societies’. And, secondly, away from the sequencing theorised in democratisation studies (e.g. accommodation, [...]

englischFrom a morphological perspective of analysis, what is social economics in its different organisational and sectoral forms and what are its possible roles in the context of capitalism? The controversial debate about commons is one of the key points of interest in this respect. What is the [...]