Ungleichheit, Existenzängste, die gesellschaftliche Spaltung in Arm und Reich – der soziale Frieden in Deutschland scheint zu bröckeln. Die politischen Parteien versprechen als Heilmittel mehr Soziale Gerechtigkeit. Doch was bedeutet das? Mehr Chancengerechtigkeit? Mehr Teilhabe oder mehr [...]

Europäische Außenpolitik wird in besonderer Weise durch das komplexe Beziehungsgeflecht der Europäischen Union mit China geprägt. In dieser Studie werden die Entwicklung, Funktionsweise, Problemfelder und Perspektiven der europäischen Chinapolitik im Spannungsfeld von supranationaler Dynamik und [...]

englischThis publication examines, on the one hand, Shiite conceptions of the state and, on the other hand, various groups of actors that had an impact on political and socio-economic developments at the time of the Islamic Revolution. The study is based on social psychological theories. It shows [...]

Die Lebensqualität einer Gesellschaft steht in engem Zusammenhang mit der Leistungsqualität ihrer öffentlichen Güter – und mit der Qualität der Arbeitsbedingungen öffentlicher Dienstleister. Der Auftaktband der neuen Schriftenreihe beleuchtet die zentrale Rolle öffentlicher Güter für die lebendige [...]

englischIdealistic Intelligence heralds a new chapter in the digital revolution: Transreligious normativity stocks, activated in a technologically meaningful way, break down boundaries and open up perspectives for future, sustainable life. The extent to which consciousness and soul life can be [...]

englischNever before has the Federal Republic been so divided and polarised as it is in the federal election in 2021. Never before has the party landscape been so and fragmented. Never before have there been so many direct mandates for different parties. Never before have so many parties contested [...]

Die Arbeit geht der Frage nach, ob die bestehenden Instrumente der Krisenprävention und des Krisenmanagements die bestmöglichen Handlungsoptionen darstellen, um der aktuellen Staatsschuldenkrise zu begegnen und zukünftige Krisen zu vermeiden. Hervorzuheben ist, dass die Autorin in dieser Arbeit [...]

englischScience is changing — simultaneously in many sectors and at many levels. Social science in particular is being challenged by the increasing pressure of global issues. Where can social science develop at the interface between the local and the global, i.e. under the term ‘glocal’, which [...]

englischGlobal sustainability policy has developed more than any other policy area in recent decades and has recently undergone a profound and groundbreaking redefinition. Formerly based on the conceptual guidelines of the Brundtland Commission on Sustainable Development, the UN Sustainable [...]

In der Diskussion um Genome Editing in der Landwirtschaft finden wissenschaftliche Argumente oft wenig Resonanz. Welche Bedeutung kommt hier der Wahlfreiheit des Bürgers zu? Die Studie diskutiert ethische Fragen eines öffentlichen Vernunftgebrauchs, die bei der Aufklärung über genomeditierte [...]

englischInternational relations characterise domestic decisions more and more, and political implementation is increasingly determined by geopolitical considerations. The survival of states in this complex environment depends on a proactive assessment of the international situation. Geopolitics is [...]

englischUnion. In the course of the European unification process, it has increasingly become the motor and system-shaping actor behind the EU’s institutional structure. It now negotiates at eye level with the Council of Ministers, elects and controls the European Commission and, together with the [...]

englischKnowledge of the politics of India – the world's largest democracy – is fundamental to understanding its rise as an economic and political power, and its response to global challenges of climate change, trade conflicts, mass migration, poverty, and security. This book provides a [...]

englischThe reference work contains definitions of concepts of international security and peace. It is oriented towards the current state of research, which distinguishes it from the usual keyword collections in traditional and electronic dictionaries. With some 800 terms and over 1000 definitions [...]

englischThis textbook addresses questions about the causes, dimensions and consequences of local and global migration movements using social science theories and studies. The book is based on the ‘down-to-earth’ approach: the complex interrelationships and theories are illustrated using many [...]

englischParliamentarism is a globally widespread form of the organisation and legitimation of political rule. Parliaments can be found on various political levels and in countless political systems—not only in democratic ones. This book deals fundamentally and comprehensively with this centuries-old [...]

englischThis handbook is the first to offer an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the state of research and specific problems in German-language and international political sociology. The contributions to the handbook are divided into six sections: Political Sociology begins with a definition [...]

englischThe Handbook of Racism Research systematizes for the first time the body of research and knowledge as well as desiderata of racism research. It provides an overview of the most important lines of development in racism research and of central theories and concepts. The question of how racism [...]

englischIn contrast to all religiously or ideologically motivated endeavours, the scientific criticism of religion assesses its objects from a position of normative distance. It refrains from religious or anti-religious essentialisations based on the so-called truth question. Religions are always [...]

englisch The Swiss political system with its developed concordance, direct democracy, and federal structures, is in many respects both a model and a special example of a functioning democracy in the 21st century. This textbook, now in its fifth fully updated edition, covers the main political [...]

englischThis textbook provides a practice-oriented political science introduction to health policy. It combines a presentation of the basic structural features of the German healthcare system with exercises for problem-oriented analysis of current health policy challenges. The individual chapters [...]

englischThe second, updated edition of the textbook offers a compact introduction to central issues of migration policy. It deals with basic terminology, institutional arrangements and important research strands. Examples from German and international practice illustrate the chapters and are linked [...]

englischChanges in the working world due to artificial intelligence and robots are a hot topic, yet well-founded answers from an ethical perspective are lacking. This book provides these in a scientific manner and is the result of a multi-year research project by the Universities of Lucerne and [...]

englischThe question of women's human rights worldwide represents a critical key point in the discourse on gender and culture, which is addressed in this book from an ethical perspective. This interdisciplinary and culturally sensitive study systematically explores the topic of women's human rights [...]

englischWe live in times of crisis. Crisis, disorder, insecurity, uncertainty and upheaval seem to be the sign of our times. This anthology deals with the state in crisis. The term state in crisis combines two semantic levels: First and foremost, the expression refers to crises of the state, to [...]

Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Bandes haben eine weitere Reihe von Reden von Spitzenpolitikern zur europäischen Integration aus einer großen Zeitspanne (1945–2022) analysiert, wobei sie jede Rede in ihren zeitgeschichtlichen Kontext gestellt und in den biographischen Hintergrund des Redners [...]

Die bundesdeutsche Parteienlandschaft ist in Bewegung. Parteiensystem und Parteien unterliegen einem sich beschleunigenden Wandel, der am Verhältnis der Parteien zur Gesellschaft, ihrer Rolle im Staat und ihrem Innenleben festzumachen ist. Das Buch behandelt alle drei Analyseebenen aus theoretischer [...]

Angesichts der Akzeptanzprobleme repräsentativdemokratischer Entscheidungsmodi wird – besonders in den Sozialwissenschaften – über eine stärkere Einbeziehung der Menschen in hoheitliche Entscheidungsprozesse diskutiert. In dieser Debatte will das „Partizipationsrecht“ die Interdisziplinarität [...]

englischIn a heuristic sense, the term 'political realism' can be understood as a theoretical position that contests the possible foundations of political order on the basis of timeless principles, ideals and norms. Instead, the paradigm of 'political realism' seeks to develop the genesis of [...]

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 [...]

englischFreedom is obviously an important value in people's lives. After all, freedom means that people can decide for themselves what kind of life they want to lead. However, the inherent paradox of freedom is that it can only be guaranteed if it is also subject to restrictions. The function of the [...]

englischThe book focusses on the question whether European states are responsible under international human rights law, in particular under European Convention on Human Rights, when they outsource their migration control to third states. The concepts of state responsibility and jurisdiction under [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

englischUsing the example of state party financing, the financing of parliamentary groups, the employees of members of the Bundestag and political foundations, the study shows that state political financing suffers from structural constitutional deficits. Not only does the increasing level of [...]

englischThis doctoral thesis shows how peasant social movements and government institutions negotiate access to and the use of natural resources, identity and territorio in the Colombian ecoregion of Macizo Colombiano in socio-ecological conflicts. This analysis also considers the historical and [...]

englischNot only do interest groups lobby, but regions do too: This book re-examines federalism through the lenses of interest groups and lobbying research. It focuses on ‘shared rule’, a foundational pillar in federal theory that necessitates the active involvement and representation of subnational [...]

englischThis handbook is designed as a toolbox for applied and practice-orientated migration and integration research. After a concise introduction to the most important concepts of transdisciplinary and participatory research, key methodological requirements and challenges are presented. At the [...]

englischForests are everywhere! Whether it's Little Red Riding Hood getting lost in the forest, the acid rain that has been killing the forest for decades or the youth hiking movement that experienced a renaissance due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 'German Forest' has always satisfied several [...]

In erkenntnistheoretischen Zusammenhängen hat sich für praktisches Wissen seit Ryle die Unterscheidung zwischen propositionalem knowing that und nicht-propositionalem knowing how etabliert. In der Handlungstheorie wird praktisches Wissen dagegen als ein im Handeln selbst als Wissen wirksames Wissen [...]

englischThis interdisciplinary volume analyses the role of solidarity in Europe. The volume does not only include concepts of juridical perspectives and approaches of sociology and social ethics, but also presents case studies of solidarity in contemporary European and global moments of crisis, like [...]

Der Autor bewertet in diesem Buch die Auswirkungen von Worker Takeovers – der Rückeroberung von Arbeitsplätzen durch Arbeitnehmer:innen – auf die Machtressourcen der Gewerkschaften. Unter Berücksichtigung der Erfahrungen von drei Gewerkschaften werden die Voraussetzungen für den Erfolg und die [...]

englischFor open societies, combating terrorism is a balancing act between security, freedom and prosperity due to their vulnerabilities. This book argues in favour of countering this strategic vulnerability with the concept of strategic resilience. It analyses in detail the steps involved in [...]

Dieses Buch gibt eine verständliche Einführung in die Technik der Modellierung von Wachstumskurven und ist insbesondere für inhaltlich orientierte Nutzer:innen von Paneldatensätzen geeignet. Neben der Darstellung der unterschiedlichen Modellansätze können die Leser:innen die einzelnen Beispiele auch [...]

englischDue to globalization, new economic powers are developing in Asia and Latin America creating potential risk of displacement of the United States and Europe in the global competition. Given this shift of global power, what role will the United States and the European Union play in facilitating [...]

englischThe contributions contained in this book try to illuminate some aspects of Sorel’s thinking, focusing on his criticism of several tendencies of his time. According to Sorel, workers’ struggles should not be limited to obtaining small material advantages but must be considered against the [...]

Der Parlamentarismus hat eine längere Geschichte, als gemeinhin vermutet wird. Dieser Auftaktband einer vierteiligen "Geschichte des Parlamentarismus" verfolgt diese so weit zurück, wie es die Quellen erlauben. Er handelt von Ältestenräten und Milizversammlungen in Mesopotamien, bei den Hethitern [...]

englischAny interest in a scientific field requires at least a rudimentary knowledge of its technical language, at least of the basic concepts on which judgement and reasoning are based. This propaedeutic study provides an introduction to the technical language of politics. It is not binding and [...]

englischAn Uncharted Transition focuses on the western Balkans and east-central Europe in an integrated approach attempting to evidence the main trends in, review the variety of interacting trajectories of and offer new insights into these regions. This essay sheds new light on some key issues, such [...]

englischThis interdisciplinary anthology addresses the criticism that previous investigations of borders often lack complexity and, therefore, fall short. Instead, the authors assess the complex interplay of elements and dimensions of borders and show how this gives rise to instances of [...]

englischThis study intervenes in the current debate on the ‘institutional deficit’ of theories of radical democracy. This family of democratic theories, which is sensitive to crisis diagnostics but rather weak in terms of institutional theory, is confronted with the diversity of understandings of [...]