englischWith a foreword by Prof. Dr. Joseph W. Egger.

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered by the pathogen SARS-CoV-2 is always judged from the perspective of biomedicine or the pathogenetic model of disease, despite new medical theoretical findings. This thesis explains the usefulness of the [...]

englischIf one looks at the development of crime and criminality, it is always also a piece of contemporary history and milieu study. This anthology looks at the consequences of these phenomena in the Ruhr region. What factors influence the (non)sense of security of people living in the metropolitan [...]

englischThe thesis examines whether the Paris Agreement is effective in combating climate change and to which extent a reform of the agreement is necessary.

It focuses on the contractual mechanisms for achieving the agreement’s objectives, the role of non-state actors and the extent to which the [...]

englischBased on individual studies (Hamm, Treu, Fasbender) and on fundamental works (Volz, Höß), the work illuminates the humanistic and legal translations, translation strategies and the necessary networking among people with an affinity for the Reformation in the early 16th century. It provides [...]

englischThis book examines the increasing usage of a mixture of British and American English in the EFL context, Mid-Atlantic English. The book has three parts. The theoretical part provides extensive background information on the sociolinguistic and didactic role of British and American English in [...]

englischThis fundamental study examines how art and history museums visually communicate their collection and their institution on Instagram, using selected museum accounts as examples. For the first time, the two types of museums are systematically considered separately from each other in order to [...]

englischThis book adds a fourth and, until now, unidentified dimension to the sustainability triad. In both an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary manner, the author examines the non-linear dynamic and complex dimension of sustainable development. To this end, she compares Germany and [...]