englischThe example of Turkey, which shows strong tendencies towards an authoritarian regime, shows that domestic and foreign policy are inextricably linked. To what extent is Turkish foreign policy under Erdoğan determined by the necessity of maintaining domestic power? Internal consolidation of [...]

englischThe expert survey "Digitales Sommersemester" focuses on the medium-term consequences of the corona pandemic for studies and teaching. On the basis of multi-perspective surveys among students, lecturers and employees of support institutions, a differentiated picture of the university in [...]

englischIn retrospect, the decade from 2010 to 2020 has provoked a crisis in human progress. In this book, the author proves this thesis using six occurrences, while also paying particular atten-tion to Europe’s role in relation to them:

the refugee crisis

the conflict in Ukraine

Brexit

the [...]

englischIn 2020, during his state visit to Latin America and the Caribbean, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo underlined the importance of keeping the People’s Republic of China out of the LAC region, which is (still) regarded as the US’s “strategic backyard”. Earlier already, US politicians had [...]

englischWith this volume the author Angela Geißler dares to take a new look into the field of domestic violence. She wants to motivate people to embrace the phenomenon of domestic violence in its entirety and to free themselves from one-sided polarisations. To this end she makes visible current [...]

englischDifferent sociological analyses agree with the observation that the idea of autonomy is no longer an ideal or individual claim, but rather an omnipresent obligation in contemporary, flexible capitalism. The rising importance of autonomy is apparently, however, linked not only to increasing [...]

englischSocial innovations are considered an adequate answer to complex problems of our time. This work combines the approach of social innovations with the discussion of complex problems of families in Germany. Luise Frohberg focuses on the question of the emergence and dissemination of innovative [...]