englischThe contributions of London philosopher and jurisconsult Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), known primarily as the founder of secular Utilitarianism, to questions of international politics, colonies, and the military, have heretofore received a superficial treatment, especially in the German [...]

englischChina's rise undoubtedly changes the global distribution of power. But how does the People's Republic transform its growing claim to power into political action, and what effects can already be seen today in the Chinese neighbourhood? In this book, Chinese activities in Tajikistan, [...]

englischWhile defence industrial production is increasingly transnationalised, the control of arms exports still takes place almost exclusively on a national level. With the example of the German export control regime, this work analyses if the current situation yields arms export control risks that [...]

Die Gründung des Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft e.V. im September 2001 und die zugleich eingeführte Programmorientierte Förderung für die 15 angeschlossenen Großforschungseinrichtungen war die bislang umfassendste Strukturreform in der deutschen Wissenschaftslandschaft. Sie basiert vor allem auf einem [...]

englischThis thesis deals with the bestseller Homo Deus. A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari. It presents the author's view of the future and compares it with that of other minds. The result of this investigation shows that this book cannot be a foresight into the future, but rather a [...]

englischThe corona crisis has shown that teachers are still unprepared for the challenges of virtual teaching.

In Digital lehren, the authors, with their many years of experience in school and university didactics, offer their findings for the hybrid classroom of tomorrow. The book is aimed at [...]