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Seit der Unabhängigkeit vor über 200 Jahren waren die bilateralen Beziehungen zwischen Lateinamerika und Europa stets geprägt von einem asymmetrischen Abhängigkeitsverhältnis zugunsten Europas. Tro...

The book analyses contemporary political developments in Türkiye with particular focus on the changes preceding its 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections. It discusses the reasons behind th...

Der Sammelband präsentiert die Ergebnisse eines Symposiums, das vom 18.-20. Oktober 2018 in Antalya (Türkei) stattfand und von der Akdeniz Universität (Antalya, Türkei), der Trakya Universität (Edi...

Most social scientists are familiar with the concept of the Silk Road. In recent years, however, it is the New Silk Road that has been on the lips of many. This short guide is addressed to all thos...

Inga Immel holds a BA degree in European Studies and a LLM in European law from Maastricht University. Her research interests include the political and legal aspects of European integration, the EU...

This book is a response to the need for scientific research on one of the components of quality of democracy, id est accountability. The author analyses thoroughly in cross-section the accountabili...

Lola Raich has studied in UK, US, Italy and Austria. She teaches graduate and undergraduate classes at the Political Sciences Department, University of Vienna. Her teaching/research interests inclu...

Der Sammelband vereint Beiträge, die im Rahmen der Vorlesungsreihe «Afrika: Radikal neu denken?» an der Freien Universität Berlin entstanden sind. Sie fragen nach den Pfaden, die Afrikaner_innen he...

The book explores the nature of Chechen society and Chechen ethno-psychology, the emergence of Chechen nationalism, and the predominantly violent relationships between Russia and the Chechens throu...

Die Globalisierung verläuft keineswegs linear und wird deshalb von vielen Menschen als Bedrohung empfunden. Mit dem Fokus auf sieben Schwerpunktthemen wird die Widersprüchlichkeit und Komplexität d...

Diese Studie prüft die Existenz des linken Antisemitismus und erörtert mögliche Ursachen. Dazu wurden 218 Linke befragt und die Antworten statistisch ausgewertet. Die abgefragten antisemitischen Re...

This book discusses the applicability of Western International Relations (IR) theories to Asia and Africa and the rise of non-Western IR theories (especially in Asia), with case studies focused on ...

This book provides a critical review of the achievements and challenges of European organizations promoting democracy in the Republic of Armenia. Armenia is a post-transition country and yet not a ...

Die Autorin: Lucimara Brait-Poplawski studierte Geschichte und die politische und soziale Organisation Brasiliens an der Universität Londrina (Brasilien) und lehrte Geschichte an mehreren öffentlic...

As the center of gravity in international relations pivots to Asia-Pacific, the ASEAN region is emerging as both an important player on the global stage and an arena of international competition th...

Ein Vierteljahrhundert ist vergangen, seit am 26. April 1986 der vierte Reaktorblock des Atomkraftwerks Tschernobyl völlig zerstört und damit die bis heute schwerste Katastrophe in der zivilen Nutz...

Stefanie Nick-Magin, geboren 1982; Studium der Vergleichenden Religionswissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft sowie Neueren und Neuesten Geschichte; danach verwaltungswissenschaftliches Promotionsstudiu...

Marcus Beyer befasst sich mit dem Institut für Internationale Beziehungen der DDR (IIB) und der Frage nach dessen Aufgaben im Herrschaftsapparat der SED. Das IIB präsentierte sich als eine die auße...

Modern Azerbaijan came into being in 1991 following a national struggle for the re-establishment of its independence, initiated long before the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is situated in a uni...

The main theme of this book revolves around the idea of Europeanization of the Western Balkans. In that respect, the volume discusses the fight against corruption and regional relations in former Y...

This volume is a synopsis of various perspectives as well as a trans-boundary and interdisciplinary analysis of the Belarusian model. It is the result of a dialogue among authors who, for various r...

Moderne Seilbahnstationen auf den höchsten Gipfeln, Kunstschneeherstellung auf den schwindenden Gletschern, Wellnessanlagen, gefüllt mit dem Wasser aus dem Berginneren, und Freizeitparks in den Tal...

At the beginning of the 21st century, there are an increasing number of states in which elections do not meet the standards of liberal democracy due to electoral malpractices. The analysis of the m...

How does the focus on human rights change the study of population governance? What, if any, new insights, perspectives and challenges do human rights bring to population policies? How, if at all, c...

Canada trying to bring together Indigenous peoples, "two solitudes" of the French and the British, as well as a variety of poly-ethnic immigrants has mastered search for consensus and compromise as...

This book analyzes the controversy surrounding imperialism associated with capitalist development. The last dozen years passed under the shadow of two momentous events: the wars in Iraq and Afghani...

This book contributes to the discussion about the instrumental use of history. It analyses two examples of public festivities related to the events and legacy of the final stage of World War II. Th...

The agenda of the 11th CEE Forum Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, held on 25-26 April 2019 was focused on the reassessment of the Central and Eastern European position in Europe and in the world...

Using different perspectives and various approaches, this collection of diagnostic texts aims at presenting all the possible faces of the contemporary Nation-State. Based on political science metho...

This book aims to evaluate the issue of discrimination in Turkey from different points of view. Valued academics have addressed issues of discrimination in different fields such as press, sports me...

Die Autorin: Maxima Salman hat an der Staatlichen Universität in Jaroslawl (Russland) und an der Universität Kassel Germanistik mit dem Schwerpunkt Linguistik und Psychologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Or...

The book presents a record of oral accounts given by liquidators who participated in minimizing the effects of the Chernobyl disaster. The main research goal was to present the circumstances of act...

The Editors: Gunther Hauser is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Austrian Defence Academy and at the Danube University of Krems (Austria). Franz Kernic is an Associate Professor in Political ...

This study explores Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in government. Based on an interdisciplinary literature review and multiple-case study design, a model of Citizen Relationship Management ...

Litsa Nicolaou-Smokoviti is Professor Emeritus of Economy at the University of Piraeus (Greece). Heinz Sünker is Professor of Social Pedagogy and Social Policy at the University of Wuppertal (Germa...

The book contributes to the ongoing discussion and research on civil society in the context of democracy and democratization. It provides a theoretical analysis of civil society, participation, the...

This volume deals with the consequences of climate change and issues of international climate policy relating to Africa from a social science perspective. The contributions by international authors...

This publication focuses on the characterization of the Slovak party system and its analysis from the perspective of cleavages and emerging government groups. The monograph also includes a descript...

Robin Allers holds a PhD in History from the University of Hamburg. He is a Senior Fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) in Oslo. Carlo Masala holds a PhD in Political Science...

This book includes both well-known scholars and young researchers from prestigious European universities and their case studies express an international appeal by investigating subjects of great in...

The author analyses competition as one of four coordinating mechanisms helping agents mutually to orientate their actions, avoid chaos, and produce social order. Competition is a key dimension of d...

The book is the first to provide a systematic overview of the interplay of formal and informal institutions as elements of the Russian federalism from the early 1990s to the mid-2010s. It discusses...

The book presents a collection of articles authored by several members of the Warsaw School of Political Theory, affiliated with the University of Warsaw. The team of scholars, whose roots extend t...

In the book, authors from eleven post-communist countries analyse the specific legal and political character of the organs of the control of law constitutionality in post-Soviet states. This is don...

This collection of papers explores the concept of constitutional identity in theory and with specific reference to Central and Eastern Europe at a time when many countries across but also beyond th...

The volume provides a collection of articles on current debates in the fields of politics and public administration. The authors deal with frequently mentioned concepts of our era in political and ...

This book presents contributions from migration sociologists inspired by Florian Znaniecki's theory and the results of his studies to conduct their own research in countries like Austria, China, Gr...

The "Strategic Partnership" and the Limits Thereof

The current crisis of the international order cannot be referred only to the liberal concept of globalisation. It is also a crisis of a certain model and ideas of order, which - as a result of the ...

Anne-Kathrin Bräu, geboren 1979 in Regensburg; Studium der Kulturwissenschaften und ästhetischen Praxis; Promotion am Institut für Kulturpolitik der Universität Hildesheim; seit 2009 beschäftigt be...