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The Forum of Federations Handbook on Local Government in Federal Systems
This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe to examine the current roles of and future trends in local government structures and mechanisms in 16 different federal and federal-type countries. In doing so, this volume explores pressing topics such as the institutions of local government, constitutional recognition, financial management, intergovernmental re…
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Taking the EU to Court
This open access book provides an exhaustive picture of the role that annulment conflicts play in the EU multilevel system. Based on a rich dataset of annulment actions since the 1960s and a number of in-depth case studies, it explores the political dimension of annulment litigation, which has become an increasingly relevant judicial tool in the struggle over policy content and decision-making …
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- 978-3-030-21629-0
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- Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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- XXI, 239
Kommunikation von Aufsichtsratsvorsitzenden
In diesem Open-Access-Buch präsentiert Sandra Binder-Tietz eine umfassende Analyse der Kommunikation von Aufsichtsratsvorsitzenden börsennotierter Unternehmen. Deren komplexe kommunikative Rolle wird dabei erstmals systematisch erschlossen. Aus der externen Perspektive werden die vielschichtigen Anforderungen der relevanten Stakeholder wie Investoren, Aktionärsschützer, Stimmrechtsberater u…
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- 978-3-658-37717-5
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Citizen Participation in the Information Society
This open access book examines how digital technologies are used to promote citizen participation in democratic urban development. It assesses the emergence, use, applicability and functions of digital modes of citizen participation in multiple cities around the world, where political regimes invite ordinary citizens to partake in policy processes through information technologies. The book also…
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- 978-3-030-99940-7
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- XIII, 196
Sustainable Enterprise Value Creation
This Open Access book provides a practical guide to the creation of sustainable enterprise value and implementation of the principles of stakeholder capitalism for corporate boards and management teams. The authors argue that business leadership is on the threshold of a new era driven by major shifts in technology, society, political economy and climate change. They set this transition in inter…
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- 978-3-030-93560-3
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Digital Platform Regulation
This Open Access volume provides an in-depth exploration of global policy and governance issues related to digital platform regulation. With an international ensemble of contributors, the volume has at its heard the question: what would actually be involved in digital platform regulation?’. Once a specialised and niche field within internet and digital media studies, internet governance has i…
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- 978-3-030-95220-4
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Technology Assessment in a Globalized World
This open access book explores the relevance of the concept of technology assessment (TA) on an international and global level. Technologies play a key role in addressing global challenges such as climate change, population aging, digitization, and health. At the same time, their use increases the need for coordinated action and governance at the global level in the field of science, technology…
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- XIII, 271
Handbuch Außenpolitik Österreichs
Das Handbuch ist vollständig als Open Access Publikation verfügbar. Dieses Handbuch bietet eine umfassende Analyse der Außenpolitik Österreichs in der Zweiten Republik. Es behandelt die Rahmenbedingungen, Akteure und Prozesse der Außenpolitik und erschließt deren Wesen und Wirkung in verschiedenen Politikbereichen sowie gegenüber einzelnen Ländern, Regionen und internationalen Orga…
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- 978-3-658-37274-3
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- XXV, 791
Länderbericht zum Deutschen Freiwilligensurvey 2019
Dieses Open-Access-Buch bringt die Daten des Deutschen Freiwilligensurveys 2019 für einen Vergleich der Bundesländer Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein und Thüringen zusammen. Der Freiwilligensurvey wurde 2019 zum fünften Mal im Au…
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- 978-3-658-38659-7
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- Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie
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- XXXIX, 358
International Labour Organization and Global Social Governance
This open access book explores the role of the ILO (International Labour Organization) in building global social governance from multiple and mutually complementary perspectives. It explores the impact of this UN´s oldest agency, founded in 1919, on the transforming world of work in a global setting, providing insights into the unique history and functions of the ILO as an organization and the…
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