The paper discusses how current methodological debates on the potential of comparative area studies intersect with current trends in transitional justice research. As the field of transitional justice studies is approaching saturation, academic efforts in this field are increasingly focused on...

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Anne Sey - Gruppenarbeit in Japan: Empirische und theoretische Fiktionen; Günther Distelrath - Japanforschung und Wissenschaftstheorie; Evelyn Schulz - Stadt in Japan - eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung; Uta Hohn - Stadt in Japan - eine interdisziplinäre...

This paper discusses political and economic aspects of Turkish accession. Under present rules, Turkey would have the greatest number of council votes within twenty years, and receive the largest budget transfer. Free migration may increase the Turkish immigrant population in Germany from 2 to...

What explains the persistent growth of public employment in reform-era China despite repeated and forceful downsizing campaigns? Within China, why do some provinces have more public employees and experience higher rates of bureaucratic expansion than others? Among electoral regimes, the creation...