so genannter failing oder failed state breit diskutiert. Der Autor diskutiert die Verteilung dieser unterschiedlichen …

much of the State's history since the seventeenth century has come to a standstill and given way to the denationalization … of political authority. Non-state actors acquire political authority, thus giving rise to a complex network of political … authorities, in which the State is only one authority among others. Yet, the denationalization of political authority remains …

the corporate world, with a special focus on Internet privacy. It also looks at the role of the state, and how it has … limited is their reach, though they - like the state-based instruments for privacy protection - are becoming more harmonised …, but new role of the state. Instead of regulating data processors directly, governments and oversight agencies now focus …

build on the old ship of state metaphor. In this essay different approaches to the sort of state Europe is are shown in the … different ways the ship of state metaphor is used in images. …

The state is one of the major institutions in modern industrial societies which have an enduring influence on societal … nation state in the OECD world (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development) which may be of long-term social and … of modern statehood with the following questions are in the center of our research: Is the modern state subject to a …

security. How do theses trends affect the state? While some believe that the provision of security by private agents is … unproblematic as long as the state keeps its governmental supervision, others fear that the state is losing its capability to … address the question of its consequences for the state. The papers highlights that privatization stops short of transforming …

human rights. In order to use the concept for international politics, this paper develops criteria for state civil … law. Furthermore two hypotheses concerning causes and consequences of state civil disobedience are formulated …