Pessimists on globalization claim that liberalization of markets allows multinational corporations free reign, constraining local autonomy and precipitating a race to the bottom that will endanger recent democratic gains. The optimists see the end of dirigiste economic models as favorable for...

Der preisgekrönte Autor analysiert die Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf das (Zusammen-)Leben der Menschen in den europäischen Staaten und Gesellschaften (Autoritarismus, Nationalismus, Deglobalisierung) und prognostiziert in "sieben Paradoxa" die zukünftige Entwicklung der Europäischen...

"The rise of populism in the West, the rise of China in the East and the spread of peer-driven social media everywhere are prompting a deep rethinking of how democracy works -- or doesn't. The creation of new classes of winners and losers as a result of globalization and digital capitalism are...

Democratization and the welfare state -- A dynamic policymaking framework -- Authoritarianism and the origins of social insurance -- Democratic breakthrough and universal health care -- Coalition building in Korea -- Resisting retrenchment in Taiwan -- Democracy and the idea of social welfare --...