The involvement of civil society in EU governance is widely interpreted as a right step in the direction of participatory democracy. Civil society associations are expected to communicate the concerns of citizens to Brussels, to engage in public deliberation with EU decision makers and...

All of the GCC countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - are undergoing historic socio-economic transitions. They are facing enormous strains on public finances and challenging economic outlooks, due to fluctuating oil prices, demographic pressures,...

Dieses Überblickswerk zur Geschichte, Politik, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft Israels versammelt komprimiert die wichtigsten Informationen über das Land. Der Band ist ideal geeignet als Einführung, Nachschlagewerk und Lehrbuch. Unverzichtbar für alle, die sich mit Israel beschäftigen....