Unsere Zeit ist in besonderem Maße durch Institutionenwandel geprägt. Im Blickpunkt stehen die vielfältigen und häufig schwer durchschaubaren Prozesse des Institutionenwandels in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Aber Institutionenwandel findet nicht nur dort statt, wo es besonders augenfällig ist....

The next few decades hold the prospect of remarkable progress in a wide range of pervasive technologies that are likely to have a profound effect on how we live, work, and spend our leisure time. These technologies are set to revolutionise the worlds of medicine, agriculture, travel,...

This volume debates the complex nature of the relationships between globalization, social and economic transformations and growing inequalities. Employing a global, world-historical and comparative perspective, the 16 articles brought together in this volume deal with three central questions:...

This volume addresses the topic of circular migration with regard to its multiple dimensions and human, political and civil rights implications from a global perspective. It combines theoretical and empirical studies and presents different case studies illustrating circular migration patterns...