The number of immigrants from developing countries living in richer, more developed countries has increased substantially during the last decades. At the same time, the quality of institutions in developing countries has also improved. The data thus suggest a close positive correlation between...

The European Union (EU) has reached crisis point. Populist and Nativist forces are militating against years of austerity economics, distant elites, and a rising tide of migration. Despite the EU's shortcomings, this book seeks to determine the future of the EU, outlining how the institution can...

Unsere Welt ändert sich rasant. Während die Globalisierung der Weltwirtschaft immer schneller voranschreitet, sich Technik, Wissenschaft und Massenkultur nach globalen Standards über den Erdball verbreiten, verharrt die politische Welt in nationalstaatlichem Denken. Die bestehenden...