Political Science

The book explains the conceptual relevance of the right to be elected, its interrelatedness with the right to vote and its significance for democratic systems.

Filipova argues that Poland’s, Bulgaria’s, and Russia’s dominating conceptions of national identity have shaped these countries’ foreign policy behavior.

This collection investigates the political economy of international relations between the Soviet bloc (the “East”) and the developing world (the “South”).

Oleksandra Keudel proposes a novel explanation for why some local governments in hybrid regimes enable citizen participation while others restrict it.

1917 errichteten die Bolschewiki in Russland das erste totalitäre Regime der Moderne, das die von Marx und Engels entwickelte Utopie zu verwirklichen suchte.

Es wird insbesondere die Komplexität des Konflikts in und um die Ukraine seit Beginn der Euromaidan-Revolution Ende 2013 verdeutlicht.

The “Joint Declaration of Twenty-two States,” signed in Paris on November 19, 1990 by the Chiefs of State or Government of all the countries which participated in World War Two in Europe, is the closest document we will ever have to a true “peace treaty” concluding World War II in Europe. In his...

The contributors delves deeper into recent theoretical constructions of various post-Soviet majorities, the ideologies, and some policy prescriptions.

This monograph provides a detailed yet concise narrative of the history of the ethnic Germans in the Russian Empire and USSR.

For many people, Pakistan is a rogue state, but for those who think of it as Pakistani citizens do, it is the place where they are confronted with dangers and issues to which they answer with incredible courage and dignity. This volume, a reflection on Pakistan’s history from a compassionate...