Volume 55 (2014), Edition 2

In many post-war contexts, former rebels pursue political careers and their advancement is part of the formation of new elites. However, while some rise to senior political positions, others have to be content with lower level positions or are even...

Can international transitional administrations (ITAs) ever be morally justified, although they clearly constitute a form of foreign rule? The article addresses this question by relating it to the idea of a natural duty of justice. It thus can show...

Empirical research in social and political science is fundamentally based on survey data. In these surveys respondents are usually asked for judgments and opinions about political issues, e. g. their satisfaction with the government or the...

Most studies on citizens’ trust in the European Union refer to the explanatory models of performance evaluation, cueing, and feelings of belonging to the EU. In contrast, the influence of personal values, which is prominent in research on national...

The notion that the “Founding Fathers” generation of West German Political ­Science included irreproachable persons, who did not burden themselves with guilt during National Socialist times, has most recently been questioned by the example of...

The “political society” (Greven) presupposes politics as the main authority capable of shaping society and giving it political order. Politics alone are able to bind together (post)modern societies and in principle intervene in all societal...