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Concern for oneself, for others and for the environment plays a significant role in both individuals’ lives and social institutions. This series publishes studies which explain the various dimensions of the concept of concern from the point of view of theology, social theory, cultural hermeneutics, anthropology or normative ethics and, where appropriate, attempt to critically evaluate or justify them. Starting from this specific field of research but also taking into account possible links to other subject areas, the studies in this series examine relevant epistemological and practical perspectives found in the interplay between the factuality, limitation and unleashing of concern. Their aim in doing this is to address the questions of how concern manifests itself as an existential constant among humans today and which methods can be employed to deal with it. In this respect, the editors welcome studies from a variety of fields and in different languages for publication in this series.

Are you familiarizing yourself with a new subject or topic and need reliable and comprehensive information quickly? Would you like to know the essential facts about concepts, cases, and areas of activity and application in social work, learn about examples of good practice in this field and receive guidance in taking practical action in this respect? The series ‘Compendiums of Social Work’ contains works with direct practical relevance. Its volumes are aimed at professionals, career starters and career changers as well as students, especially with regard to their internship semester and probationary year.

Southeast Asia's geopolitical significance is growing rapidly. With a population of more than 680 million people, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) already ranks as the world’s fifth-largest economic region. Published by Nomos from 2026 onward, the Southeast Asia Yearbook is the first yearbook in the German-speaking world to systematically contextualize and analyse current trends and developments in Southeast Asia in both German and English through country reports, analyses of the region's relations with German-speaking countries and the EU, and thematic essays. Contributions are provided by experts from academia as well as from political, economic, and civil society sectors in both the German-speaking world and the Southeast Asia region itself.

During the more recent past much has happened on the African continent regarding democratic reform, good governance, human rights protection and the rule of law. On the way to more societal, political and legal stability various countries in Africa are still entangled in processes of legal and institutional reform, especially in the areas of constitutional law, the law relating to the organisation of the state, electoral law, laws regulating political parties, criminal law, criminal procedure, civil law, civil procedure, administrative law and administrative procedure. In order to accommodate the development in other African countries, the scope of the renowned legal series “Law and Constitution in South Africa” has been geographically expanded. Under the new title “Law and Constitution in Africa” the series offers a platform enhancing the comparative law discourse between Africa and Europe. This not only promotes good international relations but shall also contribute to a better mutual understanding and the intellectual exchange between law faculties on both continents. It is expected to foster and propel on-going and future legal and judicial reform processes. The series’ focus lies on high quality postgraduate, doctoral, postdoctoral dissertations and other scientific work in English and German language relevant to the areas of public, private and economic law.