The corporate governance literature increasingly recognizes that firms can benefit from
protecting and thereby inducing firm-specific investments of various stakeholders. Such …

Theories of deliberative democracy are popular for their promise that in a deliberative polity,
democracy can realise both participatory politics and rational policies. However, they are …

Preface: Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, one of the co-authors of this article, died before its final
version could be published inConstellations. He was 65 years old and died on March 31 …

This article responds to a common critique of corpus-based studies as decontextualized
exercises in linguistic analysis by illustrating how, in the case of internet-based data, the …

Involving civil society–in particular affected stakeholders–is often seen as a solution to
democratic deficits. High expectations ride on the promise of participation in new modes of …

In recent years many scholars have diagnosed a crisis of party politics. This article considers
recent changes in the UK and Europe that appear to challenge this idea. Exploring Colin …

45 gen (Krisen) und internationalen Policy-Regimen bestimmt, deren Ergebnisse als
alternativlos dargestellt und ohne große Diskussion in den Parteien und im Parla ment …

The discussion of the potential of Habermas' discourse ethics to help us better understand,
and perhaps even improve, the making of public policy touches on a number of relevant …

The story of democracy in East Central Europe is not a long one and is full of twists and
turns, uncertainties, and even dead ends. As such, it is very much in line with what …

Today, the universal right to vote seems to be entrenched more than ever, with more and
more countries adopting democratic election procedures. At the same time, criticism of …