Publications

This paper explores rapidly advancing information technologies at the close of the 20th century. The author argues that while new and rapidly advancing knowledge will be sure to become a dominant forc...chevron_right

This paper offers an overview of the impacts of advancing biotechnology on a variety of issues. It discusses the need for a legal framework for the use of genetic data, potential consequences for the ...chevron_right

Dieses Papier diskutiert Probleme der europäischen Integration im Vorfeld der EU Regierungskonferenz 2000 und betont dabei die Notwendigkeit einer Neuordnung ihres politischen Systems. Das Papier bene...chevron_right

Dieses Papier analysiert den globalen Wandlungsprozess in den 90er Jahren und diskutiert die zukünftigen Herausforderungen. Das Papier betrachtet eine Entwicklung in Richtung einer Weltökonomie mit en...chevron_right

This paper develops a model for the treaty-based re-organization of the division of competencies between the EU and its member states. It outlines how the EU treaties assign the competencies to date, ...chevron_right

Dieses Papier thematisiert die Beziehungen zwischen den Staaten Ostmitteleuropas und denen der ehemaligen Sowjetunion bzw. Russland vor dem Hintergrund des Zusammenbruchs des Ostblocks 1989. Das Papie...chevron_right

This publication features a summary of the Aventis Triangle Forum held in September 1999 in Frankfurt, Germany. It discusses the impact of technological development on political, social and economic t...chevron_right

Die in diesem Band vorliegenden drei Studien analysieren die strukturellen Veränderungen der EU durch den Vertrag von Amsterdam und benennen auf dieser Grundlage aufgeschobene Reformnotwendigkeiten. I...chevron_right

Dieses Papier entwickelt angesichts anstehender Herausforderungen wie der Osterweiterung und der Währungsunion Vorschläge zu einer Effektivierung der deutschen Europapolitik. Das Papier beschreibt die...chevron_right

This paper examines the implications of the EU’s channeling of foreign aid contributions, which are delegated to it by its member states, through international development organizations. The text’s authors contend that while such ‘aid pooling’ increases...chevron_right

This paper argues that the availability of regional economic resources is crucial to understanding the success and failure of democratic secessionist movements. To illustrate their point, the authors examine how oil discoveries off the Scottish coast impacted...chevron_right

This paper examines the homogenization policies the German and French governments undertook to shape the national identity of Alsace-Lorraine. The text’s authors conclude that those areas that were exposed to the greatest homogenization efforts in the late-19th and 20th centuries subsequently...chevron_right

This paper introduces a new dataset on earmarked aid, which is alternatively known as multi-bi, restricted, non-core or trust fund aid. The information, which spans from 1990 to 2012, 1) covers more than 100,000 projects generated by 23 OECD donors for 290 multilateral institutions...chevron_right

Question: Does the nationality of EU Commissioners influence the institution's budgeting processes? This paper provides a statistically sound answer to this question. While doing so, it also 1) explor...chevron_right

This paper argues that the traditional ways of classifying aid donor interests and recipient needs should be revised, particularly when dealing with global public goods. As the text's authors see it, ...chevron_right