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Christer Lindqvist

Principles of Orthography in the Scandinavian Languages

Outlines of a Unified Framework

Schriften zur Vergleichenden Sprachwissenschaft

The Scandinavian languages—Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk), Faroese, and Icelandic—form a closely related group with many shared features but also notable differences, not least in their orthographies. This book provides a systematic overview of the orthographic systems of the Scandinavian languages, providing readers with a […]

Philipp Ellett

Pathways to Sustainable and Climate Neutral Passenger Cars in 2050

Strategical Implications for the Automotive Industry

Schriftenreihe technische Forschungsergebnisse

This book offers a comprehensive, systems-based analysis of how the European passenger car sector can achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Bridging the gap between policy, industry, and scientific research, it introduces a novel calculation model that rigorously compares electric vehicles with combustion engines using renewable fuels across […]

Pei Zhang

Has China’s National Park Policy Achieved Ecological Justice?

The Competition and Convergence of Authoritarian Environmentalism and Experimentalism

Studien zur Umweltpolitik

China’s national park policy is a landmark institutional reform in nature conservation effort. Yet, this study identifies significant tensions between top-down ecological mandates and bottom-up community development demands, as well as considerable variation in policy outcomes across local national parks. [...]

Sabrina Marx

Latent Negotiations in Business-to-Business Relationships

Schriftenreihe zum Verhandlungsmanagement

The growing volatility of B2B markets, increasing regulatory complexity, and shifting power dynamics have made negotiations more complex and conflict-ridden than ever. While formal negotiation processes have been steadily professionalized, much of negotiation success is shaped long before the parties meet at the table. [...]

Daniel Doz / Mara Cotič / Darjo Felda

Fuzzy logic in educational assessment

Didaktik in Forschung und Praxis

Educational assessment is a central yet persistently contested component of educational systems worldwide. It plays a decisive role in shaping instructional practices, guiding educational policy, certifying achievement, and influencing learners’ academic trajectories and self-perceptions.

Despite its centrality, assessment remains […]

Jasna Mažgon

A Historical Overview of Selected Action Research Concepts

Methoden der Sozialforschung

The 20th century witnessed significant advancements in the domain of social sciences, characterised by methodological and epistemological discourses among positivist, critical-theoretical, and constructivist frameworks. Attempts to unify these sciences under a single framework gave rise to considerable tensions and the emergence of new […]

Paolo Renati

QED Coherence in Condensed and Living Matter

From Theoretical Frameworks to Epistemological Implications

Schriftenreihe naturwissenschaftliche Forschungsergebnisse

This book, based on the Author’s Ph.D. dissertation, is an unprecedented work consisting of an extended and detailed review of those scientific studies which give us a field perspective in describing condensed matter, water and, consequently, living matter.

The physical theoretical framework here presented, based on the […]

Felix Pause

How Member States Should Deal With Prices for Services of Architects and Engineers

Studien zum Völker- und Europarecht

This thesis analyses the question of how Member States of the European Union should deal with prices for architectural and engineering services. The main focus is on the question of the extent to which price specifications by the Member States make sense from the perspective of European law and economics. In this respect, the work deals with […]

De Wei / Ziyang Zhang

The Chinese Path to Legal Protection of Enterprise Data

Beiträge zu Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit

Data protection constitutes a significant challenge confronting the global legal community. China safeguards data through the Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law, Personal Information Protection Law, and the Regulations on the Management of Network Data Security. Simultaneously, the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (2025) specifically addresses […]

Florian Mehlhase

The Future of Negotiation: Adapting to a New Era of Communication

Schriftenreihe zum Verhandlungsmanagement

The emergence of chatbots and advanced artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the ways in which we communicate. Beyond mere communication, these technologies are redefining the very nature of negotiation and the strategies employed by companies for whom negotiation is central to success.

This book responds to the growing […]