Deutschland steht, wie andere Staaten auch, vor der Herausforderung, dass politische und gesellschaftliche Präferenzen der Bevölkerung regional stark variieren. Der Föderalismus gilt oft als geeigneter Ansatz, um mit dieser Heterogenität umzugehen. Unsere Forschung identifiziert jedoch eine...

Mit Blick auf gemeingesellschaftliche Ziele wie Klimaneutralität oder der Achtung von Menschenrechten werden mit Compliance- und ESG-Vorgaben Unternehmen in Deutschland und der EU von den Gesetzgebern zunehmend in die Verantwortung genommen. Durch Gesetze wie etwa dem deutschen...

Competition authorities across the European Union wield extensive investigative powers in enforcing antitrust laws. These powers - including dawn raids, home searches and document seizures - can impinge upon fundamental rights such as privacy, the inviolability of the home, legal privilege, the...

As part of the EESC's efforts to promote fundamental rights and the rule of law, a delegation from the EESC's Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group visited Austria on 19 and 20 March 2025. The delegation met with several civil society representatives, specifically civil society organisations...

As part of the EESC's efforts to promote fundamental rights and the rule of law, a delegation from the EESC's Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group visited Austria on 19 and 20 March 2025. The delegation met with several civil society representatives, specifically civil society organisations...

Five EESC members took part in the visit to Serbia. The delegation met with several representatives of civil society, more specifically of civil society organisations (CSOs), the social partners, the media and the legal professions. The aim of this report is to faithfully reflect and reproduce...

Five EESC members took part in the visit to Serbia. The delegation met with several representatives of civil society, more specifically of civil society organisations (CSOs), the social partners, the media and the legal professions. The aim of this report is to faithfully reflect and reproduce...

As part of the EESC's efforts to promote fundamental rights and the rule of law, a delegation from the EESC's Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group visited France on 27 and 28 November 2024. The delegation met with several representatives of civil society, more specifically civil society...

As part of the EESC's efforts to promote fundamental rights and the rule of law, a delegation from the EESC's Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group visited France on 27 and 28 November 2024. The delegation met with several representatives of civil society, more specifically civil society...

Immigrant rights have been found to be better protected in democracies than in authoritarian regimes, but there is no systematic test of different explanations of why this is the case. In this paper, we attempt to fill this gap by investigating which features of democratic political systems are...