Publications
The European Labour Market - Success Through Flexibility and Mobility
Volume 2: Jobs without Frontiers: The Potential of the Single European Labour Market
The second volume of the series deals with employee mobility in Europe and with the question of how it has developed over the last few crisis-wrought years. Dr Wido Geis analyses the factors that can support or hinder the decision to move to another country to take up a job. He illustrates reform measures to increase mobility and explains the impact that they can be expected to have. Wido Geis, May 2013 more...
The European Labour Market - Success Through Flexibility and Mobility
Volume 1: Success via Reform: The German Jobs Miracle
The first volume of this series examines the reform options for national markets by the example of Germany. Over the last decade, Germany has found a way of its own to equip its labour market for the challenges posed by globalisation. Dr Werner Eichhorst analyses the German jobs miracle, describes the most important reforms and illustrates the tasks that German economic policy has to contend with today. Werner Eichhorst, May 2013 more...
The Youth Factor: Innovative Election Campaign Methods in the USA and their Transferability to Germany
The strategies chosen by the German parties are understandable when one considers the crucial voter groups in Germany. Even if a party were to use its limited funds entirely for addressing young people using online methods, it would not win the election in Germany even if it was successful in its efforts. Due to the demographic makeup of the USA, young people can tip the balance in the U.S. elections. Due to different demographics, this is not possible in Germany. Stefan Burgdörfer, International Reports, May 2013 more...
Young People in Uganda: Opportunities and Challenges in the Second Youngest Country in the World
Uganda has the second youngest population in the world after Niger: 78 per cent of its inhabitants are under 30 and 56 per cent under 18.1 With an average birth rate of 6.2 children per woman and a growth rate of 3.3 per cent, the Ugandan population is one of the fastest growing of the world. This demographic development entails challenges that need to be addressed Young people in Uganda have realised that it is their future that is at stake, and they want to have a hand in shaping this future. Angelika Klein, International Reports, May 2013 more...
Non-Governmental Organisations in Russia: On the Situation One Year after Putin's Re-Election
A year has passed since Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency, but the promised opening up of the political system has not materialised. Instead, the Russian state is making vigorous attempts to extend its influence over society and restrict the scope for democracy for example by complicating the work of NGOs. In doing so, the Kremlin is not only harming Russian civil society and the political opposition but also increasingly isolating itself from its political partners in the west. Lars Peter Schmidt, Johann C. Fuhrmann, International Reports, May 2013 more...
KAS INTERNATIONAL 1/2013
News from the Department of European and International Cooperation
main themes among others: Challenges for security policy in the Sahel| German and Hungarian Legislators in Dialogue| Intensifying political dialogue with Turkey| German Parliamentarians visit Tunisia and Algeria| Environmental protection legislation in Europe and Asia KAS International, April 2013 more...
International Crime Tribunal For The Former Yugoslawia And Coming To Terms With The Past In The Affected Countries
The break-up of Yugoslavia was characterised by bloody wars, which turned the former brother nations into bitter enemies. This is still affecting the democratic development in the majority of the Yugoslav successor states and the relationships between them. Twenty years after the ICTY was set up, the Tribunal is still playing an important role for the democratic development of the societies that have emerged from the former Yugoslavia and for shaping the relationships between them. Henri Bohnet, Anja Czymmeck, Michael A. Lange, Sabina Wölkner, International Reports, April 2013 more...
Silence Or Outrage – How South East Europe’s Media Deal With The Past
Coming to terms with a country’s political past is closely linked to the mass media, as they are the key to changing public opinion. It is only with their support that a general acceptance of democratic structures, not to mention a new perception of history, can be achieved. In South East Europe, this can be seen not only in the way the media deal with the Communist era, but also in their handling of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. There is a need to improve both good quality reporting and critical self-reflection on the part of the media. Christian Spahr, International Reports, April 2013 more...
