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Uzbekistan – A Region of World Society (?) Variants of Differentiation in Agricultural Resources Governance
(2015-04)
This article studies the layered coexistence and mutual shaping of three forms of differentiation (functional, segmentary, hierarchical) in rural Uzbekistan, a region of world society that, since 1991, is undergoing ...
Embracing Chinese modernity? Articulation and positioning in China-Kazakhstan trade and exchange processes
(2014-07)
While much has been written recently about the increasing geo-political and economic impact of Chinese ‘soft power’ on neighbouring countries to the West, relatively few studies explore local people’s reflections of China’s ...
Tapping Potentials of Innovation for African Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth: an Africa-wide Perspective
(2015-09)
While in the past, increased use of inputs and expansion of agricultural land accounted for a good part of agricultural growth in Africa, improvements in productivity will need to be a major driver of growth in the future. ...
Markets, order and noise: two contributions to a comprehensive understanding of modern markets
(2016-09)
Markets are a central feature of modern society. As such, it comes as no surprise that
they constitute a popular subject of research in (economic) sociology, where they are
observed from various analytical perspectives ...
MERCOSUR and its current relationship to the European Union: prospects and challenges in a changing world
(2012)
Nach 12 Jahren der Verhandlungen über den Abschluss eines Freihandelsabkommens zwischen der EU und MERCOSUR hat die globale Finanzkrise nun neue Bedingungen an deren strategische Allianz gestellt. Das Ziel dieses ZEI ...
Modelling the Economy-Wide Impact of Technological Innovation and Mapping Agricultural Potential: The case of Malawi
(2019-12)
This discussion paper analyzes the economy-wide impact of a series of agricultural innovations in Malawi. Using an agricultural focused computable general equilibrium model disaggregated to reflect Malawi agro-ecological ...
EU external energy policy in natural gas: A case of neofunctionalist integration?
(2017)
Die Energiepolitik der Europäischen Kommission hat zu einer tieferen Integration in Erdgasimport-Fragen geführt. In der Energiezusammenarbeit auf EU-Ebene und der gemeinsamen Kooperation mit Drittstaaten sind die Politikprozesse ...
The energy union - a solution for the European energy security?
(2015)
Das Thema der Energiesicherheit führte eine lange Zeit ein Schattendasein in der Europäischen Union. Die Zeiten ändern sich jedoch, wie die Rahmenstrategie zur Energie Union zeigt, die die neue Europäische Kommission ...
Innovations of the European central bank in the context of financial and monetary integration: a Chinese assessment
(2015)
Seit der Einführung des Euros vor 15 Jahren hat sich der Integrationsprozess innerhalb der Europäischen Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion sowohl in Ausdehnung als auch tiefergehenden Fragestellungen rasant weiterentwickelt. ...
Industry 4.0: SMEs challenges and opportunities in the era of digitalization
(2019)
Die vierte industrielle Revolution ändert unser Leben tiefgreifend. Industrie 4.0 bietet der Wirtschaft in gleichem Maße Chancen und Herausforderungen, insbesondere für kleine und mittelständische Betriebe. Internet-Bedrohungen ...