247 research outputs found
Brexit, as a democratic exercise, prompts the need for a normative theory of political disintegration
Brexit has given rise to a range of critical issues. For example, was the composition of the electorate for the referendum adequate? What follows from the fact that some parts of the UK voted to remain? What will happen to resident EU citizens? Will the EU try to set a warning example in the withdrawal negotiations? It hence prompts the need for a normative theory of disintegration, writes Markus Patberg (LSE)
The Female Preponderance to Cough Hypersensitivity Syndrome: Another Clue Pointing to the Role of TRPV1 in Cough
Teaching Reading Flexibility in the Content Areas
Two problems existing in secondary classrooms warrant the teaching of reading flexibility. The first is the problem of students being required to read extensively in many of their classes. In order to meet this requirement, they must accomplish their reading assignments efficiently in these subject areas. This, in turn, demands that they be flexible readers who can read rapidly when such speed is appropriate and slowly and carefully when a slow and careful rate is demanded
Mehr als nur ein schillerndes Etikett? Rezension zu "Radikale Demokratietheorie: Ein Handbuch" von Dagmar Comtesse, Oliver Flügel-Martinsen, Franziska Martinsen und Martin Nonhoff (Hg.)
Dagmar Comtesse, Oliver Flügel-Martinsen, Franziska Martinsen und Martin Nonhoff (Hrsg.): Radikale Demokratietheorie - Ein Handbuch. Berlin: Suhrkamp 2019. 978-3-518-29848-
After Brexit, the UK should have a democratic right of return
Many people believe that the UK's decision to leave the EU spells trouble for both country and continent, yet by and large think that the exit vote and process, painful though they may be, adhere to the rules and spirit of democratic self-government. Peter Niesen and Markus Patberg argue that in one important respect this is not the case, since fully democratic credentials require reversibility in decision-making and are incompatible with an irreversible loss of political rights
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