The Idea of Bildung in the Current Educational Discourse: A Response to Irene Heidt

in L2 Journal (2015), 7(4), 17-19

The Idea of Relative Authority in European and International Law

in International Journal of Constitutional Law (2018), 16(1), 75-100

The present contribution reacts to concerns about the legitimacy of supra- and international public authority by introducing the idea of relative authority. It argues that public authority is relative ... [more ▼]

The present contribution reacts to concerns about the legitimacy of supra- and international public authority by introducing the idea of relative authority. It argues that public authority is relative, first, in the sense that the exercise of authority by one actor always stands in relation to others and, second, that the allocation of authority should be informed by the legitimacy assets that different actors can bring into the governance process. It develops an argument in favor of a specific, articulated allocation of public authority. Like other legal approaches to global governance it is inspired by domestic legal theory and thinking. It distinguishes itself through its focus on questions of institutional choice: Who should do what in European and international law? While ideas of the separation of power face an uphill battle in the variegated institutional settings on the European and even more so international level, the core normative program embedded in this idea provides traction. The contribution offers the idea of relative authority as a core part of an argumentative framework to critique and help justify the exercise of supra- and international public authority. [less ▲]

The ideal of biopsychosocial chronic care: how to make it real? A qualitative study among Dutch stakeholders.

in BMC Family Practice (2012), 13

Idealismus

in Schrenk, Markus (Ed.) Handbuch Metaphysik (2017)

Idealizations and the decomposability of models in science

Presentation (2019, August 06)

Ideas in Their Historical Context: The Case of German "geisteswissenschaftliche Pädagogik" as a National Grammar

in Smeyers, Paul; Depaepe, Marc (Eds.) Beyond Empiricism: On Criteria for Educational Research (2003)

The ideational origins of European democratization: the “French connection” and the case of Belgian liberals

in French Politics (2019), 17(2019), 1-28

Why, in some cases, did old elites promote democratization without the partisan capacity to embrace mass politics and without guarantees about their future participation in the new regime? This article ... [more ▼]

Why, in some cases, did old elites promote democratization without the partisan capacity to embrace mass politics and without guarantees about their future participation in the new regime? This article investigates the case of the Liberals in Belgium who were eager, in the years between 1893–1921, to launch democratization while founding their actions and choices on a selfless approach to politics. In seeking to identify the source of this democratic preference, one factor, largely ignored in the studies on the first wave of democratization, emerges: the diffusion of democratic ideas and practices from France. Constructing and analyzing two original data sets including, respectively, the personal characteristics of Belgian Liberal MPs who were active during the democratic transition period and the speeches of those who addressed topics related to France, this article shows that the democratic ideas as well as the choices expressed by Liberal MPs in the parliament are significantly related to their prior socialization into French democratic norms. This result has broad implications for understanding ideational transfer and diffusion in the first wave of European democratization, opening new avenues for future research. [less ▲]

L’idée de civilisation dans la pratique conventionnelle des États occidentaux aux XIXe et XXe siècles

in Droits: Revue français de théorie, de philosophie et de cultures juridiques (2017), (66), 37-55

Based on an analysis of more than 450 treaties and other international instruments, this article shows how the terms 'civilisation' or 'civilised' were used in 19th and 20th century state practice and how ... [more ▼]

Based on an analysis of more than 450 treaties and other international instruments, this article shows how the terms 'civilisation' or 'civilised' were used in 19th and 20th century state practice and how the meaning given to these terms evolved over time. [less ▲]

Ideen in Büchern. Überlegungen zur Mediengeschichte der Philosophie — Hobbes und Blumenberg zum Beispiel

in Weimarer Beiträge (2017), 63

Ideenskizze: nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung durch energetische Regionalisierung

Presentation (2011, September 23)