An association is usually non-profit. Can it maintain such a status when it repeatedly violates human rights and accepts bribes? A commentary by ELLA DAUM

The debate surrounding the ban of the NPD is an ongoing social and political mantra. The threat to the freedom of political parties is often forgotten. Why? Explained by HORST MEIER

What can and cannot be classified as a genocide, not only depend on the number of fatalities, but also on the intention of the murderers. Therefore, to prove a genocide is not always easy. By ELLA DAUM

Entrenchment and eternity clauses are intended to increase the stability of constitutions. However, whether they actually fulfill this function or not is still unclear. An outline from a political science perspective by MICHAEL HEIN

Are asylum-seekers and their new home country a good match? How refugees and the EU states can both profit from a fair system of distribution and demand. By TOBIAS KLARMANN

A modern state always refers to the people that live within its borders. This is not the case in Israel. Why does Zionism weaken Israeli democracy? By TAMAR AMAR-DAHL