First published in 1997, this volume explores how procedural justice, the fairness of the way decisions are reached, is an important factor in human behaviour. In this book we see the ways that it is important for the legitimacy of a political rule as well as for the acceptance of administrative decisions. The volume also deals with the interrelation between procedural and distributive justice and helps to identify criteria of procedural justice. This book provides a long-desired overview of the multidisciplinary and international discussion of procedural justice. It deals with social psychological insight and empirical studies as well as with the contributions of discourse and systems theories. The books contributors also trace the roots of the present discussion to philosophical predecessors as well as formulate consequences for politics.

First published in 1997, this volume explores how procedural justice, the fairness of the way decisions are reached, is an important factor in human behaviour. In this book we see the ways that it is important for the legitimacy of a political rule as well as for the acceptance of administrative decisions. The volume also deals with the interrelation between procedural and distributive justice and helps to identify criteria of procedural justice. This book provides a long-desired overview of the multidisciplinary and international discussion of procedural justice. It deals with social psychological insight and empirical studies as well as with the contributions of discourse and systems theories. The books contributors also trace the roots of the present discussion to philosophical predecessors as well as formulate consequences for politics.

The sociology of law has made impressive progress over the last decades. The present volume brings together scholars from Austria, Britain, Germany and Scandinavia to discuss major developments. The book starts with analyses of the sociology of law advanced by the most outstanding theorists in the field, Max Weber and Niklas Luhmann. Their legacy is assessed by Hubert Treiber, Frank Welz and Inger-Johanne Sand. Next, Hakan Hyden emphases the gain sociology of law could have from a stronger focus on norms. Armin Holand and Ole Hammerslev ask about the effects courts have. Klaus F. Rohl provides an international overview on "alternatives of law," one of the main topics of socio-legal studies since the 1960s. The final article by Stefan Machura in this volume addresses the media's impact on the public's perception of the legal system.

Stefan Machura prasentiert eine Einfuhrung in die Verwaltungswissenschaft, die primar die inhaltliche Verknupfung mit der Politikwissenschaft sucht. Er beginnt mit einleitenden Ausfuhrungen zum Begriff der Verwaltung und zur Verwaltungswissenschaft. Das Thema "Politik und Verwaltung" wird ausgefullt u.a. mit Ausfuhrungen zum Anteil der Verwaltung an der Gesetzgebung und zur Art und Weise, wie verwaltungspolitische Weichenstellungen fallen. Die Implementation von Neuerungen und die Reaktionen von Beteiligten werden beobachtet. Die Beitrage decken somit den Zyklus der Verwaltungspolitik ab. Behandelt wird ausserdem die Eroberung neuer Tatigkeitsfelder einerseits, die Privatisierung und public private partnership andererseits. Das Verhaltnis von Burgern und Verwaltung, aber auch von Offentlichkeit und Medien zur Verwaltung wird einbezogen.

Allen, die durch Gesprache und durch Materialien zu meiner Urteilsbildung beigetra gen haben, mochte ich an dieser Stelle danken. Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Institut fUr Graduiertenforderung) hat meine Promotion durch ein Stipendium ermog licht. Mein besonderer Dank gilt meinem akademischen Lehrer und Betreuer dieser Arbeit, Prof. Dr. Theo Thiemeyer, der im November 1991, als ich die letzten Kapitel nieder schrieb, verstorben ist. Arnsberg/Bochum, den 28. Oktober 1992 INHAL TSVERZEICHNIS Seite Abkurzungsverzeichnis VI Erstes Kapitel Einleitung Zweites Kapitel Bedarfswirtschaftliche Unternehmen: Begriff und wirtschaftliche Funktion 10 Drittes Kapitel Zum Begriff "Kontrolle" 16 Viertes Kapitel Die Erforderlichkeit der Kontrolle 6ffentlicher Unternehmen 20 A. Offentliche Unternehmen als Teil der Verwaltung 20 B. Das Verfassungsgebot der Kontrolle 6ffentlicher Unternehmen 21 I. Das Prinzip demokratischer Verantwortung und Kontrolle 21 II. Das Rechtsstaatsprinzip 22 III. Das Sozialstaatsprinzip 23 IV. Das kommunale Selbstverwaltungsrecht 24 V. Zur Umsetzung des verfassungsrechtlichen Kontrollgebots durch den Unternehmenstrager 25 c. Zu den 6konomischen und politischen Grunden fur die Kontrolle 6ffentlicher Unternehmen 27 I. Kontrolle als Kompensation wirtschaftlicher Machtstellung 28 II. Kontrolle auf die Einhaltung der Unternehmensziele 29 III. Probleme der Bedarfswirtschaftlichkeit und der Lenkung des Konsumentenverhaltens 31 IV. Kontrolle wegen der Finanzbelastung durch 6ffentliche Unternehmen 32 V. Die Legitimationsfunktion der Kontrolle 6ffentlicher Unternehmen 34 VI. Kontrolle des politischen Einsatzes 6ffentlicher Unternehmen 34 VIII Funftes Kapitel Soziologische Grundlagen und Formen der Kontrolle 36 A. Zur Wirkung von Kontrollen: Soziale Grundmuster 36 43 B. Kontrollformen Sechstes Kapitel Elementare Voraussetzungen von Kontrollen 47 A. Nachvollziehbarkeit der Handlungsablaufe und pers6nliche Verantwortlichkeit 47 B."

This cutting-edge edited collection brings together 17 scholarly essays on two of cinema and television's most enduring and powerful themes: law and crime. With contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and film, Framing Law and Crime offers a critical survey of a variety of genres and media, integrating descriptions of technique with critical analysis, and incorporating historical and socio-political critique. The first set of essays brings together accounts of the history of the Law and Cinema Movement; the groundbreaking genre of "post-apocalyptic fiction;" and the policy-setting genesis of a Canadian documentary. The second section of the book turns to the examination of a range of international or global films, with an eye to assessing the strengths, frailties, and possible functions of law, as depicted in fictional cinema. After an international focus in the second section, the third section focuses on law and crime in American film and television, inclusive of both fictional and documentary modes of narration. This section's expansion beyond film narratives to include television series attempts to broaden the scope of the edited collection, in terms of media discussed; it is also a nod to how the big screen, although still a dominant force in American popular culture, now has to compete, to some extent, with the small screen, for influence over the collective American popular cultural imaginary. The fourth section, titled brings together various chapters that attempt to instantiate how a "Gothic Criminology" could be useful, as an interpretative framework in analyzing depictions of law and crime in film and television. The fifth and final section covers issues of pedagogy, epistemology, and ethics in relation to moving images of law and crime. Merging wide-ranging analyses with nuanced scholarly interpretations, Framing Law and Crime examines key concepts and showcases original research reflecting the latest interdisciplinary trends in the scholarship of the moving image. It addresses, not only scholars, but also fans, and will heighten the appreciation of connoisseurs and newcomers to these topics alike.

This cutting-edge edited collection brings together 17 scholarly essays on two of cinema and television's most enduring and powerful themes: law and crime. With contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and film, Framing Law and Crime offers a critical survey of a variety of genres and media, integrating descriptions of technique with critical analysis, and incorporating historical and socio-political critique. The first set of essays brings together accounts of the history of the Law and Cinema Movement; the groundbreaking genre of "post-apocalyptic fiction;" and the policy-setting genesis of a Canadian documentary. The second section of the book turns to the examination of a range of international or global films, with an eye to assessing the strengths, frailties, and possible functions of law, as depicted in fictional cinema. After an international focus in the second section, the third section focuses on law and crime in American film and television, inclusive of both fictional and documentary modes of narration. This section's expansion beyond film narratives to include television series attempts to broaden the scope of the edited collection, in terms of media discussed; it is also a nod to how the big screen, although still a dominant force in American popular culture, now has to compete, to some extent, with the small screen, for influence over the collective American popular cultural imaginary. The fourth section, titled brings together various chapters that attempt to instantiate how a "Gothic Criminology" could be useful, as an interpretative framework in analyzing depictions of law and crime in film and television. The fifth and final section covers issues of pedagogy, epistemology, and ethics in relation to moving images of law and crime. Merging wide-ranging analyses with nuanced scholarly interpretations, Framing Law and Crime examines key concepts and showcases original research reflecting the latest interdisciplinary trends in the scholarship of the moving image. It addresses, not only scholars, but also fans, and will heighten the appreciation of connoisseurs and newcomers to these topics alike.