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"Unveiling the Shadows" is a meticulously researched exposé that delves deep into the lesser-known episodes of corruption within the U.S. government's upper echelons. Spanning from the nation's infancy to the modern era, the book sheds light on scandals, subterfuges, and questionable dealings that have, at times, lurked behind the curtains of power.Key features of the book include:Founding Controversies: An examination of early American politics, highlighting instances of graft, influence peddling, and power struggles.Gilded Age Graft: A deep dive into the post-Civil War era, marked by rapid industrialization, and the political machinations that accompanied it.Boom, Bust, and Bribes: Exploring the Roaring Twenties and the subsequent Great Depression, unearthing tales of fiscal malfeasance and kickbacks.Post-War Power Plays: Investigating the corridors of power during the Cold War, with a spotlight on espionage, covert operations, and intelligence cover-ups.Modern Machinations: A look at recent decades, revealing lobbying controversies, financial improprieties, and the challenges posed by the digital age.Whistleblowers and Watchdogs: Celebrating the individuals and institutions that have worked tirelessly to expose corruption, often at great personal risk.Reforms and Recourse: Analyzing the legislative measures, policies, and checks and balances introduced over the years to curtail corruption and promote transparency."Unveiling the Shadows" does more than just recount tales of misdeeds; it challenges readers to critically assess the integrity of the democratic processes and institutions they often take for granted. By juxtaposing dark moments of the past with contemporary instances of corruption, the book serves as a stark reminder of the eternal vigilance required to maintain a just and equitable society. It's an essential read for history enthusiasts, political aficionados, and anyone interested in the intricate dance between power and principle in the American narrative.

Schwangerschaft sowie Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie werden in der Soziologie in den letzten Dekaden verstärkt sozialwissenschaftlich erforscht, bisher jedoch nicht zusammengebracht. Die Studie arbeitet daher heraus, dass bereits in und vor der Schwangerschaft die grundlegenden Weichenstellungen für Vereinbarkeit gestellt und verhandelt werden; dabei kann die Antizipation von Problemen und Konflikten eine große psychische Belastung darstellen.

Dieser Band analysiert das Selbstverständnis politischer Berater bezüglich ihrer Rolle in politischen Beratungsprozessen sowie ihre Sicht auf die Maßstäbe für die Legitimität und Legalität unterschiedlicher Beratungsvorgänge im politischen Entscheidungsprozess in Deutschland und Polen im Vergleich. Zudem werden auch weitere Aspekte aus dem Bereich der Politikberatung und Lobbyismus, wie die zunehmende Rolle der Medien in Beratungsprozessen, die Unterschiede in der Struktur und Beratungsressourcen der Abgeordnetenbüros, die Wahrnehmung des sogenannten ¿Drehtür-Effekts¿ in beiden Ländern sowie die Möglichkeiten der Bürgerbeteiligung an politischen Konsultationsprozessen, aufgegriffen.

Instant New York Times Bestseller#1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution-and the American experiment"To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a young United States." --Jay WinikA sweeping narrative ranging from the unsettled early American frontier and the battlefields of the Revolution to the history-making clashes within Philadelphia's Independence Hall, Bret Baier's To Rescue the Constitution dramatically illuminates the life of George Washington, the Founder who did more than perhaps any other individual to secure the future of the United States.George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process, and third by leading the nation as its first president. There is no doubt that the struggling new nation needed to be rescued--and that Washington was the only American who could bring the together.After the victorious War of Independence, when a spirit of unity and patriotism might have been expected, instead the nation fractured. The states were no more than a loosely knit and contentious confederation, with no strong central union. It was an urgent matter that led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention to meet in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787.Setting aside his plan to retire to Mount Vernon, Washington agreed to be a delegate at Philadelphia. There he was unanimously elected president of the convention. After successfully bringing the Constitution into being, Washington then sacrificed any hope of returning to private life by accepting the unanimous election to be the nation's first president. Washington was not known for brilliant oratory or prose, but his quiet, steady leadership gave life to the Constitution by showing how it should be enacted.In this vivid and moving portrait of America's early struggles, Baier captures the critical moments when Washington's leadership brought the nation from the brink of collapse. Baier exposes an early America that is grittier and far more divided than is often portrayed--one we can see reflected in today's conflicts.

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine represents a Zeitenwende - a turning point - in German foreign and security policy, which requires a complete redefinition of Germany's role within the future European security order. Through contributions by renowned experts, this anthology provides information on the causes, developments and foreseeable consequences of the Russian war of aggression. This open access book will appeal to scholars, decision-makers, students, and anyone interested in international politics, conflict studies, and military-strategic dimensions of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

A quick¿¿reference guide to reforms that state and federal policymakers must enact to make health care better, more affordable, more secure, and more universal.Health care in the United States is not a free market. In many ways, U.S. residents are less free to make their own health decisions than residents of other nations. Government controls a larger share of health spending in the United States than in Canada, the United Kingdom, and most other advanced nations. State and federal governments subsidize low¿¿quality medical care and penalize high¿¿quality care. They block innovations that would otherwise reduce medical prices. Congress even funds veterans benefits in a way that increases the likelihood of war.Fortunately, there are corners of the U.S. health sector where market forces have had room to breathe. In those areas, markets have made health care better, more affordable, and more secure. They have made health care more universal-both in the United States and in nations that supposedly already had universal health care. Sometimes, market forces develop such innovations despite government policies that exist explicitly to block them.Those sorts of innovations should be exploding across the United States and the world, bringing affordable health care to low¿¿income patients and driving high¿¿cost and low¿¿quality providers and insurers out of business. But they aren't.Recovery shows that making health care as universal as possible requires ending all barriers that government places in the way of better, more affordable, and more secure health care.

In today¿s rapidly evolving political landscape, the intersection of democracy, leadership, and governance with artificial intelligence (AI) has become a focal point for academic inquiry and practical explorations. This book is a machine-generated literature overview that explores the opportunities, challenges, and impacts of integrating AI technologies in democratic processes, leadership dynamics, and sustainable governance. Through a collection of thought-provoking chapters, readers will gain insights into the transformative potential of AI that revisits the tenets of deliberative democracy, redefines leadership roles, and rejuvenates public service delivery. This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of the processes and practices of democratic decision-making, leadership development, and sustainable governance. It serves as a valuable resource to academics, policymakers, and practitioners navigating through the concepts, dimensions, and praxis of democracy, leadership, and governance. It is an important value addition to the body of knowledge and paves the way for informed decision-making and responsible application of digital technologies for good governance.

Niccolò Machiavellis private breve kaster bedre end andre kilder lys over hans personlighed, karakter og indre liv. En læsning af disse breve vil aflive forslidte myter og klichéer om Machiavelli som ”mørkets fyrste” og den kyniske fortaler for en særlig amoralsk og skrupelløs magtpolitik, i daglig tale stemplet som ”machiavellisme”. Samtidig bringer brevene os tæt på begivenhederne i hans samtid, begivenheder, der udgør en væsentlig del af ”råstoffet” til hans hovedværker Fyrsten, Drøftelser og Krigskunsten. Oversættelsen af brevene og kommentarerne hertil baserer sig på den nye Edizione nazionale (2022), der må foretrækkes frem for alle tidligere udgivelser.Interesseret i at vide mere? Så prøv AI (kunstig intelligens): Brug: bing.com - Tryk øverst: Copilot - Spørg om: Fritz Wolder Machiavelli HelikonAndre Machiavelli-udgivelser fra Forlaget HELIKONFyrsten (1998/2020) Drøftelser af Livius (Discorsi) (2004) Krigskunsten (2012/2020)Krig og diplomati. De mindre skrifter (2020)C. Paludan-Müller: Undersøgelse af Machiavelli som skribent (2021) Frederik den Store: Anti-Machiavel (2022)

This book examines the reasons for which children join terrorist movements and how they eventually become peace activists fighting the very crimes that they once committed. The transformation of child terrorists into peace activists has received scant attention from academics and practitioners alike. Particular focus is placed on child jihadism, child terrorism in Africa and Latin America, child separatist terrorism, and White child supremacism. These five groups of child terrorists represent about 80% of the problem across the world. The text serves as a primer for anti-terrorism and peace activism for global social change. It includes original, applied research and features personal accounts from former child terrorists who became peace activists themselves. One of the nine chapters provides an in-depth thematic analysis of the lives of 24 subjects (from all five aforementioned groups). The analysis produced four main themes that encapsulate the time and effort that it takes to become a peace activist today: metamorphosis, terrorist behavior, disillusionment, and anti-terrorist behavior. The book ends with multiple solutions from the perspective of social work, including the reintegration of former child terrorists into society.From Child Terrorism to Peace Activism is a resource of deep and broad appeal. The text is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and Master's students in political science, military studies, international relations, international law, and peace and conflict studies. It can be pertinent reading for students and instructors in international social work contemplating social work-related solutions to rehabilitate former child terrorists and child soldiers into society through peace activism, anti-terrorist endeavors, and other socio-psychological methods that will produce social change. The text also would appeal to faculty and students in childhood studies with an interest in child terrorism, child development, and child trauma and resilience. Given the essentials, depth, and possibilities that the book offers, it is a useful resource for audiences within counterterrorism institutes, national security agencies, and academic think-tanks. Information on motives, strategies, radicalization processes, and recruitment methods used by terrorist organizations as well as their effects on various audiences will draw readers from law enforcement agencies and institutions.

This book examines the approaches to climate change adaptation in water governance taken by South Korea and Germany. By comparing their political decision-making processes, this book explores the factors behind their differences. Adaptation to the changing climate is critical to human society and water is the principal medium through which climate change will affect us. Due to high levels of industrialization and population density, flood control is a high priority in both countries' adaptation plans. While South Korea has maintained its engineering-oriented flood control policy for river management, Germany has turned its direction from its long-standing technical approach to more nature-based solutions. The evidence of this study indicates that policy change and stability is the result of discourse and institutional interaction, and thus emphasizes the validity of discursive institutionalism. This book will clearly explain why certain policies are adopted for water management and will be an invaluable contribution to the expanding literature on the socio-political aspects of climate change adaptation.

Lige siden englandskrigene 1801-14 har kriser og krige rundt i verden påvirket Danmarks forsyning af energi. Så meget at staten har været nødt til at gribe ind for at undgå kaos. England leverede fra 1805 kul til de nye dampmaskiner i Danmark. I krig gælder dog alle kneb, så derfor brugte englænderne deres leverancer af kul som våben i krigen mod Danmark. Nederlaget betød i 1814 et brud på unionen med Norge, og det kostede Danmark tømmer. Ved tabet af Slesvig-Holsten i 1864 forsvandt masser af tørv, så Danmark måtte i kraft af udlændinge effektivisere gravningen af vores egne tørv. Første og anden verdenskrig betød tab af store mængder engelske stenkul, så vi måtte bruge egne ressourcer af energi og hente brunkul i Tyskland. Koreakrig og Suezkrise ramte også vores import af energi. Under energikriserne i 1973 og 1979 mistede vi millioner af tons olie. Heldigvis fandt vi det selv i Nordsøen, hvor den lever længere end ventet. Kriserne betød også, at vi atter fik gang i produktionen af vindmøller. Senest har Ruslands krig i Ukraine påvirket forsyningen af energi til Danmark, så det efterhånden må stå krystalklart, at Danmark skal lære at producere vores egen energi – for evigt. Kongemagten og staten har i over 800 år grebet ind i den danske energiforsyning, for så vigtigt et emne drejer det sig om. Bogen beskriver med hovedvægt på Besættelsen og brunkul, hvordan staten har reguleret i en udvikling fra mangelvare til selvforsyning. Professor Brian Vad Mathiesen: Jan Svendsens serie om dansk energihistorie har været både informativ og tankevækkende.

"Arab Migration into Europe" offers a comprehensive and nuanced exploration of the waves of migration from Arab nations into Europe over the past few decades. Going beyond mere statistics and headlines, the book delves into the deeper socio-political implications of this migration, emphasizing the need for politicians and policymakers to address the challenges and opportunities that arise from such demographic shifts.Highlighted sections of the book include:Historical Overview: A recounting of migration patterns from Arab countries to Europe, setting the context for current discussions.Driving Forces: Analysis of the myriad factors prompting migration, from conflict and economic disparities to political repression and aspirations for better opportunities.Reception in Europe: Examination of European responses, both welcoming and hostile, to Arab migrants, and how these reactions have evolved over time.Political Repercussions: Insights into the political ramifications of Arab migration, including its influence on election outcomes, policy formulations, and the rise of far-right movements.Societal Integration: A look at the multifaceted experiences of Arab migrants in Europe, encompassing challenges of integration, identity, and the quest for belonging.Cultural Exchange: Exploration of the rich cultural interactions stemming from Arab migration and the enrichment of European societies through such exchanges.The Way Forward: Recommendations and potential strategies for European politicians to constructively engage with the realities of Arab migration, ensuring mutual benefits and harmonious coexistence."Arab Migration into Europe" provides data-driven understanding of a topic that has often been steeped in controversy and prejudice. By shedding light on both the challenges and the enriching aspects of Arab migration, the book serves as an essential guide for politicians, scholars, students, and anyone keen on understanding the evolving tapestry of contemporary Europe.

No longer does economics have to be dull or frightening to students! Practical Economics in an Ever-Changing World equips students with a working knowledge base of economics with a special focus on behavioral and psychological economics and economic applications and implications of the ever-growing field of sustainability. The interactive ebook impresses upon readers that regardless of their future career, economics will play some sort of role in their profession, because we live in a money-based society. Students learn how understanding the science and philosophy behind the economy can provide them with a clearer picture of not only business, but politics, international relations, and more. They also learn how culture, psychology, subconscious games, strategic interaction, global and local politics, and human emotions all conspire to influence the economy in different ways. The interactive ebook format allows students to read the text of each chapter and engage with digital learning activities throughout-including readings, videos, audio lectures, lecture transcripts, quizzes, homework assignments, and opportunities to create an ongoing student guide-all within a single system. The book is organized into 25 chapters and features both original material from the author and editor, Rutherford Johnson, and readings and contributions from a variety of experts in the field. The opening chapter explains to students why they need to understand economics to understand other aspects of our world. Additional chapters discuss supply and demand, elasticity, cost and production, perfect competition, monopolies, and behavioral economics in action. Students read about public goods and public policy, making decisions under decisions of risk, financial markets, philosophies that influence the economy, macroeconomics, international trade, how banks work, poverty and economic inequality, and much more. Providing readers with an engaging introduction, Practical Economics in an Ever-Changing World is an ideal textbook for foundational courses in economics.

In this small volume, the author focuses on some of the dangerous major issues that are occurring in our Western culture and societies of this present age. These issues are evil and dangerous. They diametrically oppose the values and morals of not only common sense but of the traditions and values of the Judeo-Christian faith upon which the Western culture is based.The theme of this book seeks to show the falseness and the insanity of their behavioral beliefs and practices, which if continued to grow will result in the loss of freedoms, chaos, and destruction of American culture as we know it, as well upon other democratic societies of the Western culture. Language is revised, words are perverted or prevented, freedom of thought and speech is denied, and perverted beliefs and behavior are promoted.By focusing the light of God's Word, which is the ultimate 'Truth' itself, upon these sinister issues that plague us (and America especially), they are exposed as being antithesis to common sense--violently crippling to our freedoms, seeking to bring down Western culture and replace it with disastrous tyrannical controls. This book should help Christians and anyone concerned about the adverse political and societal changes in America and the world today. They need to understand what is happening, and perhaps even assist our leaders who are in a position to forestall these evils which threaten us.

"Onward At Last, by Kevin Howard is a must read for anyone interested in improving our global society. These short, powerful chapters are filled with thought provoking nuggets of wisdom, and this book will change the way you look at our world. Mr. Howard's 'It Takes a Village' outlook on improving humanity is both compelling and refreshing. If you care at all about people and our planet, this eye opening book is for you!" --Todd Bentley, English Teacher (Mesquite High School)America...was it all a dream? Home of the free. The place where everything is possible. This is how I was raised. Yet as I grew into adulthood and embarked on my journey to earn my piece of the American dream, I slowly realized that something was terribly wrong. But what?I work hard, built a successful career, possess all the trappings of an American middle class success story, and yet I feel deeply disillusioned. As I look around, I realize most everyone I meet shares my disquieting sense of dread from experiencing our society and nation in decline. Where is this all heading?Onward, At Last provides a deep exploration into the virtues that define our lives...freedom, independence, self-interest and competition, and asks the foundational question: What if our own defining virtues are actually the root cause of all that afflicts our society and ourselves? Onward, At Last presents a series of social commentaries that utilizes our shared experiences to examine what has gone so terribly wrong and what each of us can do to make it right.

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Dieses Buch umfasst die wesentlichen Grundlagen einer praxisorientierten Mobilitätsplanung. Im Gegensatz zur Verkehrsplanung fokussiert sich die Mobilitätsplanung auf den Menschen als zentrale Figur der Verkehrsentwicklung und entwirft daraus neue Perspektiven für die Planung. Mobilitätsplanung löst damit die Abhängigkeit vom technischen Artefakt des Verkehrs und zielt stattdessen darauf ab, direkt die Möglichkeiten der Menschen zu verstehen und zu beeinflussen. Das Buch richtet sich somit an alle Akteure, welche die Mobilität der Menschen in unterschiedlicher Weise beeinflussen. Klassischerweise gehören hierzu alle Ebenen der Planungspraxis, von Ministerien bis hin zu kommunalen Verwaltungen und Planungsbüros. Aber auch politisch Entscheidungstragende, Unternehmen und zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure gehören zu den Adressaten dieses Buches, da sie maßgeblich an der zukünftigen Entwicklung von Mobilität und Verkehr mitwirken.

This book provides a comprehensive study of the notion of responsibility in environmental governance. It starts with the observation that, although the rhetoric of responsibility is indeed all-pervasive in environmental and sustainability-related fields, decisive political action is still lacking. Governance architectures increasingly strive to hold different stakeholders responsible by installing accountability and transparency mechanisms to manage environmental problems, yet the structural background conditions affecting these issues continue to generate unevenly distributed, socially unjust, and ecologically devastating consequences. Responsibility in Environmental Governance develops the concept of responsibility as an analytical approach to map and understand these dynamics and to situate diverse meanings of responsibility within larger socio-political contexts. It applies this approach to the study of food waste governance, uncovering a narrow governance focus on accountability, optimization, and consumer behavior change strategies, opening up spaces for organizing more democratic solutions to a truly global problem.

This volume sheds light on urban resilience strategies in times of climate emergency and social and economic crisis by reflecting on related social vulnerabilities and inequalities within cities and showing the potential of participatory governance approaches for socio-environmental transformation. The book compiles critical research documenting the articulation of urban resilience strategies dealing with climatic changes, as well as the understanding of the unexpected implications of top-down resilience plans to address the impacts of climate change in cities, especially on the most vulnerable urban populations, and the transformative capacities of bottom-up and socially innovative resilience strategies. The book especially focuses on co-produced and grassroots transformative processes that are concerned with social equity in urban planning for climate change.  Although several publications cover the topic of urban resilience, this book provides a more nuanced exploration of urban climate governance and citizen engagement in urban climate resilience policies through the lenses of political ecology, environmental justice and co-production. In this regard, the volume moves beyond the approach of multilevel urban climate governance by critically addressing the unexpected impacts of top-down strategies of urban resilience with the goal of expanding the reflection on citizen engagement. The book also explores the emerging possibilities behind the co-production of urban resilience as well as the critical role of grassroots and citizens in promoting such alternative strategies. While the primary target audience is scholars from different disciplines (e.g. geography, urban studies, planning, political ecology, architecture, urban sociology, environmental studies) focusing on urban resilience, the editors also aim to reach urban resilience practitioners from local, national and international organisations as well as environmental grassroots and climate activists.

¿This book examines whether Australiäs constitution should be reformed so as to enable the country to fulfil its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which it ratified in 2009. The book surveys the history of the constitutional status of Australiäs Indigenous peoples from the time of colonisation through to the current debate on ¿Indigenous constitutional recognition¿. However, it argues that the term ¿Indigenous constitutional recognition', implying that mere acknowledgement of the existence of Indigenous peoples is sufficient to meet their legitimate expectations, misrepresents the nature of the project the country needs to engage in. The book argues that Australia should instead embark upon a reform programme directed towards substantive, and not merely symbolic, constitutional change. It argues that only by the inclusion in the constitution of enforceable constitutional rights canthe power imbalance between Indigenous Australians and the rest of society be addressed. Taking a comparative approach and drawing upon the experience of other jurisdictions, the book proposes a comprehensive constitutional reform programme, and includes the text of constitutional amendments designed to achieve the realisation of the rights of Australiäs Indigenous peoples. It ends with a call to improve the standard of civics education so as to overcome voter apprehension towards constitutional change.

Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats, Third Edition is a complete guide to the aviation security system, from crucial historical events to the policies, policymakers, and major terrorist and criminal acts that have shaped the procedures in use today, as well as the cutting edge technologies that are shaping the future. This text equips readers working in airport security or other aviation management roles with the knowledge to implement effective security programs, meet international guidelines, and responsibly protect facilities or organizations of any size. Using case studies and practical security measures now in use at airports worldwide, readers learn the effective methods and the fundamental principles involved in designing and implementing a security system. The aviation security system is comprehensive and requires continual focus and attention to stay a step ahead of the next attack. Practical Aviation Security, Third Edition, helps prepare practitioners to enter the industry and helps seasoned professionals prepare for new threats and prevent new tragedies.Covers commercial airport security, general aviation and cargo operations, threats, threat detection and response systems, as well as international security issuesLays out the security fundamentals that can ensure the future of global travel and commerceApplies real-world aviation experience to the task of anticipating and deflecting threatsIncludes updated coverage of security related to spaceport and unmanned aerial systems, focusing on IACO (International Civil Aviation Organization) security regulations and guidanceFeatures additional and updated case studies and much more

Donald Trump's campaign and presidency represented a radical departure from political norms that are often classified by media and researchers as 'populist'. Instead, this book theorizes Trump's campaign and presidency with reference to Mikhail Bakhtin's "carnival" - a medieval festival of transgression, ridicule, and renewal. In this book, Lisa Gaufman and Bharath Ganesh provide a closer insight into the Trump Carnival, developing interdisciplinary perspectives on populism, misogyny, misinformation, and far-right vernacular culture. Building on the idea of the carnivalesque, this book focuses on the laughing culture of the Trump campaigns and presidency that vilified minorities, disparaged women, and ultimately emboldened the far right. Bringing Bakhtin into dialogue with key developments in contemporary politics, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Trump phenomenon, American politics, and populism.

Der Band stellt die aktuelle Praxis der Demokratiepolitik in Bund, Ländern und Gemeinden anschaulich an zahlreichen Beispielen vor. Er will die vielfältige Demokratie der Bürger und Bürgerinnen stärken. Dabei geht es ebenso um die Praxis im Zusammenspiel von Politik, Verwaltung und Zivilgesellschaft wie um eine reflektierte Demokratiepolitik, die verschiedene Baustellen hat.

Der Schutz von kritischen Infrastrukturen spielt eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Aufrechterhaltung täglicher Dienstleistungen und schützt sowohl die Bevölkerung als auch die nationale Wirtschaft eines Landes. Bisher ist die Policy zum Schutz Kritischer Infrastrukturen freiwillig. Ihre Implementation hängt vom Betreiber der Kritischen Infrastruktur ab. Im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie wurden Maßnahmen ergriffen, die zu Veränderungen der Policy-Inhalte geführt haben. Zudem führt das (aktuell im Entwurf befindliche) KRITIS-Dachgesetz zu einer grundlegenden Novellierung der Policy. Dies macht eine eingehende Analyse des Status quo der Implementation durch die Betreiber erforderlich. Die qualitative Untersuchung dieser Arbeit vergleicht anhand von drei Fallstudien die Umsetzung der Policy zum Schutz Kritischer Infrastrukturen an deutschen Verkehrsflughäfen. Die Kernfragen sind dabei: Wie wird die Policy implementiert und wie lässt sich dies erklären?