Die Autoren reflektieren das Verhältnis von Politik- und Rechtswissenschaft aus theoretisch-methodischer und praktischer Perspektive. Orientiert am Konzept des Politikzyklus werden die Möglichkeit und der Nutzen der Zusammenarbeit beider Disziplinen anhand verschiedener Politikfelder untersucht. Aus dem Inhalt: I. Introduction Christoph Engel: Linking Political Science and Law (7-22) II. Methodology Thomas Heller: Lawyers and Political Scientists: How much Common Ground? (25-80) Thomas Risse: Law and Politics beyond the Nation State: Areas of Conversation and Common Ground (81-105) III. Law and Politics: The Policy Cycle Perspective Matthew D. Adler: Rational Choice, Rational Agenda-Setting, and Constitutional Law: Does the Constitution Require Basic or Strengthened Public Rationality? (109-150) Adrienne Héritier / Leonor Moral Soriano: Politics and Adjudication: Problem Definition and Conflict Solution in European Electricity Policy (151-167) Jens-Peter Schneider: Solving Conflicts and Securing Democratic Legitimation in the Energy Sector - A Legal Perspective on Associations' Agreements as a Conflict Solving Mechanism (169-185) Henri Tjiong: Institutional Dynamics in Environmental Corporatism: The Impact of Market and Technological Change on the Dutch Polder Model (187-217) Christoph Engel: Organising Co-Existence in Cyberspace. Content Regulation and Privacy Compared (219-284) Christoph Engel: The Constitutional Court - Applying the Proportionality Principle - as a Subsidiary Authority for the Assessment of Political Outcomes (285-314)