(Good) Governance, which has become something of a catch-all phrase to describe what governments, business and civil society have to do and to achieve, depends on the crucial interaction between all players in a given society (and on the international level) has becom the focal topic of this first issue.
The second issue of Schlossplatz³ tackles a complex concept: Security. It does so in a way which perfectly emphasises the approach that HSoG tries to embody in its teaching of and research on public policy. It reminds us of the intricacies and challenges that need to be confronted by all modern public policies.