englischGeopolitics and its theoretical formation in the 19th and 20th centuries are still among the most controversial interdisciplinary fields of research today. The biogeographical works of the German geographer Friedrich Ratzel are of fundamental importance for the transformation process of [...]

englischHow do international orders end? This question, which has received little attention in the transformation narratives of the 20th century, lies at the heart of this book. Building on network theory and insights from research literature on empires, the book develops a model that can explain [...]

englischHow can we understand empires? Why have they exerted such influence throughout history? What are their determining structures and actors? Do we still live in a world of empires? Two decades after the imperial turn, this edited volume explores the state of recent scholarship on empires. It [...]