englischWhich depictions of ‘distant others’ are widespread and have a strong appeal in the Global North and which are not? Who speaks on whose behalf? Who remains unrepresented? And why does it seem increasingly important and advisable to ask such questions? This sociological study analyses and [...]

englischThis study conducts a systematic analysis of the processes involved in, effects of and challenges posed by academic consulting in German foreign policy, based on 24 guided interviews with experts. For this purpose, what these leading figures from politics, ministerial bureaucracy and [...]

englischThis volume deals with the ‘international community’. Instead of asking for its factual existence, however, it reconstructs the political meaning of the concept itself, which is used regularly and quite effectively in the interpretation of international politics. Using a hermeneutical [...]

englischSince the 1990s, multinational enterprises have received significantly more attention both academically and in public discourse. In particular, global governance has framed and discussed these actors in terms of their potential to close governance gaps and provide public services. The [...]