englischWhen Niklas Luhmann set out to develop a grand theory of society in the 1960s, he was aware that his 30 years of work would leave gaps to be filled by researchers in the future. This study is a contribution to systems theory, especially in relation to the tendencies of the economic system [...]

englischThe emergence of modern societies organised according to legal constitutions is an evolutionary puzzle. Homo sapiens are the only animal species capable of living in large-scale, cooperative societies whose members are genetically unrelated individuals. But neither sociological nor [...]

englischBy analysing the relationship between NGOs, the UNSC and human rights, this book argues that both NGOs and the UNSC use human rights semantics in a selective way in regard to the places and actors they affect. It observes knowledge and power, then, as forces that mutually affect one another, [...]

englischThe changes in the labour market as a result of an increase in non-standard employment raises the question of how to ensure decent labour standards today. This question cannot be answered by one discipline alone. Instead, finding an answer demands collaboration in an interdisciplinary [...]

englischThe possibility of thinking and criticising modernity and modern law lies at the heart of this work. Hegel’s works firstly focus on the word ‘modern’, while the oeuvre of Jürgen Habermas offers another goal and possibility for the modern world – intersubjectivity. The world is social, but [...]

englischHow is involuntary job loss perceived, managed and experienced differently in remote rural communities? The aim of this research project is to analyse the resources and strategies used by the individuals and society in remote rural areas to cope with the closure of their largest and only [...]

englischThis edited volume addresses the recent advancements of various forms of marginalized work from the periphery of an organization to its centre, characterized not only by payment inequalities but also by imbalances in social and cultural capital. Basic aim of this effort is to put the terms [...]

englischThe volume “Latin America’s Colonial Memory” illuminates historic and current inequalities in Latin America related to the wealth in natural resources and the structural dependence on their export from manifold perspectives. Current economic, social and cultural conflicts are discussed [...]