englischIn times of crises, critical thinking needs to be maintained and fostered. This volume on critical political theory in the coronavirus pandemic brings together 13 contributions that offer a variety of perspectives on the interrelationship between critique and crisis. What are the [...]

englischRecent advances in robotics and AI have paved the way to robots autonomously performing a wide variety of tasks in ethically and legally sensitive domains. Among them, a prominent place is occupied by Autonomous Weapons Systems (or AWS), whose legality under international law is currently at [...]

englischWhat’s wrong with political communication in the EU? Should Brussels be seen as a bubble or rather as a kind of modern Babylon? This is the first study to analyse the communication culture in Brussels. Based on a survey of more than 300 EU politicians and correspondents, it assesses the [...]

englischGeorgia’s Greek minority defies conventional accounts of how language relates to national and religious identification. With two heritage languages, ‘Turkish’ Urum and Pontic ‘Greek’, its members are recognised as Greeks in Georgia but not always in Greece. Carefully following interviewees [...]

englischThe German Federal Republic is a state under the rule of law (Art. 20 and 28 of the German Constitution). However, there are frequent complaints concerning the „misuse“ of lawsuits, which allegedly undermine the rule of law. Looking closely, those accusations can not really be confirmed. No [...]

englischThe European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) represents workers' and employers' organisations and other actors of organised civil society in the EU. Its profile of actors and functions in the European multi-level and multi-actor system has not yet been examined. This monograph fills [...]

englischIn line with the encyclopaedic scope of development sociology, this book offers perspectives on key issues relating to societal processes. These encompass the shaping of everyday life, intergenerational relations in diverse societies, fine-grained comparative analyses of trajectories of [...]

englischEmotions, such as compassion for the suffering of others or the fear of war and poverty, are omnipresent in international politics. Nevertheless, for a long time reason and not feeling were considered to be the greatest human achievements. However, the most recent groundbreaking findings in [...]