englischIt remains undisputed that the concept of "love of home" in the novel for hire and staple novel is fictional and also trivial. And it is precisely this triviality that provides an example of a basic pattern that explains the almost unbroken impact of the concept of home in other contexts [...]

englischFacing the growing usage of air traffic and motorized private transport in Germany traffic noise is of increasing relevance. The present work analyzes this problem in reference to several sociological topics: social inequality, health and protesting behavior. Concerning social inequality in [...]

englischIn March 1972, a slim book called “The Limits to Growth” dropped like an intellectual bomb on the developed world’s most optimistic assumptions about itself. The authors warned of the potentially devastating environmental effects of unbridled growth and resource depletion on a finite planet.

englischWith the help of the postdevelopment approach and decolonial theories, the book critically examines the Western understanding of sustainability and the dominant notion of the nature-human relationship that underlies this understanding. Building on the insights gained in this way, it [...]

englischAs a key technology of the digital transformation, artificial intelligence has become part of our everyday lives. The AI-related effects on life and work have enormous social relevance and must therefore be addressed at the political level. This research work focusses on the discourse around [...]

englischHelga Kämpf-Jansen shows how prescientific experience, artistic strategies and scientific knowledge can be united. The book is addressed to all those who are interested in current questions regarding aesthetics but do not have extensive knowledge of current art, aesthetic discourses or [...]