englisch„Turn of the times" is the key term for understanding the present. The Russian war of aggression on Ukraine has led to the destruction of the European peace order. The long-held hope has been shattered that interstate conflicts can be settled without the use of force through negotiation and [...]
more informationenglisch„Turn of the times" is the key term for understanding the present. The Russian war of aggression on Ukraine has led to the destruction of the European peace order. The long-held hope has been shattered that interstate conflicts can be settled without the use of force through negotiation and [...]
more informationWilhelm Röpke gehört zu den geistigen Vätern des Wirtschaftswunders in Deutschland nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Besonders seine Arbeiten über die sozialen, kulturellen und politischen Voraussetzungen einer funktionierenden Marktwirtschaft sind heute noch von Interesse. Röpke-Experte Roland Hahn [...]
more informationDaß erst das Eingreifen des Staates in den Markt den Wohlstand für alle sichern könne, ist ein weit verbreiteter Gedanke. Erst in den letzten Jahren sind vermehrt Zweifel aufgekommen, ob wachsende Staatsbürokratien und steigende Steuerlasten tatsächlich nicht den Wohlstand mindern. Es könne zwar [...]
more informationLiberale sind häufig Staatsskeptiker. In seiner provozierenden Schrift stellt der radikal-libertäre Autor Stefan Blankertz die Frage, ob man nicht sogar gänzlich auf den Staat verzichten könne. Auch wenn man dem Autor nicht zustimmt, findet man hier viele Thesen zum Nachdenken.
more informationInternationale Organisationen gehen nicht unter, sie ändern höchstens ihre Aufgaben: Dieses unter Ökonomen geläufige Bonmot trifft in besonderer Weise auf den Internationalen Währungsfonds zu, der mit dem Zusammenbruch des Bretton-Woods-Systems fester Wechselkurse Anfang der siebziger Jahre [...]
more informationDie Welthandelsordnung wird immer mehr Ziel anti-liberaler Agitation. Henning Klodt zeigt auf, worum es eigentlich geht, und was für ein institutionelle Rahmenwerk wir brauchen, damit echter Wettbewerb in der Weltwirtschaft herrscht.
more informationAdam Smith (1723-1790) gilt als einer der großen Pioniere marktwirtschaftlichen Denkens, wenn nicht sogar als der Vater der Wirtschaftswissenschaft überhaupt. Mit seinem berühmten Werk'The Wealth of Nations' (Der Wohlstand der Nationen) aus dem Jahre 1776 hat er über Jahrhunderte hinweg liberal [...]
more informationenglischThis book is a study of a people and a place and various performances in a post-conflict milieu that was once known as the state of Yugoslavia. A war between three militaries between 1991–95 was ended with the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA) and whilst the fighting stopped, the grievances [...]
more informationenglischThis book is a study of a people and a place and various performances in a post-conflict milieu that was once known as the state of Yugoslavia. A war between three militaries between 1991–95 was ended with the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA) and whilst the fighting stopped, the grievances [...]
more informationenglischThe same world - and yet everything is different. This could be a succinct formula for what the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben seeks to expose in his studies: categories of a new way of thinking, of a different use and form-of-life, in which natural life cannot be separated from social [...]
more informationenglischThe same world - and yet everything is different. This could be a succinct formula for what the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben seeks to expose in his studies: categories of a new way of thinking, of a different use and form-of-life, in which natural life cannot be separated from social [...]
more informationenglischThe context in which the author places the concept of substantial morality (Sittlichkeit) is the history of Athens from about 490 to 430 B.C. This facilitates the understanding of a (political) way of life that is quite foreign to us in modern times. This also makes the concept of modern [...]
more informationenglischThe context in which the author places the concept of substantial morality (Sittlichkeit) is the history of Athens from about 490 to 430 B.C. This facilitates the understanding of a (political) way of life that is quite foreign to us in modern times. This also makes the concept of modern [...]
more informationDie Welt des sich derzeit offensichtlich zu Tode siegenden Kapitalismus lebt in vielen Teufelskreisen. Innerhalb der Wirtschaft etwa die Schuldenfalle. Die wird für viele durch den Sozialabbau – der mit „Reformen“ getarnt wird - nur noch unentrinnbarer. Die Alternative zur so genannten „freien“ [...]
more informationIn Zeiten, in denen die Gesetzgebung immer hektischer auf Einzelfälle reagiert und die Rechtsordnung als Ganzes aus den Augen verliert, in denen die sogenannten ‚Grundlagenfächer‘ gern in Sonntagsreden beschworen, aber in der universitären Ausbildung immer mehr marginalisiert werden, ist die [...]
more informationenglischSources of power in political processes are often reduced to the dualism of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. Sport, in both its practise and delivery might also evidence such characteristics as it is used to achieve political outcomes. The soft route is usually administered more ‘artfully’ in its attempt [...]
more informationenglischSources of power in political processes are often reduced to the dualism of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. Sport, in both its practise and delivery might also evidence such characteristics as it is used to achieve political outcomes. The soft route is usually administered more ‘artfully’ in its attempt [...]
more informationenglischFreedom is obviously an important value in people's lives. After all, freedom means that people can decide for themselves what kind of life they want to lead. However, the inherent paradox of freedom is that it can only be guaranteed if it is also subject to restrictions. The function of the [...]
more informationenglischThe book enters the debate on the relationship between aesthetics and politics with an original and comprehensive theory. As Fransoni makes clear, a political theory is not a theory of politics, but a theory that deals with things, in this case art, in order to read them in the light of the [...]
more informationenglischThe book enters the debate on the relationship between aesthetics and politics with an original and comprehensive theory. As Fransoni makes clear, a political theory is not a theory of politics, but a theory that deals with things, in this case art, in order to read them in the light of the [...]
more informationenglischDigitization has extensive effects on various areas of life in society and individuals. The book examines these impacts from a socio-philosophical point of view and considers issues of identity, knowledge, communication, and power in the context of digitization. It also addresses the impact [...]
more informationenglischDigitization has extensive effects on various areas of life in society and individuals. The book examines these impacts from a socio-philosophical point of view and considers issues of identity, knowledge, communication, and power in the context of digitization. It also addresses the impact [...]
more informationenglischIn this book, Filimon Peonidis gathers one unpublished and seven published essays that he wrote between 1997 and 2021. The first three refer to the early history of freedom of expression focusing on the work of James and John Stuart Mill and its possible significance in a contemporary [...]
more informationenglischIn this book, Filimon Peonidis gathers one unpublished and seven published essays that he wrote between 1997 and 2021. The first three refer to the early history of freedom of expression focusing on the work of James and John Stuart Mill and its possible significance in a contemporary [...]
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