englischThis volume critically examines conventional understandings of the modern state. After a prologue by Achille Mbembe on contemporary Eurocentrism, the first part gathers reflections on state and postcolonialism in a narrower sense. Here, the focus is on criticism of and resistance to [...]
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englischIn contrast to his fellow philosophers Hegel and Fichte, Schelling tended to only marginally address issues relating to state and legal philosophy. His overriding interest in the fundamental ontological prioritisation of human freedom is probably the reason why he conducts a fascinating [...]
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englischChina's participation in international conflict resolution is increasing. This study deals with the motives, modes and factors that are driving Chinese foreign policy to apply the traditional Chinese non-intervention principle more flexibly and are thus establishing a changing role for China [...]
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englischMigration has become a contested issue in post-migrant democracies. This special issue takes the contested nature of migration as a starting point to shed light on the interrelation between democracy and migration. The aim is to assess the challenges and democratic potentials of the [...]
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englischMartin Heidegger's name is primarily associated with the hermeneutic analysis of finitude and the thesis of the historicity of being. Heidegger neither developed a form of normative ethics, nor did he emerge with an independent theory of the state. It is therefore not surprising that the [...]
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englischMartin Heidegger's name is primarily associated with the hermeneutic analysis of finitude and the thesis of the historicity of being. Heidegger neither developed a form of normative ethics, nor did he emerge with an independent theory of the state. It is therefore not surprising that the [...]
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englischWar with all its horrors has returned to the continent. Russia, with her war against Ukraine, has turned the entire post-war order upside down and triggered another crisis for Europe.
Geopolitics must be based on a clear vision of a desired state, an assessment of the environment and an [...]
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englischThe yearbook on European integration, compiled by the Institute of European Politics in Berlin, has documented the process of European integration in an up-to-date and detailed way since 1980. The result is a unique record of contemporary European history over a 42 year period. The 2022 [...]
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englischThis volume critically examines conventional understandings of the modern state. After a prologue by Achille Mbembe on contemporary Eurocentrism, the first part gathers reflections on state and postcolonialism in a narrower sense. Here, the focus is on criticism of and resistance to [...]
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englischChina's industrial policy has reignited the debate about state intervention in domestic economies. Few industries experience the guiding hand of the state as intensively as the Chinese electricity sector; a sector that has undergone radical change due to societal rumblings over the state’s [...]
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