englischLanguage and politics are connected in a constitutive way: Language and speech can be understood as enabling resources, instruments and the results of specific policies, politics and polities. Scrutinising this complex relationship means drawing from different perspectives and disciplines [...]

englischLouis Althusser is the blemish on the field of political theory. His barely explored and partly forgotten contributions are nonetheless formative for contemporary critical thought. Interestingly, at their very core his interventions are based on his own extensive readings of early modern [...]

englischThe UNCRPD requires the implementation of new structures that promote a paradigm shift in disability rights policy. This book examines how selected EU member states are implementing the provisions, in particular the role of public authorities, monitoring mechanisms and disability [...]

englischResearch on flight and refugees has been experiencing a boom in the German-speaking regions since about 2015. This handbook opens up the field in all its breadth and at the same time critically reflects the state of research. Part I of the volume discusses on a theoretical level the [...]

englischDoes civil society accept deliberate climate interventions? This book shows how NGOs have reacted to climate engineering (CE) proposals. Thus, it helps to understand an increasingly important climate policy controversy.

The study is based on qualitative social research and informed by [...]

englischIn this book, experts from Europe, Latin America and the United States critically examine the question of how the states of Latin America are positioning themselves in terms of foreign policy in the changing international order. This question arises with topical urgency in the context of the [...]