englischThe Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the most controversial issues even among people who are not involved personally, with one of the reasons being the geographical and symbolic importance of the region. In eight research reports, this book offers guidance on major points of contention [...]

englischDiscussions on the topic of resilience often focus on how a society or political system can be made resilient. This perspective of resilience management is not pursued in this book. Rather, it is about normative orientations in multiple crises, about vulnerability, about resilience [...]

englischIs democratic society at an end? The belief in the possibility of collective self-governance is in decline today in the face of populist and regressive policies. In response to this crisis, it is necessary to rethink democracy. To this end, this study develops a system of democratic [...]

englischAfghanistan has been the focus of international interests since 1979, but its long party political tradition has received little attention. This book provides an overview of Afghanistan's political parties from 1964 to 2021, which struggled for political power against a backdrop of foreign [...]

englischThe book ‘Kampf und Kompromiss’ (Struggle and Compromise) deals with the reception of the work of the constitutional lawyer and political scientist Otto Kirchheimer in the USA and the Federal Republic of Germany since the 1960s. Kirchheimer's work is characterised by a wide range of [...]

englischThis collection of essays deals with the aspects of Georg Lukács’ work that relate to state theory and with his political practice, which, following Lenin’s example, was related to the production of theory in a way that has so far mostly been overlooked. Fourteen authors discuss the concept [...]

englischIn the early modern period, security was perceived much more broadly than it is today. Security was closely linked to social order and stability. The heteronormative gender order played a central role in this and was es-sentially legitimized by the hierarchy and division of labor in the [...]