Gesellschaft / Politik

1917 errichteten die Bolschewiki in Russland das erste totalitäre Regime der Moderne, das die von Marx und Engels entwickelte Utopie zu verwirklichen suchte.

Es wird insbesondere die Komplexität des Konflikts in und um die Ukraine seit Beginn der Euromaidan-Revolution Ende 2013 verdeutlicht.

The “Joint Declaration of Twenty-two States,” signed in Paris on November 19, 1990 by the Chiefs of State or Government of all the countries which participated in World War Two in Europe, is the closest document we will ever have to a true “peace treaty” concluding World War II in ...

The contributors delves deeper into recent theoretical constructions of various post-Soviet majorities, the ideologies, and some policy prescriptions.

This monograph provides a detailed yet concise narrative of the history of the ethnic Germans in the Russian Empire and USSR.

For many people, Pakistan is a rogue state, but for those who think of it as Pakistani citizens do, it is the place where they are confronted with dangers and issues to which they answer with incredible courage and dignity. This volume, a reflection on Pakistan’s history from a ...

African cultural productions of humour have increased even in the face of myriad economic foibles and social upheavals. For instance, from the 1990s, stand-up comedy emerged across the continent and has maintained a pervasive presence since then. Its specificities are related to contemporary ...

Inspiriert von der Dialogphilosophie Martin Bubers und der Dialog-Methode David Bohms befassen sich Isabell Harstick und Katharina Wilke mit folgenden Fragestellungen für die praktische Soziale Arbeit: · In welcher Form kann der Dialog ein verbindendes Element zwischen sozialpolitischen ...

Mit diesem Band legt Cornelia Muth eine Sammlung von Beiträgen zur Dialogphilosophie und deren bleibendem – resilienten – Fortbestehen vor. Aus den Beiträgen: Was bleibt also für mich vom Dialog? Zum Schluss vor allem die Erkenntnis, dass mich das ...

From its roots in revolution and war, Ukraine’s Azov movement has grown from a militia of fringe far-right figures and football hooligans fending off Russian-backed forces into a multipronged social movement that has become the envy of the global far right. In this first English-language book ...