Gesellschaft / Politik

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 compassionate...

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 Mit-mir-selbst-dialogisch-Sein immer wieder...

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 on...

Traditionally, far-right terrorism has been the black swan of terrorism studies—receiving less attention than Jihadi extremism. In this book, William Allchorn takes a deep dive into multiple geographical locales and the online space of far-right movements, uncovering the crisis narratives that...

This study launches a systematic inquiry into the nature of the concept of humanitarian intervention, focusing on its primary function of the protection of the endangered civilian populations who find themselves at the grave risk of genocide. This is strengthened by a recollection of selected...

The book offers innovative perspectives on regional studies of the Caucasus by looking into forms of inter-regionalism in the Black Sea–South Caucasus area.

This book examines the evolution of post-Euromaidan de-Sovietization beyond the issues of toppling of old statues and implementation of new anti-totalitarian laws.

The poet’s son and literary scholar Dmytro Stus masterfully combines a cultural and biographical study with private recollections and observations of his father.