Social Sciences

Ever since the Second World War, the movement of refugees as well as of those seeking better opportunities for work, for education, or a functional democracy, has dominated headlines, influenced political debates, and shaped elections and referenda. Growing nationalist sentiments and policies ...

Die menschliche Sprache und das Konzept der Grenze stehen in einer engen und facettenreichen Beziehung zueinander. Dieser Band versammelt Beiträge, die sich diesem Verhältnis aus verschiedenen Perspektiven nähern – in Literatur und (Populär-)Kultur, Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, zwischen ...

This book examines the profound transformation that has occurred in Ukrainian society as a result of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From the books and heretics burnt on the pyres of the Inquisition to self-immolations at protest rallies, from the massive burning of oil on the global scale to inflammatory speech, from the imagery of revolutionary sparks ready to ignite the spirits of the oppressed to car bombings in the ...

War needs statistics. Numerical data on enemy casualties, equipment, losses and victories. But only those who come very close to it understand the nature of war. Only those and anyone who goes off to war themselves. War mercilessly exposes one’s innermost depths. Those perceived to be strong ...

Paniotto presents anecdotes on various topics that sociologists study and shows us what conclusions sociologists could draw from analyzing the joke.

This book challenges widespread academic and media claims about the political relations between Russia and Belarus.

This volume focuses on a highly controversial unit within the Ukrainian military, the Azov (former regiment) Brigade.

Retired US Ambassador John J. Maresca draws on his personal papers to offer a first-hand account of his role in negotiating the end of the Cold War with the USSR.

Die Ukraine war für die deut­sche Öffent­lich­keit lange Zeit ein fernes Land, nahezu eine terra inco­gnita. Sie wurde ent­we­der durch die ›rus­si­sche Brille‹ oder nur im Zusam­men­hang mit den deutschen Gräu­el­ta­ten des Zweiten Welt­kriegs betrach­tet. Deutsch­land ...