This volume offers original insights into lesser-known aspects of post-war Italian culture. It provides an interdisciplinary examination of Italian society since WWII, with innovative perspectives on literature, women’s studies, cinema, history, and politics.
Global norms are no longer established by states alone, but by new actors like the private sector and NGOs. This collection of critical studies challenges convenient theories to explore the practical, theoretical and ethical implications of this new world.
“Germany and the Imagined East” explores the exchange of views on “the East.” These multidisciplinary essays treat Germany as both part of and separate from this construct, from within the German-speaking world to the Far East, offering new insights on East-West relations.
How can we turn the norm of universal democracy and human rights into a fact? This volume applies a political philosophy to key areas like international law, legislation, and global protection mechanisms to show what actions we can take and what instruments we can use.
Homo-Democraticus
This book offers a philosophical and pragmatic defence of the universal value of human rights and democracy. While the defence of universal human rights has a long tradition, this work makes the original case for the universal desirability of democracy itself.