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Politics & Society

White Rage and the Demise of Democracy

In the past few years, underprivileged groups have felt ‘left behind’ and voted for demagogues, who have often gone on to undermine democracy. However, this is nothing new. Reading classics by writers as diverse as Dostoevsky, Plato and Rousseau can provide an answer to the current malaise.

Arts & Humanities

Spirituelle Dialektik – Der Geist in unendlicher Bewegung

Hinter den Erfahrungen menschlicher Solidarität steht der Kontakt mit einer geheimnisvollen Ganzheit, in der wir geborgen sind, wenn auch nicht geschützt.

Arts & Humanities

In the Eye of the Storm: U.S. Diplomat Hugh Gibson and the ‘Spanish Flu’

In 1918, when both World War I and the ‘Spanish flu’ raged in Europe, the American diplomat Hugh S. Gibson was sent to Paris. Today, his personal records offer us rare insights into a time between disease and diplomacy.

Arts & Humanities

Geschichte digital: Zehn Herausforderungen

Geschichte von gestern? Von wegen! Der digitale Wandel stellt die Geschichtswissenschaft auf die Probe – aber er bietet auch Chancen.

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