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Arts & Humanities

“Climate Doom”? How Apocalyptic Narrative Can Help Us Confront Climate Change

Devastating fires, floods and other catastrophes related to climate change are evoking apocalyptic language and imagery in our heads. Aside from its biblical connotations, how does the apocalyptic narrative work in representing one of the biggest challenges of our time?

Politics & Society

Israelis, Palästinenser und Deutsche: Das Moralische Dreieck

Wie leben Israelis und Palästinenser in Berlin? Welche Rolle spielen Holocaust und Nahostkonflikt? Und wie steht es um Versöhnung und Verantwortung innerhalb des komplexen „moralischen Dreiecks“ zwischen Palästinensern, Israelis und Deutschen? In über 100 Gesprächen gingen Sa’ed Atshan und Katharina Galor diesen Fragen nach. Herausgekommen ist ein spannendes Kaleidoskop gegenwärtiger Berliner Stadtgeschichte.

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

The Invention of Modern Peacemaking

Roughly 2,000 peace treaties made between the 15th and the 19th century show us how early modern peacemaking laid the foundations for both the modern constitutional development of European states and for relations between those states to the present.

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