Politic and Society

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In the Maelstrom of Time – Hartmut Rosa’s “Global Relationships in the Age of Acceleration”

Rosa examines how acceleration has changed our relationship to the world and threatens to derail democraticy.More ...
Dr. Norbert Sievers (Photo: privat)

“We’re stuck in a structural dilemma”

Many regard the cultural funding system as in urgent need of reform. An interview with Dr. Norbert Sievers, Executive Director of the Association for Cultural Policy (Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft).More ...
Carolin Emcke; © photo: Andreas Labes

Committed Literature – Describing and Changing the World

By “committed” literature is meant that form of writing which is done not for its own sake but so as to pursue a political, social, religious or ideological goal.More ...
Dr Marc Calmbach. Photo: sinus-institut.de

Sinus Youth Study 2012 – “Work Hard and Play Hard”

What makes young people tick? This was what the new Sinus Youth Study run by social researcher Dr Marc Calmbach aimed to find out. In our interview, he paints a picture of a generation without any particularly rebellious tendencies.More ...
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Of Economizing and Redistribution – No Cuts in Education

In Greece, schools and universities are up to their necks in water, and in Portugal too. In Spain, school children, teachers and university students are protesting against massive cuts in education. And what about Germany?More ...