The question of whether Arendt's distinction of the private, public and society can be applied to the Japanese cultural context will be examined. It will be argued that repressed needs for equality, plurality and independence have made their way back through increased civil political participation and that this process is driven by the renaissance of the pre-Meiji Samurai principle of ethical individualism.

If Ukraine survives the war as a viable entity, its security will remain precarious. This makes it important to work on a solution for the military protection of Ukraine that does not exacerbate the situation, but contributes to easing tensions, is militarily credible and does not place an unacceptable burden on the country's scarce resources.This volume analyses the parties to the conflict and traces the course of the war. Against this background, a proposal for a Confidence-Building Defence is outlined in considerable detail: including intellectual and historical roots, as well as a...

Lutz Unterseher hat mit dem nüchternen Blick des historisch fundierten Sozialwissenschaftlers in "Sonderbares Deutschland" drei Untersuchungen miteinander verbunden. ...Das Kunststück besteht darin, scheinbar heterogene Stoffe in einem Fokus zu vereinen, der über "deutsche Devianz", über verwunderliche Besonderheiten deutscher Entwicklung, aufklären und das Irritierende, Befremdende daran erhellen und Alternativen aufzeigen lässt. Es ist ein "analytischer Blick zurück nach vorne", der zu einer klareren Sicht und zu politischer Neuorientierung einlädt. Und das in hochaktuellen Feldern:...