Zeitschrift für Politik sees its main goals in representing political science in its full range; in outlining its development in research and teaching and in serving as a forum for innovative academic discussions. It addresses scholars from various fields of research: political theory and philosophy, comparative political studies and international relations, political sociology, political economy and political law. Website: www.zfp.nomos.de
Sustainability is a widespread concept which is used in numerous disciplines. From a legal perspective, however, it remains a vague concept. This contribution develops a procedural approach to sustainability. It relies on the international climate...
Jürgen Habermas has pointed out the eruptions of public and private spheres, which as »semi-publics« endanger the character of democratic will-forming processes. Following Habermas' considerations, the constitutive character of the public sphere...
Liberal democracies depend on a functioning political public sphere. In recent years, however, alarming developments have become apparent in many societies. These tendencies, with reference to the German public sphere, are critically analyzed in...
During the Corona crisis, science and morality formed a rare alliance to manage uncertainty. Clear, objective facts were expected from science, while moral communication aimed to promote social cohesion. However, both systems of meaning reach their...
In a key text in 1969, Arnold Gehlen criticized a »hypermorality« that was becoming noticeable in the Federal Republic. This essay considers Gehlen's considerations against the background of developments in historical scholarship over the past 50...