The journal Leviathan devotes itself to enlightenment and criticism in the social sciences. It publishes current research and debate on topics drawn from politics, culture, economics, philosophy, law and society. The journal is read by practitioners from academic research and education, politics and administration as well as communication and media. With its cross-disciplinary and cross-methodological approach it bridges the gap between theory, empirical evidence and political practice. website: www.leviathan.nomos.de
While physical violence is still rare in German conflicts about ecological transformation, violence talk is highly prevalent. This article analyzes the discursive construction of violence and non-violence in ecological conflicts and examines its...
Explaining climate policy delay cannot be done by focusing only on what causes the limited effectiveness of public critique. The boundaries of what can be articulated in terms of critique matter, too. Often, these boundaries are attributed to the...
The article deals with the question of how contemporary societies adjust to climate change in terms of time. Using the example of the constitutional approach to climate change, two contrasting concepts of time – risk and catastrophe – are...
Socio-ecological conflicts are differentiated into conflicts of interests, of justice, of values and environmental conflicts. They result from conflicting and changing constellations in the societal areas of technology, economy, politics and...
The democratic dimension of the German debt brake remains largely undiscussed in the public debate – although its introduction, according to the argument of this article, represents significant economic partisanship of the constitution. It can be...
In response to the accusation of a normativity deficit, representatives of radical democratic theory argue for a concept of freedom that, understood as a democratic opening logic, is intended to offer a normative reference point. However, it is an...