Linguistics & Literary Studies

“Security” is a key concept today. Striving for security is regarded as the principal aim in almost all policy areas, and not only with regard to crises in international relations, internal or social security. Against this backdrop, the series of publications entitled Politiken der Sicherheit | Politics of Security examines how notions of security have developed throughout history, from the pre-modern era to the present day. It focuses particularly on addressing the question of how certain issues developed into security issues and what political effects this had and has.This German and English-speaking series is intended to promote research from the fields of social science, law and cultural studies that deals with dynamics of security, with the creation and portrayal of security in both theory and practice. As it focuses on research into historical security, this series is receptive to all critical research projects on this subject and any issues related to it (securitisation, human security etc.).Both members of the SFB/TRR 138 and interested researchers outside the SFB-TRR 138 are expressly encouraged to publish monographs, not least qualification papers, but also thematic issues and anthologies that fit the content profile of the series.

Academic research into borders is currently facing great challenges, which can be traced back to both developments in society and the subject of border studies itself, as boundaries are no longer found at the places where borderlines have been drawn and they increasingly demand multidimensional forms of access. This series of publications is expressly aimed at researchers on this subject from the humanities, cultural studies and the social sciences, who want to publish empirical (qualitative and quantitative) studies, textual analyses and theoretical works from a diachronic and/or a synchronic perspective. Its aim is to raise awareness of a pool of cultural studies analyses and promote discussion and the exchange of ideas about them.

Denkart Europa | Mindset Europe presents international academic analyses and contributions on a broad range of Europe-related subjects. The book series addresses the general public worldwide and contributes to the reflection on political and societal developments in Europe. With Denkart Europa | Mindset Europe, the foundation ASKO EUROPA-STIFTUNG and Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen present the outcomes of their versatile activities. Its monographies, anthologies, essays and handbooks invite to a continuous interdisciplinary discourse on Europe.