20th century

Jasna Mažgon

A Historical Overview of Selected Action Research Concepts

Methoden der Sozialforschung

The 20thcentury witnessed significant advancements in the domain of social sciences, characterised by methodological and epistemological discourses among positivist, critical-theoretical, and constructivist frameworks. Attempts to unify these sciences under a single framework gave rise to considerable tensions and the emergence of new paradigms.

A significant development was action research, which was introduced by Kurt Lewin in the 1930s and 1940s. While […]

Shiva Shadravan

A (r)evolutionary life: Contestation, fragmentation and social integration in Karim Khan Zand Street, Shiraz

Studien zur Stadt- und Verkehrsplanung

Disruptive socio-political changes occurring on a national level in Iran severely impacted urban social and spatial structure and may be regarded as turning points in the lives of Iran’s cities. Modernisation in Iran in 20thcentury and the accompanying multidimensional transformation radically and often intentionally transformed not only the nation but also, particularly, the cities. A second factor was the collapse of the Pahlavi regime following widespread uprisings […]

Biju Benjamin

Social Salvation and Humanization: The Concept of Salvation in the Writings of Walter Rauschenbusch and Madathilparampil Mammen Thomas

THEOS – Studienreihe Theologische Forschungsergebnisse

Walter Rauschenbusch (1861–1918) was a key figure in the Social Gospel movement that flourished in the United States during the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. M. M. Thomas (1916–1996) tackled the social and political problems of India from a Christian perspective during the second half of the 20^thcentury.

Walter Rauschenbusch claimed that “the evils of one generation are caused by the wrongs of the generation that […]

Renate Hansen-Kokoruš / Darko Lukić / Boris Senker (Hrsg.)

Satire und Komik in der bosnisch-herzegowinischen, kroatischen, montenegrinischen und serbischen Literatur

Grazer Studien zur Slawistik

Satire ist eine der populärsten Literaturformen, wenn es um gesellschaftliche Aspekte, Agieren und Reagieren geht. Sie verbindet poetische Merkmale mit einem kritischen Realitätsbezug, der individuell wie sozial orientiert sein kann.

Trotz zahlreicher, weithin anerkannter theoretischer Arbeiten zur Satire werden einige Annahmen wie ästhetische Merkmale, die Rolle der Fantastik oder die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Komik und Satire immer wieder neu diskutiert. Auf […]

Christoph Behrens (Ed.)

Diversity Concepts – Diversity Politics

POLITICA – Schriftenreihe zur politischen Wissenschaft

The outgoing 20^thcentury has seen increasing awareness about issues of Diversity and a reflection of its abuse for political interests. This became possible after humankind had faced the experience of losing humanity. On the other hand the establishment of new forms of exclusion was fostered.

In the new exclusions, the efficacy of an imagined eternal fight and its intrinsic principle of creating differences with political impact become visible. […]

Rostam J. Neuwirth

The Cultural Industries in International Trade Law

Insights from the NAFTA, the WTO and the EU

Studien zum Völker- und Europarecht

The present book evaluates the present regulatory situation of various cultural goods and services, known as the cultural industries, under international trade law. Particularly, it looks at the experiences of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (EU) in order to critically evaluate the efficiency and legitimacy of the current multilateral trading regime established under the aegis of the World Trade Organization (WTO). [...]