Regions

Friedensforschung, ein Kompass in stürmischen Zeiten

Schon beim Anlesen des neuen ZFF Jahrbuchs wird klar: Die Friedensforschung ist ein Dickicht, das es aufzuforsten gilt. Werner Wintersteiner und Lisa Wolf haben sich dieser Aufgabe aus Anlass des zehnjährigen Bestehens des ZFF angenommen und so einen facettenreichen Band

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A new Europe after Brexit! …?

In haze of the wake of events following a Brexit that actually became real, there are a lot of thoughts floating around. Mostly, there are fears and questions, sure, but there is also a bit of hope out there –

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On Gay Pride and Homophobia

The annual Sofia Gay Pride took place on the 18th of June this year and as usual, the event was surrounded by controversy, negativity and backlash from the public.

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The tentacles of sectarianism

In a talk about his recent book The Politics of Sectarianism in Postwar Lebanon, Bassel Salloukh introduces the country’s peculiar consociationalism, its sectarian political elite and how failed postwar policies serve the clientelist logic of the systems resilience.

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