Written in an essayistic style, this paper explores some of the facets of the complex dynamics of modern warfare, probing the dynamic nature of conflicts; the role of technology and technological progress – the means of destruction as distinguished from the means of production – in modern...

This paper revisits the notions of contract and status found in classical sociology, legal theory, and labour law. Adopting an historical perspective, it explores the fragmentation of the status of industrial citizenship during the neoliberal period and discusses the enduring usefulness of the...

European social policy changed with the evolution of European and global capitalism, the scope and shape of European-level international institutions, the size and heterogeneity of “Europe” as a polity, and the politics of the European national welfare state. The paper outlines the long-term...

European social policy changed with the evolution of European and global capitalism, the scope and shape of European-level international institutions, the size and heterogeneity of "Europe" as a polity, and the politics of the European national welfare state. The paper outlines the long-term...

Doppelrezension zu Stephan Lessenich ("Neben uns die Sintflut") und Wolfgang Streeck ("How will capitalism end?"). Wolfgang Streecks "How will Capitalism end?" und Stephan Lessenichs "Neben uns die Sintflut" sind zwei weitgehend komplementaere Werke, die sich aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven...