Die Arbeit stellt die Hauptlinien der im 20. Jahrhundert in West- und Osteuropa geführten Totalitarismus-Debatten dar, um die besonderen Merkmale von Cassirers Auseinandersetzung mit demselben Phänomen des Totalitarismus zu zeigen.Der Autor konzentriert sich auf Cassirers Kulturphilosophie und...

"Debates over redistribution, social welfare, and market regulation are central to American politics. Why do some of us prefer a large role for government in the economic life of the nation while others prefer a smaller role? In Open Versus Closed, the authors argue that these preferences are...

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: The study of political elites, by H. D. Lasswell.--The world revolution of our time: A framework for basic policy research, by H. D. Lasswell.--The Politburo, by G. K. Schueller.--The Fascists: the changing elite, by H. D. Lasswell with R. Sereno.--The Nazi...

We investigate voting behavior on human rights in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Our central question is whether countries with a low human rights record systematically oppose human rights resolutions. An instrumental account of voting would suggest that these countries aim to...