Shadows from the German past
When the Wall came down and East and West Germany were to be reunified, the sense of national identity became a high priority issue. But work toward the creation of a common German history also led to a lowering of the threshold for anti-Semitism and xenophobia. This is what historian Jan Selling of Lund University claims in the dissertation he is... view more... (2004-09-22)
Xenophobia, For Men Only
Very few people fear dandelions. Or even dangerous things - like Hummers. We may object to outsized automobiles on principle, but the mere sight of them doesn't make us tremble and sweat and run away. On the other hand, even toddlers show an automatic and powerful fear of snakes, including harmless ones. view more (2009-02-05)
Press invitation: International Conference to debate the ethics and politics of hospitality and social exclusion
How is class represented in societies whose national boundaries and cultural diversities are shifted and transformed by global movements of capital and people? How far is hospitality to `outsiders` - strangers, migrants, asylum seeker or refugees - governed by the social class of the host community? How does the status of the outsider affect their... view more... (2002-06-12)
Dissertation on radical rightist populism in France
In the last two decades, a new family of parties has emerged in western European politics, radical rightist populism. Radical rightist populist parties have grown and scored substantial successes in France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and Austria. These parties promulgate a political message rooted in ethnic nationalism,... view more... (2002-04-24)
Humans and monkeys share Machiavellian intelligence
When it comes to their social behavior, people sometimes act like monkeys, or more specifically, like rhesus macaques, a type of monkey that shares with humans strong tendencies for nepotism and political maneuvering. view more (2007-10-25)
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