Oliver Nachtwey

Carolin Amlinger

Aspekte des libertären Autoritarismus

Gekränkte Freiheit

Nicole Mayer-Ahuja

Berichte aus der Klassengesellschaft

Verkannte Leistungsträger:innen

An excellent study of how neoliberalism is causing a crisis in Germany One of the German-speaking world's leading young sociologists lays out modern Germany's social and political crisis and its implications for the future of the European hegemon. Upward social mobility represented a core promise of life under the "old" West German welfare state, in which millions of skilled workers upgraded their VWs to Audis, bought their first homes, and sent their children to university. Not so in today's Federal Republic, however, where the gears of the so-called "elevator society" have long since ground to a halt. In the absence of the social mobility of yesterday, widespread social exhaustion and anxiety have emerged across mainstream society. Oliver Nachtwey analyses the reasons for this social rupture in post-war German society and investigates the conflict potential emerging as a result, concluding that although the country has managed to muddle through the Eurocrisis largely unscathed thus far, simmering tensions beneath the surface nevertheless threaten to undermine the German system's stability in the years to come.

Social Decline in the Heart of Europe

Germany's Hidden Crisis

Über das Aufbegehren in der regressiven Moderne

Die Abstiegsgesellschaft

Jürgen Habermas

Annie Ernaux

Esther Kinsky

Eva Illouz

Nicolas Mahler

Hartmut Rosa

Clemens Setz

Katja Petrowskaja

Sibylle Lewitscharoff

Philippe Garnier

Frédéric Joly

Joëlle Zask

Les plus grands esprits européens du moment témoignent de leur vie de lecteur " Joyeuse chasse aux livres ! " Ainsi l'écrivaine Sibylle Lewitscharoff souhaite-t-elle la bienvenue au lecteur de ce volume. Une chasse aux livres, comme un jeu enfantin dont émanerait une joie mêlée d'ivresse. Par un mystérieux sortilège, il suffirait qu'on en trouve un pour que trois autres apparaissent à sa place. On en aurait pour toute une vie. Ici, la partie de chasse se joue à treize. Treize écrivains – romanciers, philosophes, sociologues, essayistes, mais aussi un auteur de bande dessinée – se lancent à la poursuite des livres pour dire le miracle de la lecture et expliciter le sens qu'elle revêt dans nos sociétés. À les lire, le geste d'ouvrir un livre semble relever d'une aventure inépuisable, profondément singulière. Car lire, ce n'est pas – du moins pas seulement – cette activité tellement encouragée qu'elle en deviendrait presque suspecte. Elle peut bel et bien engager " la totalité de l'être ", comme l'écrit Annie Ernaux. C'est cet engagement que décrivent, de manière tour à tour intime et théorique, les contributeurs de ce volume. Vous tenez ainsi entre vos mains une bibliothèque aux portes dérobées. Chacune mène vers d'autres bibliothèques et d'autres portes dérobées. Les raisons de lire sont innombrables. En voici déjà treize.

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Mirela Ivanova

Helene Thaa

Inwiefern ergeben sich die aktuellen sozialen Schieflagen direkt aus den Funktionsweisen des Kapitalismus? Dieser Band verbindet theoretische und empirische Analysen mit einer grundlegenden Kritik am kapitalistischen System. Anhand zahlreicher aktueller Beispiele, etwa der Klimakrise, der globalen Pandemie und der Krise der Sorgearbeit, legen die Beiträge den Kapitalismus als gesellschaftliches System offen. Hierbei fokussieren sich die Autor:innen insbesondere auf dessen politische, soziale, kulturelle und ökologische Folgen.

Kapitalismus und Kapitalismuskritik

One of the German-speaking world's leading young sociologists lays out modern Germany's social and political crisis and its implications for the future of the European hegemon. Upward social mobility represented a core promise of life under the old West German welfare state, in which millions of skilled workers upgraded their VWs to Audis, bought their first homes, and sent their children to university. Not so in today's Federal Republic, however, where the gears of the so-called elevator society have long since ground to a halt. In the absence of the social mobility of yesterday, widespread social exhaustion and anxiety have emerged across mainstream society. Oliver Nachtwey analyses the reasons for this social rupture in post-war German society and investigates the conflict potential emerging as a result, concluding that although the country has managed to muddle through the Eurocrisis largely unscathed thus far, simmering tensions beneath the surface nevertheless threaten to undermine the German system's stability in the years to come. Nachtwey's book was recipient of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation's 2016 Hans-Matthofer-Preis for Economic Writing.

How neoliberalism is causing a crisis in Germany Upward social mobility represented a core promise of life under the “old” West German welfare state, in which millions of skilled workers upgraded their Volkswagens to Audis, bought their first homes, and sent their children to university. Not so in today’s Federal Republic, where the gears of the so-called “elevator society” have long since ground to a halt. In the absence of the social mobility of yesterday, widespread social exhaustion and anxiety have emerged across mainstream society. Oliver Nachtwey analyses the reasons for this social rupture in postwar German society and investigates the conflict potential emerging as a result. He concludes that although the country has managed to muddle through thus far, simmering tensions beneath the surface nevertheless threaten to undermine the German system’s stability in the years to come. Recipient of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation 2016 Hans-Matthöfer-Preis for Economic Writing.

Oliver Nachtwey

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