The public sphere

Article Abstract:

A study positions the issue of the public sphere as a phenomenon that is historically bound and culturally specific, examining the self-contradictory effects of the 'modern' Western public sphere and questioning whether the public association of self-interested or self-governing individuals might have to be theorized as a partial and insufficient solution to the social bond. A comparative perspective shows that it is not individuals but cultural forms that link people in the public sphere.

Public spaces, Critical theory

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Race science

Article Abstract:

Race science forged a trail with rather devastating consequences around the world for about 150 years, but at the beginning of the 21st century, there is a widely shared consensus that, although there is no such thing as biological race, the intersection between science and race must not be ignored. A brief account of the rise, fall, and return of race science is presented with the suggestion that there is a need to refocus global vigilance in scholarly and political action.

International Affairs, Racial Oppression, Racism, Race discrimination

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