Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Poljakova, Ekaterina, Realitaet als Macht: Epistemologische, ideologiekritische und theologische Aspekte einer Philosophie der Macht. 714 S. 2023:6 (K. Alber, GW) <706-73>
ISBN 978-3-495-99581-5 hard ¥40,526.- (税込) EUR 169.00

Was ist Realitaet? Was bedeutet es, real zu sein? Die Fragen scheinen heute aktueller und zugleich schwieriger als je zuvor. Die Auffassung der Realitaet als Macht, im Unterschied zur Realitaet als neutrale Gegebenheit oder als Geflecht verfuegbarer Interpretationen, oeffnet einen neuen Zugang zu brennenden Fragen der Gegenwart ? zur Frage nach der Motivation eines Wissens, das dem neuzeitlichen Streben nach Vorteil und Nutzen fern bleiben wuerde; zum Problem, wie man nicht nur den alten, sondern auch den neuesten Ideologien widerstehen koennte; zu unserem Selbstverstaendnis als freie Menschen, die neue Spielraeume fuer ihre Handlungen suchen. Indem der vielfaeltige Sinn der Macht untersucht wird, erhaelt das alte philosophische Problem der Realitaet immer neue Wendungen.

実験的政治学を教える
Bennion, Elizabeth A. (ed.), Teaching Experimental Political Science. (Elgar Guides to Teaching) 272 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-740>
ISBN 978-1-80220-878-8 hard ¥30,888.- (税込) GB￡ 108.00 *

This insightful book delivers a wealth of innovative ideas, models, examples, and advice for teaching experimental political science in the classroom and beyond, emphasising that teaching experimental research is necessary to prepare students to succeed as researchers, practitioners, active citizens and civic leaders. It illustrates how teaching experimental methods sparks students curiosity by allowing them to ask and answer questions about the world they live in.With a core focus on successfully engaging a diverse range of students at all levels, this book includes a variety of approaches from contributing authors who are leading scholars in their field. Chapters provide both new and experienced teachers with concrete guidance on how to: facilitate student-designed survey experiments, use workbooks and templates to overcome mathematical and writing anxiety; use mock Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews to teach students about the ethics of experimental research; follow an apprenticeship model to teach students to carry out their own lab experiments; and train students to go out into the field. Proposed models of teaching are supported throughout by the latest empirical research on the science of learning.Teaching Experimental Political Science will be a key resource for faculty and staff working across a variety of educational contexts including political science, international relations, international politics, domestic politics, public administration and public policy.

Forti, Simona, Totalitarianism: A Borderline Idea in Political Philosophy. (Square One: First-Order Questions in the Humanities) 184 pp. 2024:1 (Stanford U. Pr., US) <706-744>
ISBN 978-1-5036-2750-5 hard ¥17,671.- (税込) US$ 85.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5036-3737-5 paper ¥5,197.- (税込) US$ 25.00 *

In the last decade, we have witnessed the return of one of the most controversial terms in the political lexicon: totalitarianism. What are we talking about when we define a totalitarian political and social situation? When did we start using the word as both adjective and noun? And, what totalitarian ghosts haunt the present? Philosopher Simona Forti seeks to answer these questions by reconstructing not only the genealogy of the concept, but also by clarifying its motives, misunderstandings, and the controversies that have animated its current resurgence. Taking into account political theories and historical discussions, Totalitarianism especially focuses on philosophical reflections, from the question of totalitarian biopolitics to the alleged totalitarian drifts of neoliberalism. The work invites the relentless formulation of a radical question about the democratic age: the possibilities it has opened up, the voids it leaves behind, the mechanisms it activates, and the "voluntary servitude" it produces. Forti argues that totalitarianism cannot be considered an external threat to democracy, but rather as one of the possible answers to those questions posed by modernity which democracies have not been able to solve. Her investigation of the uses and abuses of totalitarianism as one of the fundamental categories of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries promises to provoke much-needed discussion and debate among those in philosophy, politics, ethics, and beyond.

Grasso, Maria / Giugni, Marco (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology. (Elgar Encyclopedias in Sociology) 718 pp. 2023:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-745>
ISBN 978-1-80392-122-8 hard ¥78,078.- (税込) GB￡ 273.00 *

This comprehensive and authoritative Encyclopedia, featuring entries written by academic experts in the field, explores the diverse topics within the discipline of political sociology. By looking at both macro- and micro-components, questions relating to nation-states, political institutions and their development, and the sources of social and political change such as social movements and other forms of contentious politics, are raised and critically analysed.The Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology highlights the key questions relating to political sociology through demonstrating that issues concerning power and political conflict, as well as the relationship between societies and states, are critical for understanding contemporary political and social contexts. The entries also shed light on the current position of this interdisciplinary field of study, which sits at the interface between political science and sociology, and consider its aims in addressing those aspects that pertain to the critical interplay between factors relating to both fields. A timely and stimulating reference work, this Encyclopedia will be a key resource for researchers and students in the field of political sociology, political science and theory, social policy, social theory, and public policy, providing both an excellent entry point for study as well as an essential reference tool for more experienced academics.Key Features:Discusses major approaches and theoriesSummarises key topics in over 160 entries Includes entries on key historical thinkers and concepts Presents frontier areas across the discipline for future research work

正義、権利、寛容－R.Vernon記念論集
Hibbert, Neil / Jones, Charles / Lecce, Steven (eds.), Justice, Rights, and Toleration: Essays for Richard Vernon. 400 pp. 2024:1 (McGill-Queen's U. Pr., CN) <706-747>
ISBN 978-0-228-01933-6 hard ¥27,027.- (税込) US$ 130.00 *

The political theory of Richard Vernon has been a guiding light for students of politics for over five decades. From the situated ethics of shared citizenship to the normative character of individuals' connections to members of other societies and generations, Vernon has cleared a distinctive course in his contributions to the many complex dimensions of political morality.Justice, Rights, and Toleration centres on the core ideas that animate Vernon's approcach to political theory. Contributors to this volume - all former students and colleagues of Vernon - offer critical engagement with the fundamental themes threaded throughout the thinker's work on the perennial political challenges in liberal democratic societies, including the understanding of citizenship and political membership, justice within and between nations and generations, the rights of children and parents, and the idea of toleration. Vernon articulated a clear vision of the nature of these problems as well as a nuanced approach to addressing them, one rooted in the ideas of democratic dialogue and justice. The essays in this volume are a testament to the breadth of the pressing issues on which Vernon's work continues to advance critical insights.Justice, Rights, and Toleration provides a worthy tribute to the wide range of Richard Vernon's interests and the inspiration still to be found in his deep yet subtle body of work in political theory.

Kollektiv IfS dichtmachen! (Hrsg.), Faschismus im intellektuellen Gewand: Das rechte Institut fuer Staatspolitik. 160 S. 2023:10 (Unrast-Vlg., GW) <706-752>
ISBN 978-3-89771-372-7 paper ¥3,548.- (税込) EUR 14.80

Im Juni 2022 lud das ?Kollektiv IfS dichtmachen!? zu einer Tagung in Merseburg ein, um sich sowohl ueber die Probleme als auch die Moeglichkeiten des antifaschistischen Protests auszutauschen und darueber zu beraten, wie am besten auf juengste Entwicklungen in der ?Neuen Rechten? zu reagieren ist. Im Mittelpunkt der Diskussionen stand das faschistische ≫Institut fuer Staatspolitik≪ (IfS) in Schnellroda (Saalekreis). Neben Expert*innen, die ueber verschiedenste Aspekte der selbsternannten ?Neuen Rechten? sprachen, kamen auch Akteur*innen zu Wort, die in Sachsen-Anhalt konkret versuchen, Zentren der extremen Rechten zu zerschlagen, und dabei insbesondere das ?Hinterland?, also den laendlichen Raum, in den Blick nehmen. Der Tagungsband "Faschismus im intellektuellen Gewand" enthaelt neben Beitraegen zur neurechten Oekologie, zur Bildungspolitik des IfS und zur Ideologie, Praxis und Vernetzung der extremen Rechten rund um das IfS Diskussionsergebnisse zu rechtlichen und politischen Moeglichkeiten von Antifaschist*innen vor Ort und Vorschlaege fuer antifaschistische Gegenstrategien. Mit Beitraegen von Lukas Dintenfelder zur politischen Bildung der ≫Neuen Rechten≪, Nadine Langer zu neurechter Oekologie, Henriette Quade zu politischen Strategien gegen rechte Immobilien und Stephanie Heide zur lokaler Buendnisarbeit gegen Rechts.

実験的政治哲学の展開
Lindauer, Matthew (ed.), Advances in Experimental Political Philosophy. (Advances in Experimental Philosophy) 288 pp. 2023:10 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <706-753>
ISBN 978-1-350-25425-1 hard ¥24,310.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

Political philosophy asks questions of great importance to our lives, both as individuals and members of political communities: What is justice? What does the state owe to its citizens? Under which conditions are different forms of government likely to be stable? The relevance of empirical research to such questions, however, has been largely underexplored. Introducing experimental political philosophy as a burgeoning field of inquiry, this volume brings together leading scholars using empirical methods to shed light on questions of justice and politics, and encourages them to reflect on the relationship of their methodologies to less empirically-focused approaches. Chapters cover traditional topics including distributive justice, egalitarianism, property rights, and healthcare justice, as well as outlining new directions and applications, such as the problem of misogynistic extremist movements, the public justification of immigration enforcement, and the relationship between gender norms and support for care labor organizing. The result is a unique collection that paves the way for further debates in the field and meaningful reflection on what it means for political philosophy to be empirically informed.

Mohammed, Samia Zahra, Zukunft jenseits des Marktes: Demokratie und gesellschaftliche Naturverhaeltnisse in sozialistischen Utopien. (Zeitgenoessische Diskurse des Politischen 22) 152 S. 2023:3 (Nomos, GW) <706-754>
ISBN 978-3-7560-0350-1 paper ¥9,352.- (税込) EUR 39.00 *

Die Krisenhaftigkeit demokratischer Ordnung und gesellschaftlicher Naturverhaeltnisse im Zeitalter des Kapitalozaens belebt Debatten um Wirtschaftsmodelle jenseits kapitalistischer Marktwirtschaft gegenwaertig wieder. Die Autorin diskutiert mit einem Fokus auf demokratisch-planwirtschaftliche Zukunftsentwuerfe, welche Vorstellungen von Demokratie, Arbeitsteilung, Freiheit und Naturverhaeltnissen verschiedene Vorschlaege alternativer Oekonomien mit sich fuehren und inwiefern sie als moegliche emanzipatorische Perspektiven ueber Bestehendes hinausweisen.

Musial-Karg, Magdalena / Luengo, Oscar G. (eds.), Digital Communication and Populism in Times of Covid-19: Cases, Strategies, Examples. (Studies in Digital Politics and Governance) 203 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-755>
ISBN 978-3-031-33715-4 hard ¥31,170.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

This book examines different dimensions of digital communication and populism in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. While doing so, it discusses views, opinions, and research results regarding the conditions, experiences, constraints, benefits, and challenges related to the topic - not only using theoretical and methodological approaches but also practical perspectives. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic significantly accelerated the technological revolution presenting many social, economic, and political challenges, as it pushed the world into cyberspace to ensure social distancing. At the same time, many populist protests expressed in the digital public sphere massively gained importance during the lockdowns. As a result, one of the most significant consequences of using electronic tools is not only greater e-participation of citizens, but - especially evident through elections during a pandemic - even greater transfer of political communication and election campaigns into the space of new media. The book broadly analyses various contexts of digitalization of communication processes and populist politics from both theoretical and empirical perspectives in various case studies on the digitalization of information, communication, or participation processes during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected European countries and beyond. This book will appeal to students, researchers, and scholars of political communication, political science, electoral studies, digital politics, and democracy, as well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of digital communication and populism during the Covid-19 pandemic.

W.オウスウェイト他編　政治社会学を教える
Outhwaite, William / Ray, Larry (eds.), Teaching Political Sociology. (Elgar Guides to Teaching) 208 pp. 2023 (E. Elgar, UK) * paper 2024 <706-756>
ISBN 978-1-80220-514-5 hard ¥26,598.- (税込) GB￡ 93.00 *
ISBN 978-1-0353-4449-9 paper ¥8,565.- (税込) GB￡ 29.95 *

Drawing on the diverse experience of a team of internationally recognised specialists, Teaching Political Sociology provides educators with a concise and accessible guide to the main topic areas likely to form part of term, semester or year-long courses in political sociology.The book focuses on the key pedagogic challenges posed to teachers of political sociology, from general issues of value-freedom and engagement with students' political commitments to more specific issues which arise in relation to sensitive areas such as political violence and extremist ideologies of the far right. Chapters introduce readers to the state of the art in a wide range of topics, including race and postcoloniality, postcommunism, legal sociology, human rights and the sociology of war and peace. Highlighting the challenges and opportunities presented by these topics for political sociology teaching and curricula, the book provides an invaluable starting point for educators.Diverse in scope and approach, and offering an evaluation of appropriate literature at various levels, this book will prove an essential resource for teachers of political sociology and related fields such as international relations.

Picariello, Damien K. (ed.), The Western and Political Thought: A Fistful of Politics. 231 pp. 2023:6 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-757>
ISBN 978-3-031-27283-7 hard ¥35,966.- (税込) EUR 149.99 *

The Western and Political Thought: A Fistful of Politics offers a variety of engaging and entertaining answers to the question: What do Westerns have to do with politics? This collection features contributions from scholars in a variety of fields-political science, English, communication studies, and others-that explore the connections between Westerns (prose fiction, films, television series, and more) and politics.

Schueller, Andrea, Politik als Anti-Metaphysik: Rekonstruktion und Kritik der politischen Theorie Hannah Arendts. 135 S. 2023:5 (K. Alber, GW) <706-760>
ISBN 978-3-495-99645-4 paper ¥8,153.- (税込) EUR 34.00

In Hannah Arendts politischer Theorie geht Denken Handeln nicht voraus, vielmehr folgt Denken aus Handeln, denn Denken ist ?unpolitisch“. Arendt bestimmt Politik (Handeln) zunaechst als Gegensatz zur Philosophie (Denken) und erklaert spaeter den Primat der Politik: Politik, die aus der Umkehr der metaphysischen Hierarchie folgt, laesst sich als Anti-Metaphysik rekonstruieren. Die Methode der Umkehr der metaphysischen Hierarchie ist jedoch mit einigen Schwierigkeiten behaftet, die die Kritik des Primats der Politik als zentrale Bedingung einer politischen Theorie rechtfertigen, denn der Preis fuer den Primat der Politik ist der Verlust der Autonomie des Individuums. Weil man ohne die Anerkennung des (systemischen) Gegensatzes von Politik und Philosophie Arendts politische Theorie (inhaltlich) nicht verstehen kann, ist der Rekonstruktion ein Glossar angefuegt, in dem dargelegt wird, welche Bedeutung die aufgefuehrten Begriffe in Arendts politischen Theorie haben.

Seyferth, Peter (Hrsg.), Dystopie und Staat. (Staatsverstaendnisse 168) 300 S. 2023:4 (Nomos, GW) <706-761>
ISBN 978-3-8487-7765-5 paper ¥17,745.- (税込) EUR 74.00 *

Der Staat kann durch den kuenstlerischen Ausdruck verstanden werden, mit dem er kritisch legitimiert bzw. delegitimiert wird. Daher ist es politikwissenschaftlich fruchtbar, Dystopien in all ihren Erscheinungsformen zu analysieren: Literatur, Film, Comics, Computerspiele, Karikaturen und Musik. Dystopien sind das Gegenteil von Utopien, stellen also nicht das Ideal, sondern das Schreckliche dar. Entsprechend warnen sie vor falschen staatlichen Tendenzen: Totalitarismus und (Oeko-)Diktatur, Ueberwachung und Uebergriffigkeit, staatliche Sicherheit und Gesundheit, Kapitalismus und Neo-Feudalismus ? sowie Widerstand dagegen. Im Band werden Dystopien aus allen Phasen der Entwicklung analysiert: von Vorlaeufern ueber Klassiker zu den neuesten Formen. Mit Beitraegen von Dr. Alexander Amberger; Mag. Andreas Brocza; Mag. Dr. Stefan Brocza, M.B.L.; Dr. Felicia Englmann; Luis Glaser, M.Sc.; Dr. Andreas Heyer; Anastasiya Kasko, M.A.; Dr. Alexander Neupert-Doppler; Benedikt Neuroth, M.A.; Sandra Maria Pfister, M.A., M.A.; Dr. Patrizia Piredda, M.A., M.A. MLitt, PhD; Dr. Thomas Schoelderle; Dr. Maurice Schuhmann; Dr. Peter Seyferth und Tobias Weiss, M.A..

Stoelner, Thomas / Bittlingmayer, Uwe H. / Okcu, G. (Hrsg.), Anarchistische Gesellschaftsentwuerfe: Zwischen partizipatorischer Wirtschaft, herrschaftsfreier Vergesellschaftung und kollektiver Entscheidungsfindung. 420 S. 2023:10 (Unrast-Vlg., GW) <706-762>
ISBN 978-3-89771-369-7 paper ¥5,275.- (税込) EUR 22.00

Die Herausgeber*innen haben ein breites Spektrum an Autor*innen eingeladen, ihre Vorstellungen darueber, wie eine herrschaftsfreie, demokratische Wirtschaft organisiert werden koennte, einmal ganz konkret auszubuchstabieren. Herausgekommen ist ein Band mit Texten von Schriftsteller*innen, Aktivist*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen ueber partizipatorische Planwirtschaft, vernetzte Raete und politische Selbstbestimmung bis hin zu rechtlichen Perspektiven, philosophischen Praktiken oder reproduktiven Fragen einer zukuenftigen Oekonomie. Der Soziologe Jens Kastner und der Politikwissenschaftler John Holloway thematisieren grundlegende Werte einer herrschaftsfreien Gesellschaft. Die Soziologin Ilse Lenz berichtet ueber Gesellschaften, in denen Frauen Macht innehaben, ohne Herrschaft auszuueben, die feministische Politologin Savvina Chowdhury referiert ueber Reproduktionsarbeit in einer partizipatorischen Wirtschaft und deren Begruender Michael Albert und Robin Hahnel stellen ihre Vision vor. Die Klimaaktivistin Lena Schilling und der Schriftsteller Ilija Trojanow bringen sich ebenso ein wie die Kuenstlerin Nika Dubrovsky, die mit Noam Chomsky ueber die Ideen von David Graeber spricht. Allen Beitraegen und Beitraeger*innen ist die Hoffnung gemein, der lebendigen und bunten Vielfalt der Moeglichkeiten einer herrschaftsfreien Gesellschaft endlich auch in der wissenschaftlichen und oeffentlichen Debatte Gehoer zu verschaffen.

現代のポピュリズム
Tripathi, Deepak, Modern Populism: Weaponizing for Power and Influence. (Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice) 159 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-763>
ISBN 978-3-031-32232-7 hard ¥28,772.- (税込) EUR 119.99 *

This book sheds light on modern populism and discusses the link between populism and identity politics against the backdrop of populist leaders asserting the identity of their own group, while maintaining the separation from others. Written by former BBC correspondent and commentator Deepak Tripathi, the book explains how populism has a long history with early discernable origins in the Tsarist Russian Empire and North America in the nineteenth century, spreading to Latin America, Europe, and elsewhere in the following century. The book analyzes various forms of populism, its causes and consequences. It further looks at how industrialization, economic growth, and movement of people led to conditions which contributed to inequalities, fueling populist sentiments and social conflict around the globe. Tripathi concludes that populism has moved from the fringes to the mainstream of politics, and is here to stay, given factors such as growing competition for resources, population increase, climate change, and migration. The book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of political science and neighboring disciplines, as well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of modern populism and its roots. Written in a graceful, informative style, this book explores the rise of populism on the global scene and exposes its dangers. Mark Juergensmeyer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State Deepak Tripathi provides the first lucid and comprehensive analysis of a political phenomenon that engulfs many states and societies today. Ilan Pappe, Professor of History, and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies, University of Exeter This wide-ranging and clear-sighted book gives a historically-informed account of how populism went mainstream. It is a fascinating read. Richard Toye, Professor of Modern History, University of Exeter

左翼過激主義ハンドブック　第2巻
Zuquete, Jose Pedro (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Left-Wing Extremism. Volume 2. 625 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-765>
ISBN 978-3-031-36267-5 hard ¥55,150.- (税込) EUR 229.99 *

This handbook provides a broad overview of left-wing extremism and its associated key issues and themes. It breaks new ground by assembling a comparative analysis of the phenomenon that is both multidimensional and multidisciplinary. Gathering a wide range of influential scholars who have worked at length in the field of extremism studies from different perspectives, backgrounds, and geographical settings, the Palgrave Handbook of Left-Wing Extremism presents an array of thought-provoking and innovative as well as informative analyses and discussions - both historical and contemporary - about the phenomenon of left-wing extremism and of how researchers conceive of and approach it in their study. The Handbook is designed to be, for the foreseeable future, the reference work for all students, researchers, and general readers interested in achieving a comprehensive understanding of left-wing extremism in all its manifestations, subtleties, and dynamics, and both itscurrent and its potential directions.

法と政治制度研究ハンドブック
Howard, Robert M. / Randazzo, Kirk A. / Reid, R. A. (eds.), Research Handbook on Law and Political Systems. (Research Handbooks in Law and Politics) 392 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-573>
ISBN 978-1-80037-833-9 hard ¥57,486.- (税込) GB￡ 201.00 *

This Research Handbook is a multi-faceted, comparative analysis of how law and political systems interact around the world. Chapters include analyses of judicial deference, congressional support, democratic representation, politicization of courts, public support, and judicialization across multiple jurisdictions in the United States and abroad. Chapters also investigate transnational courts and the linkages between international and domestic law and politics.Addressing these relationships from a comparative perspective, the Handbook illustrates how different political contexts lead to different uses of law and how courts respond to divergent political environments. An impressive array of contributors, and the editors, examine law and political systems on a global scale through either country-specific analyses, comparative analyses, or the examination of transnational institutions.Scholars interested in law and courts, judicial politics, the rule of law, and governance will find this Research Handbook to be a valuable resource. It will provide a helpful foundation for advanced students of both political science and law and will be a useful reference tool for judges and those operating in a judicial or political sphere.

Zanetti, Gianfrancesco, Equality and Vulnerability in the Context of Italian Political Philosophy: Italian Efficacy. (Studies in the History of Law and Justice 26) 135 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-578>
ISBN 978-3-031-35552-3 hard ¥31,170.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

One of the main goals of this book is to determine if, in the works of some of the key authors in the history of Italian political philosophy, a notion of "efficacy" can be found. In legal philosophy, "efficacy" is the capacity a norm has to effectively influence citizens' behavior. The "principle of efficacy" is that according to which an order or rule exists as such when it is followed effectively in practice. Here by "efficacy" I mean the idea that normative phenomena are self-justifying, without reference to extrinsic systems of value (such as "natural law"). The examinations of several texts undertaken here constitute reflections on this theme, without any claim to systematicity. They have been grouped together, roughly in historical order, by their common respect for the contexts within which they reason and reach decisions, which lends them a characteristic flavor of harsh realism that at times relies on a minimalist use of traditional normative categories.The second theme that emerges through the respective chapters (each of which constitutes the text for a lesson in a course for Ph.D. students) is that of the relationship between "equality" and "vulnerability." Here the idea is to elaborate a concept of "vulnerability" that is not underpinned by what we in Italy call an "anthropology," that is, a fixed notion of human nature. Instead this concept should be comprehensible and graspable solely on the basis of the recognition of decisions and actions that are merely "efficacious," that function "for what they are, and what they do." This recognition doesn't even need to be explicitly articulated by these authors with any specific, deliberately conscious awareness.The goal is not to identify a precise tradition of thought, one which elaborates a given line of reflection, but rather to highlight certain "themes" that emerge in the texts examined, even as the authors write with and for their own specific,contingent set of motives, which differ from time to time and place to place. These authors include some who are widely known, such as Dante, Machiavelli, and Beccaria. At times they are figures who typify certain key historical episodes, such as the Risorgimento (Giuseppe Mazzini) or Fascism (Cesare Lombroso and Santi Romano), while others reflect certain aspects of a contemporary debate (Pasolini and the "Braibanti affair").The book is based on lectures given for a 2021 Ph.D. Course at the University of California, Berkeley's Department of Italian Studies.

説明責任の問題
Flinders, Matthew / Monaghan, Chris (eds.), Questions of Accountability: Prerogatives, Power and Politics. 344 pp. 2023:10 (Hart, UK) <706-588>
ISBN 978-1-5099-6422-2 hard ¥25,740.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *

This book explores accountability from a range of perspectives, crossing traditional disciplinary, thematic, and professional boundaries. It asks fresh questions about accountability and its place and importance in democratic societies. Accountability matters. It matters because it connects the governors with the governed, and for this reason it is a hallmark of democratic governance. And yet, amidst a backdrop of concerns about democratic back-sliding, the rise of populism, the role of algorithmic governance, moral barbarism, and post-truth politics - to mention just a few issues - a number of potentially far-reaching questions of accountability have been asked. It is for exactly this reason that this book explores the concept of accountability from a range of perspectives, crossing traditional disciplinary, thematic, and professional boundaries. It asks fresh questions about accountability and its place and importance in democratic societies. The book considers the questions raised by the shifting architecture of accountability. Whilst some scholars suggest that accountability processes have never been so effective -trumpeting the rise of monitory democracy with its dense array of watchdogs, sleaze-busters, auditors, legislative committees, statutory supports, and investigative mechanisms - others express concern about the risk of 'overloads', 'gaps', and 'traps'. This has led to a focus on fuzzy accountability and diagonal accountability, pointing to increasing conceptual confusion. Bringing together world-leading scholars and former politicians and public servants, the book cuts through this confusion and provides the reader with the answers to the most debated issues, including rarely discussed 'pathologies of accountability', post-human governance, and a novel focus on balance and proportionality.

Hastedt, Heiner, Zurueck zum Fortschritt: Deutungsmacht und die Wende zum Moeglichen. (Blaue Reihe) 178 S. 2023:10 (F. Meiner, GW) <706-60>
ISBN 978-3-7873-4423-9 paper ¥4,771.- (税込) EUR 19.90

Alternde Gesellschaften wie unsere eigene sind von der Gefahr der Stagnation bedroht. Eine solche koennen wir uns aber nicht leisten; denn wir brauchen Veraenderungen, besonders um den Klimawandel einzudaemmen und die bereits eintretenden Folgen zu begrenzen. Als Alternative zum Denken in Alternativlosigkeiten profiliert Heiner Hastedt in diesem Buch eine Hinwendung zum Fortschritt als Ermoeglichung. Nach der durch das ≫Prinzip Verantwortung≪ von Hans Jonas befuerworteten ≫Heuristik der Furcht≪ mit ihren Folgen fuer Verzagtheit und Nichtstun koennte der als ≫geschichtsphilosophischer Universalbegriff≪ (Koselleck) zu Recht kritisierte Fortschrittsbegriff vor einer Renaissance stehen, und zwar als ganz pluralistisch gedachter Massstab fuer normativ erwuenschtes Fortschreiten. Um ein solches Programm des Fortschritts als Ermoeglichung attraktiv zu machen, steht in Hastedts Essay das Konzept der Deutungsmacht mit seiner Wende zum existentiell Moeglichen im Mittelpunkt. In Abgrenzung zu Gewalt und ueberkommenen Machtbegriffen wird Deutungsmacht als eine einflussnehmende soft power verstanden, die Wandel ? vielleicht besonders nachhaltig ? ermoeglichen kann. In der Verknuepfung von zunaechst weit auseinander liegenden Aspekten will das Buch gegenwartsaktuell ueber Fortschritte auch im Institutionellen jenseits der ueblichen Links-Rechts-Verortungen in der Politik nachdenken und zugleich philosophische Debatten ueber Macht, Wahrheit und Vernunft in Theorie und Praxis neu kontextualisieren.

人権と政教分離
Anthony, Francis-Vincent / Ziebertz, Hans-Georg (eds.), Human Rights and the Separation of State and Religion: International Case Studies. (Religion and Human Rights 10) 285 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-135>
ISBN 978-3-031-33997-4 hard ¥31,170.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

This text highlights key aspects of the religion/church-state relationship/debate, and related hitherto marginal topics. The contributions make clear that there is no clear blueprint for an optimal relationship between religion/church and state. Individual states and countries are analysed on the granular level for example, to address mono-religious against poly-religious as well as secular societies. Among others, chapters address education, migration and politics against religion as well as the effect of LGBTQ+ communities on religion and societies. This collected volume appeals to researchers, and students working in religious studies and political science.

宗教と国家ハンドブック　第1巻：理論的視点
Holzer, Shannon (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State. Volume I: Theoretical Perspectives. 746 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-165>
ISBN 978-3-031-35150-1 hard ¥59,946.- (税込) EUR 249.99 *

The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume I: Theoretical Perspective deals with the relationship between Religion and its long history that has played out throughout time and across the globe. Countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe approach the subject of religion and the state in various ways. While the word religion to westerners usually brings Christianity to mind, in Japan it is Shintoism and Buddhism. Volume II offers chapters on the relationship of both Shintoism and Buddhism to the Japanese state. It is very easy to see how the deeply traditional Japanese citizens may come into conflict with the strictly secular Japanese state. It also contains chapters about mosque and state as well as synagogue and state.

宗教と国家ハンドブック　第2巻：グローバルな視点
Holzer, Shannon (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State. Volume II: Global Perspectives. 740 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-166>
ISBN 978-3-031-35608-7 hard ¥59,946.- (税込) EUR 249.99 *

?The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume II: Global Perpectives addresses issues of Religion and State from a multitude of disciplines. The volume begins with the philosophical discussion of perennial issues that have to do with the origin and nature of rights. One question centers on the right to use one's religious beliefs to enact laws. This discussion alone sets this handbook apart from other handbooks of its type. While addressing these perennial questions, this volume includes authors who interact with the work of John Rawls, Hobbes, Rousseau, and a host of contemporary philosophers. The subsequent sections address the American Constitutional Experiment, religion, state, and law in the Americas.

Carstensen, Tanja / Schaupp, Simon / Sevignani, S. (Hrsg.), Theorien des digitalen Kapitalismus: Arbeit und Oekonomie, Politik und Subjekt. (stw 2415) 500 S. 2023:11 (Suhrkamp, GW) <706-204>
ISBN 978-3-518-30015-2 paper ¥6,714.- (税込) EUR 28.00

Cavallo, Jo Ann / Block, Walter E. (eds.), Libertarian Autobiographies: Moving Toward Freedom in Today's World. 535 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-205>
ISBN 978-3-031-29607-9 hard ¥47,956.- (税込) EUR 199.99 *

Influential libertarians from diverse backgrounds and professions who have worked toward a freer society across the globe share their personal and intellectual journeys, including what their lives and thoughts were before they embraced libertarianism; which people, texts, or events most inspired them; what experiences, challenges, tribulations, and achievements they have had as participants or leaders in this movement, and how this philosophy has affected their private and professional lives. The volume's 80 contributors span the political-philosophical spectrum of libertarianism, including anarcho-capitalists, minarchists, constitutionalists, classical liberals, and thick libertarians. Their essays express different perspectives on many issues even while articulating such core principles as an appreciation for individual liberty, private property rights, the rule of law, and free enterprise. Together, they represent myriad individual journeys toward libertarianism, however defined. By bringing together a range of contemporary voices from outside the dominant left-right paradigm, this book aims to contribute to the viewpoint diversity that is crucially needed in today's public discourse. These autobiographies not only offer compelling insights into their individual authors and the state of the world today, but may also inspire the next generation to make our society a freer one.

石戸光、水島治郎、小林正弥、張暁芳編　ポスト・パンデミックの世界における社会的公正－学際的視点
Ishido, Hikari / Mizushima, Jiro / Kobayashi, Masaya / Zhang, Xiaofang (eds.), Social Fairness in a Post-Pandemic World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 276 pp. 2023:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-210>
ISBN 978-981-19-9653-5 hard ¥33,568.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

This book brings a much-needed re-examination of the concepts of social fairness and justice in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Through careful analysis of issues as diverse as the allocation of vaccines through the global system COVAX, women and gender, migrants and refugees, the environment, and social justice, the authors bring novel perspectives on openness, freedom, and well-being. This ambitious collection combines political, economic, historical, philosophical, and cultural analyses to examine whether it is possible to envision a "fair society" after the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Sadovnichy, Viktor / Akaev, Askar / Ilyin, I. et al. (eds.), Reconsidering the Limits to Growth: A Report to the Russian Association of the Club of Rome. (World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures) 612 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-220>
ISBN 978-3-031-34998-0 hard ¥40,762.- (税込) EUR 169.99 *

Echoing the famous "The Limits to Growth" report from 1972, this edited volume analyses the changes that the World System has undergone to the present, on the fiftieth anniversary of the original report. During the past fifty years, both the concept and understanding of these limits have significantly changed. This book highlights that the evolution of the World System has approached a new critical milestone, moving into a fundamentally new phase of historical development, when the old economic and social technologies no longer work as efficiently as before or even begin to function counterproductively, which leads the World System into a systemic crisis. The book discusses the transition of human society to a new phase state, the shape of which has not yet been determined. New approaches are needed for both, for the analysis of the global situation, and for forecasts. The book is based on an integrated approach including the world-systems, historical and evolutionaryperspectives, as well as a systematic view of society, in which changes in one subsystem cause transformations in others. Through mathematical modeling, it defines the main vectors of transformations of the World System; makes a detailed forecast of the development of all the main subsystems of the society and the World System, while presenting horizons of changes from short-term to ultra-long-term; and presents different development scenarios as well as recommendations on how to achieve a transition to the most favorable scenario. The book will appeal to members and followers of the Club of Rome, policy-makers, as well as to scholars from various disciplines interested in a better understanding of the World System evolution, global futures, development studies, climate change, and future societies.