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Political legitimacy after the pits: Corruption narratives and labour power in a former coalmining town in England. [PDF]

open access: yesBr J Sociol
Abstract This article examines the erosion of political legitimacy in ex‐mining towns in England. Political sociologists and political scientists have long taken an interest in the politics of coalmining areas, which were characterised by high strike rates and militant left values. More recently, the question of legitimacy in these areas has resurfaced,
Hilhorst S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Von Ibrahim zu Ibrahim: Daniel Casper von Lohensteins „Türkische Trauerspiele“

open access: yesThe German Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 2, Page 230-249, Spring 2023., 2023
Abstract Klaus Günter Just ordnete die Dramentexte Daniel Casper von Lohensteins in seiner zwischen 1953 und 1957 erschienenen historisch‐kritischen Edition nicht chronologisch, sondern geographisch und kulturell drei Rubriken zu: afrikanische, römische und türkische Trauerspiele – eine Kategorisierung, die von Generationen von Literaturwissenschaftler*
Isabel von Holt
wiley   +1 more source

The tragedy of being a historical creature: Gender and history in Nicolas de Montreux’s La Sophonisbe (1601)

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, Volume 78, Issue 1, Page 31-44, February 2023., 2023
This article explores the relationship between gender and history in Nicolas de Montreux’s historical tragedy La Sophonisbe (1601), specifically how the drama uses the historical female figure of Sophonisbe to negotiate what it means to take part in history.
Anastasia Ladefoged Larn
wiley   +1 more source

The Master's Problem: Revisiting Hegel's Critique of Social Domination

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper argues for a reinterpretation of Hegel's internal critique of the master in his famous ‘Master–Slave Dialectic.’ Hegel argues that, in addition to the evident injustice suffered by the enslaved, the arrangement also undermines the master's own purposes.
Stephen Cunniff
wiley   +1 more source

Aspects of Radical Gay Liberation Theory in West Germany's Tuntenstreit, 1973–1975

open access: yesGender &History, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 357-369, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines in depth the theoretical positions of the Tuntenstreit – a major theoretical dispute within the radical West German gay liberation movement in the 1970s. By working through archival material as well as the dispute's fundamental texts, it renders visible its often‐neglected underlying theoretical motifs and, consequently ...
Hauke Branding
wiley   +1 more source

EIGENSINN AND DOMINATION IN LIBERAL AND ILLIBERAL SOCIETIES

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 32-57, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article is a posthumously published text that was written by Alf Lüdtke and Alexandra Oeser but was left unfinished when Lüdtke died in February 2019. It examines two central notions—and their articulations—that Lüdtke and Oeser use differently in their work: domination and Eigensinn. On domination, it focuses on perspectives of Max Weber'
Alf Lüdtke, Alexandra Oeser
wiley   +1 more source

Mills and society in early medieval northern Italy

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 3-33, February 2026.
Drawing on the extensive documentary record of northern Italy, available archaeological evidence, and comparative case studies from early medieval Europe, this study demonstrates that mill‐based landscapes in the Po and Friuli‐Venetian plains were shaped by society as a whole.
Marco Panato
wiley   +1 more source

The date and context of the Astronomer's Life of Louis the Pious

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 70-100, February 2026.
The Astronomer's Life of the emperor Louis the Pious (814–40) is a canonical source for scholars of Frankish history. It sits at the centre of recent debates about the nature and tone of Carolingian political discourse, and about the crisis of the empire in the 830s.
Simon MacLean
wiley   +1 more source

What Judges Need to Know: The Anti‐Factual Challenge and Judicial Review

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 3-27, January 2026.
Today, there is a ‘knowledge crisis’, informing ‘societies of doubt’. Looked at more closely, we are confronted with attacks on expertise and knowledge, on facts and truth, as one chapter in the autocratic playbook. This challenges the legal system in many ways, be it legislation and other types of regulation, or administration and governance, as well ...
Susanne Baer
wiley   +1 more source

The Literary Court: Reading Queen Charlotte

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 509-524, December 2025.
Abstract This article investigates the literary culture revolving around Queen Charlotte (1744–1818) between 1761 and 1818. The Queen's library, sold after her death in 1818, contained more than 4500 volumes, and the sales catalogue (1819) offers a fascinating glimpse into her collecting habits and reading interests. This article uses the catalogue, as
Mascha Hansen
wiley   +1 more source

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