...Stein Ringen This commentary is part of Global Perspectives review symposium on democracy. Can we introduce good social control by way of regulations? To some degree, perhaps. Steven and I hope so. But it is, in a way, a self-defeating enterprise. A democratic culture, we are reminded...

..., Fukuyama cautions against underestimating the difficulties (136). Historically, democracies were built on top of preexisting nations whose unity was often attained through illiberal methods. How to relate to this violent history is the very battleground on which today’s culture wars are being fought...

...Roland Bernecker; Ronald Grätz The article addresses transformations in the perception of Liberty and Liberalism, and links them to contemporary concepts of culturality. It provides an analysis of the causes and directionality of the significant shift in our perception of the relation of culture...

...Helmut K. Anheier © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved. 2020 identities values culture This article reviews the state of the social sciences with respect to the study of culture and cultures. It also examines the closely related concepts...