Oliver Hidalgo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1380888 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oliver Hidalgo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oliver |
| FAMILY NAME | Hidalgo |
| SIGNATURE | HIDALGO O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Münster |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-8558-0530 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 11 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Conceptualising Digital Democracy—From Technocracy and Populism to a New Concept of Democratic Authority and Participation
According to the rather pessimistic diagnoses dominating in contemporary political research, the digitisation of information and the digital transformation of modern society tend to both a new form of (post-democratic) technocracy and a resurgence of populist democracy. These two main perils posed by the digital era can be confirmed by an in-depth theoretical approach eliciting that the practice of digital democracy generates a couple of threats …
The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to application
This article argues in favour of broadening the classical paradigm of democracy that historically emerged in the West. Without disregarding the undiminished significance of the idea of liberal democracy and its deep commitment to universal human rights, the necessity of a new accentuation of the concept of democracy is accepted in view of the observable democratic processes in non-Western societies. This should help to avoid both the blind spots …
The Moral and Political Legitimations of War and the Complex Dynamics of Peace Negotiation Processes
This thematic issue investigates the moral and political legitimations of war and the complex dynamics of peace negotiation processes in contemporary international politics. It brings together contributions from political science, sociology, international relations, and political psychology to examine how military interventions are justified, how peace is negotiated or prevented, and how legitimacy is constructed, challenged, and transformed over…
The Shortcomings of Just War Theories and the Legitimacy of Just Peace
In theory, the just war tradition claims to provide an appropriate standard for distinguishing legitimate military intervention from illegitimate aggression, which reduces the incidence of state and international violence. In practice, however, the concept of just war helps to morally embellish military action and obscure the political interests behind it. The article provides both a moral and political critique of just war theories, without in t…
Tocqueville-Handbuch: Leben – Werk – Wirkung
Der israelbezogene Antisemitismus und die Gratwanderung einer nicht-antisemitischen ‚Israelkritik‘ – Versuch einer demokratietheoretischen Mediation
The important debate on Israel-centered antisemitism has currently reached an impasse. In order to contribute to the objectification of the academic and public discussion, this article proposes a differentiation between subjectively conscious and unconscious anti-semitic resentments and reformulates this distinction in terms of democratic theory. Against the background of a concept of democracy including the complex coexistence of unity and plura…
Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy
This article theorises and conceptualises the ambivalent role of religions and conspiracy theories in modern democracies. Based on a concise comparison of both phenomena, it elaborates the similar risks and functions of religions and conspiracy theories for the political community without neglecting the fact that, under secular conditions, the spread of conspiracy narratives might outweigh those of religious messages in the long run. That observa…
The Role of Religions and Conspiracy Theories in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes
This thematic issue asks about the role of religions and religious actors and conspiracy theories/theorists in democratic and authoritarian regimes in general. Special attention is given to the current Covid-19 pandemic, since the relevant state of emergency obviously endorses the persuasiveness of conspiracy theories and makes the comparison with religions necessary. In this respect, the challenges religious prejudices and conspiracy myths imply…
Illiberal Cultural Christianity? European Identity Constructions and Anti-Muslim Politics
This paper refers to the ambivalence of secularization in order to explain why Cultural Christianity can show both a liberal and illiberal character. These two faces of Cultural Christianity are mostly due to the identity functions that, not only faith-based religion, but a particularly culturalized version of religion, entails. Proceeding from this, it will be demonstrated here how Cultural Christianity can turn into a concrete illiberal marker …
The Theory of Democratic Antinomies and the Identification of Value Trade-Offs in Political Practice
In theory, the idea of democracy consists of several insoluble contradictions, aporias, and conflicts. In practice, democracy demands an effective balancing of its essentially opposing principles and values in order to preserve an authentic character as well as to avoid its inherent self-destructive tendencies. In this regard, the concept of value trade-offs promises a heuristic tool to grasp both the analytical and normative impact of a politica…
Politische Theologie
Das Narrativ von der Wiederkehr der Religion
Religion, (Rechts‐)Populismus und Demokratie – Versuch einer theoretischen Verhältnisbestimmung
Staat und Religion
Christentum und Islam als politische Religionen: Ideenwandel im Spiegel gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen
Staat und Religion: Zentrale Positionen zu einer Schlüsselfrage des politischen Denkens
Das Narrativ von der Wiederkehr der Religion
Religion und Politik – Über Komplexität, Besonderheiten und Fragestellungen einer interaktiven Beziehung aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Christentum und Islam als politische Religionen: Ideenwandel im Spiegel gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen
Religiöse Identitäten in Politischen Konflikten
Religiöse Identitäten in politischen Konflikten
Die sprachliche Formierung der politischen Moderne: Spätmittelalter und Renaissance in Italien
Die Sprachliche Formierung der Politischen Moderne: Spätmittelalter und Renaissance in Italien
Religionen - Global Player in der Internationalen Politik?
Religionen - Global Player in der internationalen Politik?
Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy
This article theorises and conceptualises the ambivalent role of religions and conspiracy theories in modern democracies. Based on a concise comparison of both phenomena, it elaborates the similar risks and functions of religions and conspiracy theories for the political community without neglecting the fact that, under secular conditions, the spread of conspiracy narratives might outweigh those of religious messages in the long run. That observa…
Religion, (Rechts‐)Populismus und Demokratie – Versuch einer theoretischen Verhältnisbestimmung
Religion und Politik – Über Komplexität, Besonderheiten und Fragestellungen einer interaktiven Beziehung aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Conceptual History and Politics: Is the Concept of Democracy Essentially Contested
This article surveys the history of the concept of democracy from Ancient times to the present. According to the author, the conceptual history of democracy shows that the overwhelming success of the concept is most of all due to its ability to subsume very different historical ideas and realities under its semantic field. Moreover, the historical evolution of the concept reveals that no unequivocal definition is possible because of the significa…
The antinomian framework of Western and non-Western democracies—from theory to application
This article argues in favour of broadening the classical paradigm of democracy that historically emerged in the West. Without disregarding the undiminished significance of the idea of liberal democracy and its deep commitment to universal human rights, the necessity of a new accentuation of the concept of democracy is accepted in view of the observable democratic processes in non-Western societies. This should help to avoid both the blind spots …
The Shortcomings of Just War Theories and the Legitimacy of Just Peace
In theory, the just war tradition claims to provide an appropriate standard for distinguishing legitimate military intervention from illegitimate aggression, which reduces the incidence of state and international violence. In practice, however, the concept of just war helps to morally embellish military action and obscure the political interests behind it. The article provides both a moral and political critique of just war theories, without in t…
The Role of Religions and Conspiracy Theories in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes
This thematic issue asks about the role of religions and religious actors and conspiracy theories/theorists in democratic and authoritarian regimes in general. Special attention is given to the current Covid-19 pandemic, since the relevant state of emergency obviously endorses the persuasiveness of conspiracy theories and makes the comparison with religions necessary. In this respect, the challenges religious prejudices and conspiracy myths imply…
The Theory of Democratic Antinomies and the Identification of Value Trade-Offs in Political Practice
In theory, the idea of democracy consists of several insoluble contradictions, aporias, and conflicts. In practice, democracy demands an effective balancing of its essentially opposing principles and values in order to preserve an authentic character as well as to avoid its inherent self-destructive tendencies. In this regard, the concept of value trade-offs promises a heuristic tool to grasp both the analytical and normative impact of a politica…
Conceptual History and Politics: Is the Concept of Democracy Essentially Contested
This article surveys the history of the concept of democracy from Ancient times to the present. According to the author, the conceptual history of democracy shows that the overwhelming success of the concept is most of all due to its ability to subsume very different historical ideas and realities under its semantic field. Moreover, the historical evolution of the concept reveals that no unequivocal definition is possible because of the significa…
Die Natur des Staates
Kants Friedensschrift und der Theorienstreit in den Internationalen Beziehungen
Der lange Schatten des Contrat social: Demokratie und Volkssouveränität bei Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Der lange Schatten des Contrat social: Demokratie und Volkssouveränität bei Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Religion und Politik im vereinigten Deutschland: Was bleibt von der Rückkehr des Religiösen
Religionen - Global Player in der Internationalen Politik?
Religionen - Global Player in der internationalen Politik?
Demokratie und Islam: Theoretische und empirische Studien
Die sprachliche Formierung der politischen Moderne: Spätmittelalter und Renaissance in Italien
Die Sprachliche Formierung der Politischen Moderne: Spätmittelalter und Renaissance in Italien
Christentum und Islam als politische Religionen: Ideenwandel im Spiegel gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen
Religiöse Identitäten in Politischen Konflikten
Religiöse Identitäten in politischen Konflikten
Staat und Religion
Christentum und Islam als politische Religionen: Ideenwandel im Spiegel gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen
Staat und Religion: Zentrale Positionen zu einer Schlüsselfrage des politischen Denkens
Das Narrativ von der Wiederkehr der Religion
Religion und Politik – Über Komplexität, Besonderheiten und Fragestellungen einer interaktiven Beziehung aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Politische Theologie
Das Narrativ von der Wiederkehr der Religion
Religion, (Rechts‐)Populismus und Demokratie – Versuch einer theoretischen Verhältnisbestimmung
The Theory of Democratic Antinomies and the Identification of Value Trade-Offs in Political Practice
In theory, the idea of democracy consists of several insoluble contradictions, aporias, and conflicts. In practice, democracy demands an effective balancing of its essentially opposing principles and values in order to preserve an authentic character as well as to avoid its inherent self-destructive tendencies. In this regard, the concept of value trade-offs promises a heuristic tool to grasp both the analytical and normative impact of a politica…
Illiberal Cultural Christianity? European Identity Constructions and Anti-Muslim Politics
This paper refers to the ambivalence of secularization in order to explain why Cultural Christianity can show both a liberal and illiberal character. These two faces of Cultural Christianity are mostly due to the identity functions that, not only faith-based religion, but a particularly culturalized version of religion, entails. Proceeding from this, it will be demonstrated here how Cultural Christianity can turn into a concrete illiberal marker …
Der israelbezogene Antisemitismus und die Gratwanderung einer nicht-antisemitischen ‚Israelkritik‘ – Versuch einer demokratietheoretischen Mediation
The important debate on Israel-centered antisemitism has currently reached an impasse. In order to contribute to the objectification of the academic and public discussion, this article proposes a differentiation between subjectively conscious and unconscious anti-semitic resentments and reformulates this distinction in terms of democratic theory. Against the background of a concept of democracy including the complex coexistence of unity and plura…
Political science (18 works) · Philosophy (15 works) · Politics (11 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Democracy (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Religion, Theology, and Education (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works)