Sibylle Van Der Walt
Biographic Data
| ID | 264927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sibylle Van Der Walt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sibylle |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Der Walt |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER WALT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Senior Research Fellow, Luxembourg School of Religion & Society, Luxembourg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6207-4329 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Insatiable Democracy
Since the Brexit-vote and the election of a far-right business man as President of the United State, the social sciences have been struggling to explain the societal conditions that nourish the increasing appeal of populist parties and leaders in the Western world. The article reconstructs the potential of Margaret Canovan’s work for a sociological approach towards populism. With Canovan, it is possible to focus research on the emotional appeal o…
Flussbad Berlin , un projet citoyen de baignade urbaine dans le canal de la Spree
Depuis quelques années, la France a pris l’habitude de regarder l’Allemagne avec envie en matière d’urbanisme durable. Cet article analyse un exemple actuel le projet de bain fluvial à Berlin, une piscine naturelle de 800 mètres de long dans le canal de la Spree, le long de l’Île des Musées, classée au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO. Par cette étude de cas, il s’agit de montrer la dynamique sociale et politique spécifique qui stimule l’innovation…
Populism and the yearning for closure
Since the Brexit-vote and the election of a far-right businessman as President of the United States, the social sciences have been struggling to explain the societal conditions that nourish the increasing appeal of far-right parties and leaders in the Western world. The article's main thesis is that the currently leading sociological paradigm, the theory of globalization losers, is not sufficient to understand the social dynamics in question. Sta…
A platonic relationship
Compared to the rest of Europe, the UK has developed a strong tradition of human rights scepticism. The article argues that this difference has its origins not so much in systemic differences between Anglo-British and continental European Law, but rather in the different socio-historical experiences that fed the belief or lack of belief in human rights following World War II. The article concludes with a comparison between the Anglo-British tradi…
Von den Bedingungen eines gelingenden Lebens und von den Möglichkeiten seines Scheiterns
Populism and the yearning for closure
Since the Brexit-vote and the election of a far-right businessman as President of the United States, the social sciences have been struggling to explain the societal conditions that nourish the increasing appeal of far-right parties and leaders in the Western world. The article's main thesis is that the currently leading sociological paradigm, the theory of globalization losers, is not sufficient to understand the social dynamics in question. Sta…
Von den Bedingungen eines gelingenden Lebens und von den Möglichkeiten seines Scheiterns
A platonic relationship
Compared to the rest of Europe, the UK has developed a strong tradition of human rights scepticism. The article argues that this difference has its origins not so much in systemic differences between Anglo-British and continental European Law, but rather in the different socio-historical experiences that fed the belief or lack of belief in human rights following World War II. The article concludes with a comparison between the Anglo-British tradi…
The Insatiable Democracy
Since the Brexit-vote and the election of a far-right business man as President of the United State, the social sciences have been struggling to explain the societal conditions that nourish the increasing appeal of populist parties and leaders in the Western world. The article reconstructs the potential of Margaret Canovan’s work for a sociological approach towards populism. With Canovan, it is possible to focus research on the emotional appeal o…
Flussbad Berlin , un projet citoyen de baignade urbaine dans le canal de la Spree
Depuis quelques années, la France a pris l’habitude de regarder l’Allemagne avec envie en matière d’urbanisme durable. Cet article analyse un exemple actuel le projet de bain fluvial à Berlin, une piscine naturelle de 800 mètres de long dans le canal de la Spree, le long de l’Île des Musées, classée au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO. Par cette étude de cas, il s’agit de montrer la dynamique sociale et politique spécifique qui stimule l’innovation…
Populism and the yearning for closure
Since the Brexit-vote and the election of a far-right businessman as President of the United States, the social sciences have been struggling to explain the societal conditions that nourish the increasing appeal of far-right parties and leaders in the Western world. The article's main thesis is that the currently leading sociological paradigm, the theory of globalization losers, is not sufficient to understand the social dynamics in question. Sta…
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Appeal (2 works) · Brexit (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · European union (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Populism (2 works)