Publications 2024

This discussion paper presents the concept of the aggressive victim role and introduces it into social science discourse for the first time. Using civility theory as an analytical framework, it examines how actors who see themselves as victims employ aggressive behavior to assert power or seek revenge. Case studies from the incel subculture and the woke movement illustrate the relevance of this concept to political dynamics and further research.

"Populists struggle with sport. Because they divide; sport, however, unites people from different backgrounds, countries, and cultures. Sport cannot be understood using concepts like capitalism, patriarchy, and postcolonialism either; because while corruption, greed, and networked power play far too often a role in sports politics, they do not define sport itself (...)"

April 2024 -

CIVILITY ANALYSIS

Civility analysis - On the implementation of civility theory in analytical designs.

"Civility, understood from a civility-theoretical perspective, is mutual respect in the awareness of shared responsibility. Within this consciously normative orientation, society and politics can be analyzed reflectively. In the following, I will outline some sub-concepts and perspectives under the headings: levels of civility, comparative civility analysis, comparison of party programs, civility index, explanatory civility analysis, civility-theoretical process analysis, and conflict analysis according to civility criteria."

February 2024 -

WHAT DOES CIVIL THEORY MEAN?

What is Civility Theory? Based on decades of preliminary work and current reflection, the theory of civility has developed. Felix Zachau, research associate at Civility gUG, Berlin, discusses the book on this theory with the author, Volker von Prittwitz.

February 2024 -

NOBILITY & CIVIL MODERNITY

"The nobility originated in the estate-based society. Today, however, a different societal model, civil modernity, dominates in Europe. Accordingly, I will first outline the societal models of estate-based society and civil modernity, as well as possible relationships between the nobility and civil modernity; then I will discuss some historical and current findings on the German nobility and present future perspectives."