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Dusting off the Social Identity Approach to Overcome Barriers From Climate Change Communication to Pro-Environmental Behaviours
No full textFor climate change communication to result in pro-environmental behaviours that could mitigate the negative consequences of climate change on human and planetary health, a thorough understanding of what prevents the intended effects is needed. In this article, we propose an additional perspective to Per Espen Stoknes’ theoretical model of the five barriers to climate action. We suggest that the innermost barrier, Identity, should be conceptualized as social identity instead of cultural identity, and that the model should be updated with the theoretical premises of the social identity approach. Specifically, we propose that climate communication can be unsuccessful 1) due to identification with social identities that are incompatible with pro-environmental behaviour, 2) by emphasising an intergroup conflict and 3) by creating an intra-personal conflict. Possibly, this offers theoretical depth to understanding how an individual’s identity prevents the effects of climate communication and the adoption of pro-environmental behaviours
Nachruf auf Dr. med. Josef Zwi Guggenheim: (24. Juni 1942 – 19. Januar 2024)
No full textNachruf auf Dr. med. Josef Zwi Guggenheim (24. Juni 1942 – 19. Januar 2024
One or Several Types of Constitutional Law? On the Hierarchy of Constitutional Norms
No full textThis article examines whether, despite the well-established principle of equal priority of constitutional norms, certain higher-ranking norms within the Swiss Federal Constitution are binding in the context of constitutional amendments. Drawing on Carl Schmitt, Jürgen Habermas, and Swiss constitutional doctrine, I argue that limits to constitutional amendments are inherent in the Federal Constitution, which is based on the rule of law and democracy as fundamental and equal constitutional principles. Increasing public awareness of this constitutional understanding will facilitate the reconciliation of democracy and the rule of law in practice.
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Dieser Artikel untersucht, ob es trotz des etablierten Grundsatzes der Gleichrangigkeit von Verfassungsnormen bestimmte höherrangige Normen in der Schweizer Bundesverfassung gibt, die im Rahmen von Verfassungsänderungen verbindlich sind. In Anlehnung an Carl Schmitt, Jürgen Habermas und die schweizerische Verfassungslehre argumentiere ich, dass die auf Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Demokratie als grundlegende und gleichberechtigte Verfassungsprinzipien basierende Bundesverfassung selbst Grenzen für Verfassungsänderungen vorgibt. Die Stärkung des öffentlichen Bewusstseins für dieses Verfassungsverständnis wird die Vereinbarkeit von Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit in der Praxis erleichtern.
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Cet article examine si, en dépit du principe d\u27égalité des normes constitutionnelles, certaines dispositions de la Constitution suisse peuvent être considérées comme supérieures et contraignantes lors des modifications constitutionnelles. En s\u27appuyant sur les travaux de Carl Schmitt, de Jürgen Habermas, ainsi que sur la doctrine suisse, il apparaît que la Constitution fédérale, qui repose sur l\u27État de droit et la démocratie en tant que principes constitutionnels fondamentaux et égaux, impose elle-même des limites aux révisions constitutionnelles. Une meilleure compréhension de cette caractéristique par le public permettrait, en pratique, d\u27accroître la compatibilité entre la démocratie et l\u27État de droit
Schreiben für die Ewigkeit. Die Transformation literarischer Nachhaltigkeit durch christliche Autoren der Spätantike
Get PDFWer schreibt, will gelesen werden – wenn möglich, nicht bloss zu Lebzeiten. Gelingt ein Klassiker, kann auf ein anhaltendes Interesse der Nachwelt gehofft werden, das eine Art Unsterblichkeit beschert. Gleichzeitig verfolgen Schreibende weitere Ziele, die über den eigenen Nachruhm hinausgehen: Sie möchten auch dem von ihnen behandelten Gegenstand zu nachhaltigem Andenken verhelfen.
Doch welche Bedingungen muss ein Werk erfüllen, das diese doppelte Nachhaltigkeit anstrebt? Vorchristliche Autoren wie Homer, Horaz oder Ovid setzten Standards, die die christlichen Autoren des 4. Jahrhunderts ins Dilemma stürzten. Einerseits wollten auch sie nachhaltige Literatur produzieren, andererseits hatten sich die Kriterien dafür, was wie erzählt werden durfte, radikal gewandelt. Die beiden spätantiken christlichen Autoren Sulpicius Severus und Paulinus von Nola lösten das Problem auf bestechende Art und Weise
Reinventing the Wheel? On the Production and Acquisition of Knowledge in Politics
Get PDFReinventing the Wheel? On the Production and Acquisition of Knowledge in Politics The US Declaration of Independence’s opening claim – «We hold these truths to be self-evident» – is unjustified. Historical events and present circumstances internationally do not bear it out either. Why has the ‹sustainability› of knowledge about democracy, rule of law, and human rights proven so difficult to ensure, including in world’s oldest liberal democracies?
Answering this question requires us to examine how knowledge is produced and acquired in the political context today. More specifically, we must study the widespread phenomena of populism and truthiness and their effects on the respective epistemic processes. Finally, it is imperative to consider what remains, what should remain, and how that might remain in the (re-)formation of political systems over space and time. The societal significance of this investigation should at least be ‹self-evident› in this the biggest election year in history
Trust in Governmental Health Communication on Covid-19: Does Vulnerability Moderate the Effect of Partisanship?
No full textTrust in governmental communication is critical to the successful containment of public health crises. However, in highly politicised crises, trust varies as a function of partisanship. This research report examines the relationship between political preferences and trust in governmental health communication during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany. We pay particular attention to the interaction between (a) different dimensions of vulnerability to the virus and (b) distrust rooted in partisan preferences. Using original data from a representative, four-wave online survey conducted in Germany in 2020 and 2021, we found moderate to low levels of trust in information from the government. Whereas belonging to a vulnerable age group (65+) and fear of infection were significantly associated with trust, identification as a member of a risk group was not. Voters of the right-wing populist AfD were less likely to trust government information. Finally, the association between fear of infection and trust was stronger among AfD voters than among voters of established parties. We conclude that public health campaigns should account for the fact that politicised individuals may not trust communicators in prolonged crises. Messages targeting members of risk groups and partisans of populist parties should make health risks relatable to them as individuals
Linking One Health to 3R. Culture of Care as a bridge towards Russell and Burch\u27s highest goal: Replacement: Culture of Care as a bridge towards Russell and Burch\u27s highest goal: Replacement
No full textAnimal testing has long been ethically controversial, initially due to religious and cultural beliefs and increasingly because of the obvious suffering inflicted. The 3Rs principles are now a central part of laboratory practice and have prompted discussions about adding further Rs to take account of societal values. However, this expansion can lead to contradictions, such as the emphasis on reproducibility, which implies the continued use of animals and thus conflicts with the original highest goal of the 3Rs, replacement. At the same time, the Culture of Care approach associated with the 3Rs promotes a change in the human-animal relationship but has not significantly challenged the use of animals in research. The One Health approach, which recognizes the connection between human, animal and environmental health, is also often criticized for prioritizing human health over animal welfare. This article aims to show how the One Health approach can be consistently extended to interdisciplinarity and intersectionality to include animals as stakeholders in the debate. It will also discuss the potential of the Culture of Care approach to transfer the implications of a consistently conceived One Health approach to the field of animal experimentation, in order to bring the complete renunciation of the use of sentient beings back into the focus of 3R research.Animal testing has long been ethically controversial, initially due to religious and cultural beliefs and increasingly because of the obvious suffering inflicted. The 3Rs principles are now a central part of laboratory practice and have prompted discussions about adding further Rs to take account of societal values. However, this expansion can lead to contradictions, such as the emphasis on reproducibility, which implies the continued use of animals and thus conflicts with the original highest goal of the 3Rs, replacement. At the same time, the Culture of Care approach associated with the 3Rs promotes a change in the human-animal relationship but has not significantly challenged the use of animals in research. The One Health approach, which recognizes the connection between human, animal and environmental health, is also often criticized for prioritizing human health over animal welfare. This article aims to show how the One Health approach can be consistently extended to interdisciplinarity and intersectionality to include animals as stakeholders in the debate. It will also discuss the potential of the Culture of Care approach to transfer the implications of a consistently conceived One Health approach to the field of animal experimentation, in order to bring the complete renunciation of the use of sentient beings back into the focus of 3R researc
Per un\u27edizione delle opere di Alice Ceresa
No full textTatiana Crivelli e Giovanna Cordibella presentano il progetto Arcipelago Ceresa, che proporrà l’edizione digitale di testi editi e inediti della scrittrice svizzera
La figlia prodiga e il romanzo sperimentale
No full textAttraverso il confronto con il romanzo sperimentale degli anni Sessanta, il testo di Alice Ceresa La figlia prodiga si dimostra una operazione originale di narrativa contaminata dal linguaggio argomentativo, animata dal tema radicale della protesta femminista.
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Through the comparison with experimental novels of the Sixties, Alice Ceresa\u27s text La figlia prodiga proves to be an original narrative operation contaminated by argumentative language, animated by radical themes of feminist protests
Rappresentazioni della diversità nei testi giovanili di Alice Ceresa
No full textProvenienza e famiglia forgiano l’individuo a tal punto che i personaggi dei testi giovanili di Alice Ceresa sono prigionieri della propria identità, dalla quale possono liberarsi solo attraverso fenomeni ultraterreni e il trasferimento di contesto e persone in una sfera surreale. Per l’indagine si è scelto il racconto breve Sabina e il fantasma, pubblicato nella rivista internazionale di letteratura Botteghe oscure del 1952 e consultabile oggi presso l’Archivio svizzero di letteratura di Berna, al centro del cui discorso ci sono svariate forme di diversità che fanno riflettere sulla contrapposizione tra appartenenza ed esclusione. Indagando le dinamiche relazionali che determinano tale contrapposizione, la lettura propone una prospettiva che metta in rilievo il rapporto dell’autrice con il luogo d’origine della sua famiglia, il Grigioni italiano. L’indagine di questo aspetto della poetica ceresiana è parte della ricerca legata alla tesi di dottorato dal titolo Identità di confine e plurilinguismo: letteratura dei Grigioni tra il 1945 e il 1990, a sua volta sezione del progetto SNF Uno spazio di esperienza – tre letterature. Letture della svolta nei Grigioni dopo il 1945.
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Origin and family shape the individual to such an extent that the characters in Alice Ceresa\u27s early works are prisoners of their own identity, from which they can only free themselves through otherworldly phenomena and the transfer of context and people into a surreal sphere. Sabina and the ghost, a short story published in the international literary magazine Botteghe oscure in 1952 and available today at the Swiss Literary Archives in Bern, focuses on various forms of diversity that make us reflect on the contrast between belonging and exclusion. By investigating the dynamics of the relations that determine this contrast, the reading offers a perspective that highlights the author\u27s relationship with the place of origin of her family, the Italian Grisons. The investigation of this aspect of Ceresa’s poetics is part of the research linked to the doctoral thesis entitled "Border identities and plurilingualism: Grisons literature between 1945 and 1990", which is a section of the SNF project "A space of experience - three literatures. Readings of the turning point in Graubünden after 1945”