Ludger Kühnhardt is a professor of Political Science at Bonn University, Germany. He is also director of Bonn University’s Center for European Studies (ZEI). Tilman Mayer is a professor of Political Science at Bonn University, Germany. He is also president of the Society for German Studies and a former president of the German Demographic Society (2010-2016).

V. Aesthetic-practical appropriation of the world: art and cultureAesthetics..........................Rolf LessenichArchaeology..........................Bethany Joelle WalkerArt..........................Roland KanzBeauty..........................Anne-Marie BonnetCultural Change..........................Reinhard ZöllnerCultural Memory..........................Roland A. IßlerCulture..........................Christoph AntweilerDance..........................Erik Fischer/Alexander KleinschrodtFilm..........................Michael WetzelFounding myths..........................Michael BernsenImage..........................Jens SchröterLiberal Arts and Cultural Studies..........................Paul GeyerLiterature..........................Christian MoserMuseum..........................Karin NoackMusic..........................Bettina SchlüterNarration..........................Barbara Schmidt-HaberkampReception of antiquity..........................Thomas A. SchmitzTheatre..........................Helmut J. SchneiderTradition..........................Rolf LessenichTravel..........................Kerstin StüsselVI. Public order: politics and lawAtlantic Civilization..........................Karl KaiserConstitution..........................Klaus F. GärditzDemocracy..........................Volker KronenbergDictatorship..........................Volker KronenbergDiplomacy..........................Joachim Scholtyseck/Thomas FreibergerDemos..........................Christian HillgruberEmpire..........................Dominik GeppertEurope..........................Peter GeissFederalism..........................Hanns Jürgen KüstersGovernance..........................Frank DeckerLaw..........................Mathias SchmoekelMonopoly on the use of force..........................Stefan HaackNation..........................Peter GeissPeace..........................Erich WeedePolitical leaders..........................Hans-Peter SchwarzPower..........................Matthias BecherRegulation..........................Christian KoenigSanctions..........................Urs KindhäuserSovereignty..........................Matthias HerdegenWorld Order..........................Christian HackeVII.Moral order and human mortality: Ethics and religionCognition..........................Andreas BartelsCommunity and Society..........................Clemens AlbrechtConflict..........................Marc Laureys/Rolf LessenichConventions..........................Doris Mathilde LuckeCosmos..........................Cornelia RichterEthics..........................Dieter SturmaEternity and Finitude..........................Michael SchulzFreedom, equality, solidarity..........................Christoph HornHumanity..........................Marc Laureys/Rolf LessenichHuman dignity..........................Theo KobuschImages of Man..........................Ludger HonnefelderMarriage and family..........................Gerhard HöverMeaning of life..........................Christoph HornOikos..........................Heinz Gerd IngenkampReligion..........................Michael SchulzRituals..........................Michael Meyer-BlanckSacred Books..........................Manfred HutterTime..........................Dirk TänzlerTruth..........................Michael SchulzValues..........................Hartmut KreßVIII. Shaping globalityIs globality shapeable?..........................Xuewu Gu Globality: The point of view of language and literature..........................Marion GymnichChristianity and other religions in the age of globality..........................Wolfram KinzigGlobal turn und cultural perceptions: The example of Islam..........................Stephan ConermannGlobality: Cultural comparison between Europe and China..........................Wolfgang Kubin Humanity – Globality – Politics..........................Tilman Mayer