Claudia Franziska Brühwiler
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Prof. Dr.
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Brühwiler
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Claudia Franziska
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Item type:Publication, Acting Power: Reading "Fiorenza" in the Time of Trump(2025-04-01)Thomas Mann'so nly play "Fiorenza" (1905)j uxtaposes two types of (potential)r ulers, the motives and sources of their respective power:Lorenzo de' Medici builds his reign on an astute reading of the mechanisms of Florentine society and on cladding the republic in the magnificence of the arts, thus turning popular attention to what he deems good and beautiful. Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, by contrast, embodies resentment and turns into aleader who makes his audience re-feel negative emotions that they then direct outwards. As such, Mann'sd epiction of Savonarola lends itself to an exploration of a contemporary political figure who has been repeatedly studied as an example of a 'man of ressentiment,' the 45 th and 47 th US president Donald J. Trump. Reading Trump in light of af ictionalized Savonarola draws attention to the different nature of the resentment today'sp opulists build on and the different passions they galvanize. While both ultimately direct their follower'srage against the existent institutions and values, they instill adifferent sense of self in their audience. In the end, the fire they lit in others may claim their own lives.Type:journal articleJournal:Studia PhilosophicaVolume:84Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Politiker in Roben? Der amerikanische Supreme Court und der Vorwurf der PolitisierungType:journal articleJournal:Justice - Justiz - Giustizia - die Schweizer RichterzeitungIssue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, “Strauss-a-Lago”: Branding Trumpism as a Conservative AlternativeType:journal articleJournal:Comparative Political TheoryVolume:3Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Populism with a Ph.D: education levels and populist leadersType:journal articleJournal:Journal of Political PowerScopus© Citations 5 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Introduction to Teaching US Politics in the Age of Trump: International PerspectivesType:journal articleJournal:PS: Political Science & PoliticsVolume:53Issue:2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Lessons in Color-blind Racism from "The Bachelorette"The US reality television show The Bachelorette is one of the most successful productions in its genre. It only recently featured its first African American lead, a long-expected departure from the show’s dominantly white cast. By analysing how the show discusses race, this article sheds light on how reality television sensationalizes racism. Racism in reality television is not, as the production wants to make viewers believe, the result of individual cases of prejudice, but a problem of those responsible in the control room and, arguably, of those tuning in.Type:journal articleJournal:Canadian Review of American StudiesVolume:49Issue:2Scopus© Citations 3 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The ICRC at a crossroads: Swiss roots — international outlookThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has undergone a considerable transformation in the recent decades: from being driven by a pre-dominantly Swiss body of employees, it has become an organization dominated by international staff that hail from all over the world. While the leadership is still firmly in Swiss hands, the transformation has put into question to what extent the ICRC has been able to uphold its foundational values and its special relationship with Swiss culture. The strong ties with Swiss values such as neutrality, independence, consensus, reliability, work ethics, and participation used to be perceived as key factors for the organization’s continuity and success in delivering humanitarian aid in a politically more and more divided world. Indeed, from a historical perspective, the Swiss rootedness shaping the organizational culture and identity allowed the ICRC to be successful in its endeavors as a neutral humanitarian actor even in times of crises. This paper, through an analysis of interviews with ICRC staff members of different nationalities, seeks to explore to what extent Swiss values are perceived to still matter in the ICRC, its humanitarian work and how Swiss and non-Swiss staff members interpret these values. The research suggests that there are three distinct narratives, namely, an internationalist, a traditionalist, and a pragmatist. While the internationalist narrative perceives the ICRC’s internationalization as a positive development for the organization as a whole, the traditionalist is concerned about detrimental effects on the organizational culture as well as on the credibility of the humanitarian work in the field. The pragmatist narrative recognizes the benefits of strong Swiss values in the ICRC, yet highlights that current developments call for internationalization. The study extends our understanding of the importance of core organizational values and principles in a process of internationalization in order to stay a credible and successful humanitarian actor.Type:journal articleJournal:Journal of International Humanitarian ActionVolume:4Issue:13 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Serving His Tour as an “Exasperated Liberal and Indignant Citizen”: Philip Roth, a Public Intellectual?(2018-05-01)Type:journal articleJournal:Voegelin View - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Pitiless Adolescents and Young Crusaders: Reimagining Ayn Rand’s ReadersType:journal articleJournal:Canadian Review of American StudiesVolume:46Issue:1Scopus© Citations 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, "Prospector and Jeweler": Ayn Rand on the Relationship between Politics and LiteratureThe novels by Russian immigrant writer Ayn Rand (1905-82) still attract a large readership, not least thanks to a recent renaissance of libertarian ideas in the US. Was it Rand's intention, when writing her novels, to construct political tracts, as many insinuate, or was she indeed trying to imitate her literary idols, as she herself claimed? The answer is complicated due to Rand's own contradictory statements on fiction's impact. Although Rand suggested that it was the reader who gave text meaning, she also believed her books to have an unambiguous message that should have a distinct effect on the reader.Type:journal articleJournal:Journal of American StudiesVolume:49Issue:1Scopus© Citations 1