Though the area of politics goes far beyond the headlines, campaigns, debates, and elections help us to view the subject. It covers the institutions, policies, ideas, processes, and relationships controlling society and hence influencing personal life. From local governments to multinational organizations, political science—as an academic field—aims to examine power relations, policy development, and the […]

At a turning point in its development, the European Union is facing internal conflicts as well as worldwide demands that test its cohesiveness and efficiency. Problems include economic differences among member states, democratic backsliding, energy security, and foreign policy cooperation nevertheless beg concerns about the long-term orientation of the EU. From across the Atlantic, the […]

Education is shaped constantly by public policy decisions and financial aims; it takes place at the intersection of politics and money. Even if they are places of learning and intellectual growth, schools operate within systems controlled by lawmakers and influenced by economic fluctuations. Political concepts direct decisions about curriculum, access, and institutional values while economic […]

An interdisciplinary study, disability studies intensively investigates the idea of disability as a social, cultural, historical, and political phenomena. Beyond the medical perspective, this scholarly field examines how institutions, societal attitudes, and policies help to marginalize and experience persons with disabilities. Disability Studies stresses the agency, rights, and voices of people with disabilities rather than […]