Current philosophy of history and contemporary diagnostics, Conflict, Critical theory, Critique of civilisation (starting with Rousseau), Cultural change, Democracy and power, Development of states, Ethical and moral forms of reasoning, Europe in general, European integration, France, Germany, Modern philosophy of history, Modernity, late modernity and post-modernity, Organisational ethics, Political history, Power and politics, Scientific history of the social sciences, Security, The EU and Europe, The international community