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And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability.

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You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances.

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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.

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When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans.

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Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they have them within themselves. They are themselves internally globalized.

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We are living in a world that is beyond controllability.

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The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized way is now erroneous.

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The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done in an intelligent way, you attain the sovereignty to better solve national problems in cooperation with others.

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That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way.

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Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Sociologist

Born: May 15th, 1944

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