Translation of "Gesellschaftliche kräfte" in English

As such social forces they are "capitalised" vis-Ã -vis labour.

The revolution two years ago unleashed tremendous social forces which continue to have an impact.

However, different social powers campaigned against the damming of the Oosterschelde.

At the centre of such practice are entry projects, which are moved forward by organized societal forces.

Then, I think, we must above all be careful to ensure that as many social groups as possible are able to take part, the trade unions, for example.

Many social organisations are involved in the work of the nature park, ensuring the independence of academic and regional individual interests.

And purists – those who still defend the “law of the falling (long-term) rate of profit” – would say that capital’s capacity to profit from Christmas diminishes from year to year, thus giving rise to social and political forces which, in the long run, will undermine the festive season.

The use in some cases of a rhetoric of opposition, distrust and resistance to social or government forces was troubling.

The use in some cases of a rhetoric of opposition, distrust and resistance to stronger social or government forces was revealing.

The crisis of neoliberal hegemony is opening new possibilities for working towards an alliance of diverse political, social and cultural forces united in the common objective of re-founding Europe on the basis of social and ecological solidarity, of democracy, feminism and peace.

This means, in short, that social forces make their own history but not in circumstances of their own choosing.

Social legislation and social policy are understood as state "locomotive" which is without social forces lacking, as it were, the social-human "steam".

By using dialogue among equals, as well as horizontal processes, it provided proof that social forces from different parts of the world, which may be militant against different problems, can still converge around common goals and so formulate an alternative vision and blueprint for the planet.

However, the very successes and stability of the Tokugawa state set in motion social forces which eventually led to its overthrow.

The urgently required politicisation of the masses only occurs when there are societal movements, actors and forces that crystallise frustration and indicate perspectives.

Social and political forces chafe at the technological-infrastructural priorities in the context of the demands of a highly industrialized economy in global competition. Yet they also seek solutions to issues of intratemporal and intertemporal justness, especially with regard to the burden and distribution of costs among social groups.

The crisis of neoliberal hegemony is opening new possibilities for working towards an alliance of diverse political, social and cultural forces united in the common objective of re-founding Europe on the basis of social and ecological solidarity, of democracy, feminism and peace.

Drawing on the experience in Iran and Egypt, one can see in detail how and under what conditions Muslim social forces may, or may not, be able to get Islam to embrace a democratic ethos.

Speaking out has its limits too, since other forces also lay claim to being the voice of the people.

For example, the depths of individual consciousness can be seen as a socially created illusion of modernity and nothing more than crisscrossing societal forces.

The urgently required politicisation of the masses only occurs when there are societal movements, actors and forces that crystallise frustration and indicate perspectives.

On the other hand, key political powers and influential forces in society were pushing for research facilities of the former German Democratic Republic to be taken on-board and financed by the existing Max Planck institutes themselves.

It implies that social forces can intervene in current conjunctures and actively re-articulate them to create new possibilities.

We need binding international agreements to save the climate, but to achieve that, it is necessary to mobilise social forces for alternative solutions built on solidarity, equality and people’s needs.