Habermas and the Transformations of Critical Theory Faces of Critique

Amirhosein Khandizaji holds a PhD in Sociology from the Free University of Berlin, Germany. His primary area of research is the critical theory of the Frankfurt School. He is the author of The Victory of Instrumental Reason and Farewell to Variety (2013), Baudrillard and the Culture Industry (2017), and editor of Reading Adorno: The Endless Road (2019). He is also the co-author of David Riesman and Critical Theory (2021), co-editor of Adorno's Shadow: A Lasting Legacy (2025), and Revisiting Marcuse: Critical Reflections and New Perspectives (2025). He is also the founding editor of the Berlin Journal of Critical Theory .

James J. Chriss is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Cleveland State University, USA. His main areas of interest are social control, law and society, sociological theory, and criminological theory. His latest book is Social Control: An Introduction (3rd edition 2022).