This volume analyses current German domestic and foreign policy debates of international relevance. By reflecting their contemporary historical background and discussing the logic behind the different positions in a dispute, the author considers issues such as whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear headscarves, fears about immigration, the predominance of either a single national culture or multicultural pluralism and the admissibility of multiple citizenship. This book also sheds new light on the debate over the boundaries of freedom of expression, which was triggered by the so-called Danish "Mohammad cartoons." Aspects of German foreign policy are addressed, including the debate on the ratification of a European constitutional treaty and of the Treaty of Lisbon, German attempts to obtain a permanent seat on the Security Council, as well as the question of whether the deployment of the German army in Afghanistan contributed to the defense of Germany. This book is of interest to students and scholars of political sciences, as well as to journalists and practitioners interested in an analysis of current political debates in Germany.

This volume analyses the historical background of violent international conflicts. Starting with an analysis of the conflict and cooperation structures in post-communist Eastern Europe and the eastern expansion of the European Union, the author discusses the problem of acts of intervention in response to severe human rights violations, taking Kosovo, Libya and in a further text also Darfur, as examples. To analyse the subject of ethnonational autonomy and independence movements, the author presents case studies on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium, Cyprus, on the Kurdish areas of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, on Israel/Palestine, on China with regard to Tibet and Xinjiang, and on the genocide of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The classic subjects of inter-state security and armament policy include the controversy over the nuclear policies of Iran and North Korea, while the analysis of the changes in Russia's political system focuses on their far-reaching consequences for international politics. This book will appeal to students and scholars of international relations and peace and conflict studies, as well as to practitioners and decision makers in the field of peace politics.

This volume focuses on several theoretical topics in world politics and analyzes prominent cases of global conflicts and their potential peaceful resolution. It covers issues such as the multiplication of nation states in the era of globalization, failed peace policy concepts in the 20th century, and the question of who was to blame for the outbreak of the Great War. The author discusses three influential patterns of interpretation of international relations and global events: the conviction that war is eternally rooted in human nature and history, the renewed interest in geopolitical thought and the theory of a clash between the predominantly religious-based civilizations. Finally, individual conflicts, such as the rebellion in several Arab countries, the potential war of intervention against Iran, the Indo-Pakistani-Chinese entanglement in the disputes over Kashmir and the present war in Ukraine are examined in detail.

This volume analyses the historical background of violent international conflicts. Starting with an analysis of the conflict and cooperation structures in post-communist Eastern Europe and the eastern expansion of the European Union, the author discusses the problem of acts of intervention in response to severe human rights violations, taking Kosovo, Libya and in a further text also Darfur, as examples. To analyse the subject of ethnonational autonomy and independence movements, the author presents case studies on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium, Cyprus, on the Kurdish areas of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, on Israel/Palestine, on China with regard to Tibet and Xinjiang, and on the genocide of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The classic subjects of inter-state security and armament policy include the controversy over the nuclear policies of Iran and North Korea, while the analysis of the changes in Russia's political system focuses on their far-reaching consequences for international politics. This book will appeal to students and scholars of international relations and peace and conflict studies, as well as to practitioners and decision makers in the field of peace politics.

This volume analyses current German domestic and foreign policy debates of international relevance. By reflecting their contemporary historical background and discussing the logic behind the different positions in a dispute, the author considers issues such as whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear headscarves, fears about immigration, the predominance of either a single national culture or multicultural pluralism and the admissibility of multiple citizenship. This book also sheds new light on the debate over the boundaries of freedom of expression, which was triggered by the so-called Danish "Mohammad cartoons." Aspects of German foreign policy are addressed, including the debate on the ratification of a European constitutional treaty and of the Treaty of Lisbon, German attempts to obtain a permanent seat on the Security Council, as well as the question of whether the deployment of the German army in Afghanistan contributed to the defense of Germany. This book is of interest to students and scholars of political sciences, as well as to journalists and practitioners interested in an analysis of current political debates in Germany.

This volume investigates both violent conflicts and non-violent conflict behavior. It addresses a variety of topics, including responsibility and guilt in connection with war, violent conflicts, and terrorist attacks; conflict escalation in disputed areas such as the South China Sea, Syria, and Ukraine; war as an instrument of the United States' and Russia's global peace policy, and the experiences with non-violent conflict strategies in the Indian independence movement. Furthermore, it presents country studies on Switzerland and Catalonia. Peaceful interethnic relations in multilingual states in Switzerland are examined and juxtaposed against independence movements, such as in Catalonia. Current political challenges faced by the European Union, e.g. divergent refugee policies and the Brexit, are also discussed.

This volume focuses on several theoretical topics in world politics and analyzes prominent cases of global conflicts and their potential peaceful resolution. It covers issues such as the multiplication of nation states in the era of globalization, failed peace policy concepts in the 20th century, and the question of who was to blame for the outbreak of the Great War. The author discusses three influential patterns of interpretation of international relations and global events: the conviction that war is eternally rooted in human nature and history, the renewed interest in geopolitical thought and the theory of a clash between the predominantly religious-based civilizations. Finally, individual conflicts, such as the rebellion in several Arab countries, the potential war of intervention against Iran, the Indo-Pakistani-Chinese entanglement in the disputes over Kashmir and the present war in Ukraine are examined in detail.

This volume investigates both violent conflicts and non-violent conflict behavior. It addresses a variety of topics, including responsibility and guilt in connection with war, violent conflicts, and terrorist attacks; conflict escalation in disputed areas such as the South China Sea, Syria, and Ukraine; war as an instrument of the United States' and Russia's global peace policy, and the experiences with non-violent conflict strategies in the Indian independence movement. Furthermore, it presents country studies on Switzerland and Catalonia. Peaceful interethnic relations in multilingual states in Switzerland are examined and juxtaposed against independence movements, such as in Catalonia. Current political challenges faced by the European Union, e.g. divergent refugee policies and the Brexit, are also discussed.

Demokratischer Streit braucht gute Argumente. Die Politikwissenschaft lehnt es jedoch haufig ab, sich am aktuellen demokratischen Meinungsstreit zu beteiligen. Das ist in diesem Band anders. Egbert Jahn zeigt, wie mit politikwissenschaftlichen Argumenten in aktuellen Streitfragen diskutiert werden kann."

Der Band prasentiert Diagnosen und die Strategien, wie sie gegenwartig von den jungeren Vertretern der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung diskutiert werden. Dabei ergeben sich unterschiedliche inhaltliche Kontroversen: Handelt es sich bei den so genannten neuen Kriegen tatsachlich um neue Phanomene? Die Antwort auf diese und viele andere Fragen fallen ebenso wie bereits bei der Grundergeneration der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung kontrovers aus. Der Band macht generationsspezifische Schwerpunkte der Themenwahl und Fragestellungen deutlich. Er demonstriert damit anschaulich, dass der Ausdifferenzierung von Problemfeldern und Wissenschaftslandschaft zum Trotz die Friedens- und Konfliktforschung mehr als nur das Projekt einer Generation ist.

Antikommunistische Ideologie soli hier definiert werden als herrschende Ideologie in doppel- tern Sinn: einerseits als Ausdruck dominanter gesellschaftlicher Interessen, andererseits als auch von den Beherrschten weitgehend akzeptiertes ErkHirungsmuster der gesellschaftlichen Realitat. Vgl. zu diesem Verstandnis Nicos Poulantzas, der zwischen der Ideologie der herr- schenden Klasse, Ideologien mit anderem Klasseninhalt - getragen von anderen gesellschaft- lichen Formationen - und der auch letztere Ideologien beherrschenden dominanten Ideo- logie unterscheidet. Pouvoir politique et classes sociales, Paris 1968, S. 223 ff. Allgemein soli Ideologie verstanden werden als "System der gesellschaftlichen ( . . . ) Anschauungen, die bestimmte Klasseninteressen zum Ausdruck bringen und entsprechende Verhaltensnor- men, Einstellungen und Wertungen einschliet1en". (Marxistisch-Leninistisches Worterbuch der Philosophie, hrsg. v. Georg Klaus u. Manfred Buhr, Hamburg 1972, S. 504. ) 2 Dysfunktionalitat sowohl irn Hinblick auf die Abwendung einer aut1enpolitischen Isolierung als auch im Hinblick auf die Wahrnehmung von okonomischen Interessen; vgl. Claudia von Braunmtihl, Kalter Krieg und friedliche Koexistenz, Frankfurt 1973. 3 Egbert Jahn, "Gesellschaftspolitische Implikationen der Konferenz flir Sicherheit und Zusam- menarbeit in Europa", in: Antimilitarismusinformation, III. Jg., 2/73, S. 35. 4 Dabei wird darauf verzichtet, auf Aspekte ausflihrlich einzugehen, die Gegenstand anderer Themenstellungcn innerhalb der Arbeitsgruppe "Ostpolitik" sind. 5 Vgl. die zahlreichen einschlagigen Arbeiten in: Eva Knobloch/Dieter Senghaas, "Ausgewahlte Bibliographie zur Friedensforschung", in: E. Krippendorff (ed. ), Friedensforschung, Koln- Berlin 1970, 2. Aufl., S. 564 ff.