This book addresses the possibilities of analyzing the modern international through the thought of Michel Foucault. The broad range of authors brought together in this volume question four of the most self-evident characteristics of our contemporary world-'international', 'neoliberal', 'biopolitical' and 'global'- and thus fill significant gaps in both international and Foucault studies. The chapters discuss what a Foucauldian perspective does or does not offer for understanding international phenomena while also questioning many appropriations of Foucault's work. This transdisciplinary volume will serve as a reference for both scholars and students of international relations, international political sociology, international political economy, political theory/philosophy and critical theory more generally.

In The Security Principle, French philosopher Frederic Gros takes a historical approach to the concept of "security", looking at its evolution from the Stoics to the social network. With lucidity and rigour, Gros's approach is fourfold, looking at security as a mental state, as developed by the Greeks; as an objective situation and absence of all danger, as prevailed in the Middle Ages; as guaranteed by the nation state and its trio of judiciary, police and military; and finally "biosecurity", control, regulation and protection in the flux of contemporary society. In this deeply thought-provoking account, Gros's exploration of security shines a light both on its past meanings as well as its present uses, exposing the contemporary abuses of security and the pervasiveness of it in everyday life in the Global North.

The world is out of joint, so much so that disobeying should be an urgent act for everyone. In this provocative essay, Frederic Gros explores the roots of political obedience, social conformity, economic subjection, respect for authorities, constitutional consensus. Examining the various styles of obedience provides tools to study, invent and induce new forms of civic disobedience and lyrical protest. Nothing can be taken for granted: neither supposed certainties nor social conventions, economic injustice or moral conviction. Thinking philosophically requires us to never accept truths and generalities that seem obvious-it restores a sense of political responsibility. At a time when the decisions of experts are presented as the result of icy statistics and anonymous calculations, disobeying becomes an assertion of humanity. To philosophise is to disobey. This book is a call for critical democracy and ethical resistance.

This book addresses the possibilities of analyzing the modern international through the thought of Michel Foucault. The broad range of authors brought together in this volume question four of the most self-evident characteristics of our contemporary world-'international', 'neoliberal', 'biopolitical' and 'global'- and thus fill significant gaps in both international and Foucault studies. The chapters discuss what a Foucauldian perspective does or does not offer for understanding international phenomena while also questioning many appropriations of Foucault's work. This transdisciplinary volume will serve as a reference for both scholars and students of international relations, international political sociology, international political economy, political theory/philosophy and critical theory more generally.

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,7, European Business School - International University Schloss Reichartshausen Oestrich-Winkel, 36 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Introduction Problem and objectives Historically, there have been two competing investment theories. On the one hand there is the traditional efficient markets theory, which states that share prices fully reflect market information and therefore only temporary mispricing occurs. The traditional investments to buy and hold equity and bonds, which benefit principally from market direction is based on this theory. On the other hand the second theory argues that greater inefficiencies occur, and therefore opportunities can arise that enable investors to exploit mispriced securities without facing excessive levels of risk. This is the principal argument behind hedge fund investing. In the Oxford dictionary, the term "hedge" is described as a way of protecting yourself against a loss, especially money. To achieve this goal, hedge funds use a wide range of different investment strategies. These strategies are partly very complex and therefore sometimes very difficult to comprehend for the investor. This fact contributes mainly to the negative image of hedge funds in the general public. But the truth is that as hedge funds exploit chances of winning which result from market imperfections, they actually support and improve the stability of the financial systems. The hedge fund industry experienced a very strong growth in the last two decades and represents a good alternative investment opportunity to traditional asset classes. Therefore this paper aims to provide an overview of the numerous hedge fund strategies which are applied by the increasing number of hedge funds. This knowledge is needed as some specialists already expect that traditional mutual funds may not be able to avoid adopting respectively integrating

"The Hermeneutics of the Subject" is the third volume in the collection of Michel Foucault's lectures at the College de France, where faculty give public lectures on any topic of their choosing. Attended by thousands, Foucault's lectures were seminal events in the world of French letters, and his ideas expressed there remain benchmarks of contemporary critical inquiry. Foucault's wide-ranging lectures at this school, delivered throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, clearly influenced his groundbreaking books, especially "The History of Sexuality" and "Discipline and Punish," In the lectures comprising this volume, Foucault focuses on how the "self" and the "care of the self" were conceived during the period of antiquity, beginning with Socrates. The problems of the ethical formation of the self, Foucault argues, form the background for our own questions about subjectivity and remain at the center of contemporary moral thought. This series of lectures continues to throw new light on Foucault's final works, and shows the full depth of his engagement with ancient thought. Lucid and provocative, "The Hermeneutics of the Subject" reveals Foucault at the height of his powers.

Das Hauptproblem vieler Projektentwickler liegt darin, dass sie aufgrund der teilweisen 'chronischen Unterkapitalisierung' nicht in der Lage sind, die von den Banken geforderten Eigenkapitalmittel zur Realisierung der Projektentwicklung zu erbringen. Zur Schliessung dieser Finanzierungslucke mussen die Banken und die Projektentwickler in Zukunft neue innovative Wege bei der Art und Struktur der Finanzierung gehen. In diesem Zusammenhang haben insbesondere angelsachsisch gepragte, Eigenkapital ersetzende Finanzierungsformen sehr stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Projektentwicklungsfonds gehoren zu diesen neuen Finanzierungsinstrumenten und werden derzeit sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer Marktfahigkeit als auch aufgrund ihres Konzeptes kritisch diskutiert. Das Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, zunachst die Struktur von Projektentwicklungsfonds zu analysieren und danach zum einen die Chancen von Projektentwicklungsfonds und zum anderen aber auch die Risiken, derer sich die verschiedenen Parteien bewusst sein mussen, kritisch zu beleuchten. Bei der Analyse sollen insbesondere die unterschiedlichen Vor- und Nachteile aus Sicht der Projektentwickler, der Fondsinitiatoren und der Investoren aufgezeigt werden

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich BWL - Investition und Finanzierung, Note: 1,5, European Business School - Internationale Universitat Schloss Reichartshausen Oestrich-Winkel (Lehrstuhl fur Immobilienokonomie), 117 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Immobilienbranche sowie der Bankensektor befinden sich seit einigen Jahren in einer tief greifenden Umbruchsphase. Basel II sowie das gestiegene Risikobewusstsein der Banken haben die Finanzierung mehr denn je zum Dreh- und Angelpunkt in der Immobilienwirtschaft gemacht. Die Zeiten, in denen Projektentwicklungen noch problemlos mit bis zu 100 Prozent Fremdkapital finanziert werden konnten, sind ein fur alle Mal vorbei. Das Hauptproblem vieler Projektentwickler liegt darin, dass sie aufgrund der teilweisen chronischen Unterkapitalisierung" nicht in der Lage sind, die von den Banken geforderten Eigenkapitalmittel zur Realisierung der Projektentwicklung zu erbringen. Mit Hilfe von Projektentwicklungsfonds, die u.a. in den USA bereits seit einigen Jahren sehr erfolgreich Anwendung finden, kann diese Finanzierungslucke geschlossen wer-den. Sie befahigen zum einen den Projektentwickler, eine Projektentwicklung zu realisieren, die er unter Umstanden ohne fremde Unterstutzung nicht durchfuhren konnte. Zum anderen ermoglichen sie es der Bank, nicht nur am Risiko zu partizipieren, sondern auch vom Erfolg der Projektentwicklung zu profitieren. Aus Sicht der Investoren bieten sie die Chance, sich am ertragsstarksten Teil der Wertschopfungskette einer Immobilie zu beteiligen. Jedoch sind mit Projektentwicklungsfonds auch erhebliche Risiken verbunden. Demzufolge werden sie derzeit in Deutschland sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer Marktfahigkeit als auch aufgrund ihres Konzeptes kritisch diskutiert. Das Ziel dieser Diplomarbeit ist es, zunachst die Struktur von Projektentwicklungsfonds zu analysieren und danach zum einen die Chancen von Projektentwicklungsfonds und zum anderen aber auch die Risike