@misc{Flemes2005, author = {Flemes, Daniel}, title = {Transnationale Bedrohungen in Lateinamerika : Instrumente und Kooperationsebenen der Kriminalit{\"a}ts- und Terrorismusbek{\"a}mpfung}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48261}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Organized drug trafficking and transnationally networked terrorism are transnational threats in Latin America. Security experts see the first as the paramount problem, but regard the second as a mere potential security risk. Latin America's specific conditions allow limited options for containing non-military threats. Should actors and instruments for containing crime and terrorism be organized on a subregional level, in the Latin American or in the Inter-American context? The author documents promising subregional approaches, especially in the extended Mercosur.}, language = {de} } @misc{Scheske2005, author = {Scheske, Michael}, title = {Politik und Internet : politische (Re-)Pr{\"a}sentation, Integration und Transformation durch elektronische Medien}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48081}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Rezensierte Literatur: Bieber, Christoph (2003): Das Internet als Pr{\"a}sentations- oder Repr{\"a}sentationsraum. Kommunikation in politischen Online-Versammlungen, in: Gellner/Strohmeier (Hrsg), S. 139-153. Gellner, Winand/Strohmeier, Gerd (Hrsg.) (2003): Repr{\"a}sentation und Pr{\"a}sentation in der Mediengesellschaft, PIN-Jahrbuch 2003, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. Herzog, Roland/Hoffmann, Bert/Schulz, Markus (2002): Internet und Politik in Lateinamerika. Einleitung und Vergleichende Betrachtung, Band 1 der Reihe Internet und Politik in Lateinamerika: Regulierung und Nutzung der neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien im Kontext der politischen und wirtschaftlichen Transformation, Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert Verlag Hoffmann, Bert (2002): Internet und Politik in Lateinamerika. Costa Rica, Band 2 der Reihe Internet und Politik in Lateinamerika: Regulierung und Nutzung der neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien im Kontext der politischen und wirtschaftlichen Transformation, Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert Verlag. Mai, Manfred (2003): Das Parlament in der Mediengesellschaft. Parlamentarische Debatte oder Talk-Show, in: Gellner/Strohmeier (Hrsg.), S. 13-27. Schaper-Rinkel, Petra (2003): Die europ{\"a}ische Informationsgesellschaft. Technologische und politische Integration in der europ{\"a}ischen Politik, M{\"u}nster: Verlag Westf{\"a}lisches Dampfboot.}, language = {de} } @misc{CecenaMotto2005, author = {Cece{\~n}a, Ana Esther and Motto, Carlos Ernesto}, title = {Paraguay : Ausgangspunkt f{\"u}r die Beherrschung des S{\"u}dkegels}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48245}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Paraguays vast natural resources, especially water, are a source of geopolitical wealth - and trouble. This articleshows how the interests of the USA in this region put Paraguay in a difficult position and turn the country into a playground for international powers. The need to regain national power and real-life influence by the Paraguayan people is especially emphasized. Even though the article concentrates on Paraguay, it also makes clear that this country is part of an US-masterplan for a new order on the American continent.}, language = {de} } @misc{Heinz2005, author = {Heinz, Wolfgang S.}, title = {Milit{\"a}r und Transition zur Demokratie in Lateinamerika : ein R{\"u}ck- und Ausblick}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48299}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Since the beginning of the 1970s a lot of countries in Latin America has been starting the transition to democracy. The article analyses the role played by the military in this process, especially the effects of civildemocratic governments - sometimes failing in - gaining power over the military. It is described how and why the army occasionally kept their independence from the civil power and how this influenced the consolidation of democracy.}, language = {de} } @misc{KraemerKuhn2005, author = {Kr{\"a}mer, Raimund and Kuhn, Armin}, title = {Milit{\"a}r und Politik in S{\"u}d- und Mittelamerika : Thesen}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8060}, year = {2005}, abstract = {This article discusses the complex relationship between the state and the military in Latin American societies. Defining the state in Latin America as a weak one, it contains a typology of the different roles played by the military in the 20th century. In this context, the ambivalent impact of the USA as well as the search of the Latin American military for "new tasks" since the 1990s is discussed. The article concludes with the challenges for civil-military relations in the current democratic regimes in Latin America.}, language = {de} } @misc{Friesendorf2005, author = {Friesendorf, Cornelius}, title = {Drogen, Krieg und Drogenkrieg : die USA und Kolumbien im aussichtslosen Kampf?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8058}, year = {2005}, abstract = {The United States, despite impressive efforts, have not reduced Colombian drug supplies over the recent years. Policy ineffectiveness results from problems in Colombia, including poverty, strong non-state actors, as well as a weak state and society. On the US side, ineffectiveness results from a geographically selective approach, a reliance on coercion, and bilateralism. The US has exacerbated human rights violations, environmental destruction, the displacement of the drug industry within Colombia, and the spread of Colombian problems to neighbouring countries.}, language = {de} } @misc{Radseck2005, author = {Radseck, Michael}, title = {Die vernachl{\"a}ssigte Reform : zum Primat der Politik {\"u}ber das Milit{\"a}r im s{\"u}dlichenLateinamerika}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48231}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Despite many economic and state reforms in South America, no comparable changes have taken place with regard to civil-military relations: Neither do the armed forces have a clearly defined mission of their own nor are they adequately democratically controlled. The article looks at the present civil-military relations from various angles and explicitly deals with examples from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It presents the reasons for the lack of civilian control over the military and discusses the resulting consequences for domestic and foreign politics.}, language = {de} } @misc{OrtizdeZarate2005, author = {Ortiz de Z{\´a}rate, Ver{\´o}nica Valdivia}, title = {Der Putsch nach dem Putsch}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48276}, year = {2005}, abstract = {The ideological change within the Chilean military before and after the coup in 1973 is the central issue of this article. Before the developments in the early 1970s, the cardinal mindset of the military leaders was one of a state-run evolution of society. After the coup, this thinking changed rapidly into a neoliberal kind. How could this happen? Which explanations have been and which should be discussed? These questions are answered and it is shown that the military itself played a bigger role than previously thought.}, language = {de} } @misc{Zimmering2005, author = {Zimmering, Raina}, title = {Das mexikanische Milit{\"a}r : von der Revolutionsarmee zur Polizeikraft}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-48258}, year = {2005}, abstract = {The military in Mexico started out as a revolutionary army that secured the regime of the governmental party PRI. The article discusses the change of this army into a national and hemispheric police force under the influence of the USA. Today, the functions of the Mexican army are a mix of fighting against drugs, organized delinquency, terrorism and counterinsurgency and cooperating with US as well as other Latin American forces.}, language = {de} }