@misc{VandenBergheMaddens2003, author = {Vanden Berghe, Kristine and Maddens, Bart}, title = {Mexiko: (De-)Konstruktion von Nation und Ethnie im Diskurs der Guerilla}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8016}, year = {2003}, abstract = {This article investigates the fictional narratives written by „Sub-commandante Marcos" of the Zapatista movement EZLN. It is shown that Marcos uses three distinct frames of reference in his fictional account of the Zapatista guerrilla: an ethnic, a national and a post-national one. Contrary to other studies that emphasize the harmony between the three levels, it can be argued that there exists a fundamental tension between them. There is a tension between the ethnic discourse and the Mexican nationalist discourse which envisions a nation rather than a nation dominated by a single ethno-cultural group. Finally, it can be deduced from these tensions that the EZLN guerrilla is subject to divergent pressures.}, language = {de} } @misc{Grosse2003, author = {Große, Ines}, title = {Ethnizit{\"a}t und Zuwanderung in Deutschland}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9547}, year = {2003}, abstract = {The central focus of this essay is the "politicisation" of ethnicity in contemporary German immigration policy and its underlying ethnic ideology. Emphasis is put on the relevance of ethnicity and how it is viewed within the framework of German immigration policy. The author discusses German citizenship policy and its ideology, which creates ethnic boundaries in order to serve as a mechanism to defend limited access to German citizenship. The effects of the elevation of so-called ethnic groups through privileged immigration are explained with the example of ethnic German emigrants living in the former Soviet Union - the "Auslandsdeutschen" - and the process of their ethnic formation.}, language = {de} } @misc{Heintze2003, author = {Heintze, Hans-Joachim}, title = {V{\"o}lkerrecht und Ethnizit{\"a}t}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9559}, year = {2003}, abstract = {Both universal and regional international instruments seek to maintain and to strengthen peace and security through the development of friendly and co-operative relations between equally sovereign states respecting human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. History shows that failure to respect minority rights can undermine stability within states and negatively affect relations between states, thus endangering international peace. While minority situations vary greatly and the ordinary democratic process may be adequate to respond to the needs and aspirations of minorities, experience also shows that special measures are often required to facilitate the effective participation of minorities in public life. The article analyzes the contribution of international law to this field.}, language = {de} } @misc{Kneip2003, author = {Kneip, Sascha}, title = {Die sozialphilosophischen Grundlagen des demokratischen Wohlfahrtsstaats}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9570}, year = {2003}, abstract = {At the beginning of the 21st century the welfare state is under pressure from two sides. On the one hand, there is "globalisation", on the other hand seems to be some sort of normative crisis of the welfare state's moral foundations. The welfare state is said to curtail individual freedom and autonomy. This article rejects this assumption by exploring the philosophical and moral foundations of the welfare state, thereby demonstrating that it is essentially necessary for individual freedom and autonomy. Furthermore, it is shown that individual freedom is also the core principle of liberal democracy and that the welfare state is therefore an indispensable prerequisite for democracy itself.}, language = {de} } @misc{Risse2003, author = {Risse, Thomas}, title = {Die neue Weltordnung : US-amerikanische Hypermacht - europ{\"a}ische Ohnmacht?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9580}, year = {2003}, abstract = {Do the transatlantic relations have a future after the Iraq crisis and what will they look like? This question will be discussed in this and the next issue of WeltTrends. For this debate, Thomas Risse, Chair of International Relation at the Freie Universit{\"a}t Berlin, provides the initial input. Risse focuses on controversial issues inside of Europe, the outcome of which will be decisive for the future of the transatlantic relationship. Will the European consensus once constituted by the commitment to international law and multilateralism persist? What is the European position regarding democracy and human rights in the Middle East? Will Europe develop a strategy to cope with the new kind of threats posed by weapons of mass destruction in the hands of dictators or terrorists? Risse´s article has provoked a debate inside the German academic community, whose contributions will be published in the next issue of WeltTrends.}, language = {de} } @misc{Jaeger2003, author = {J{\"a}ger, Thomas}, title = {Unipolarit{\"a}t und Gegenmachtbildung : Anmerkungen zur deutschen Außenpolitik}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9604}, year = {2003}, abstract = {This issue of WeltTrends features the debate about the future of the transatlantic relationship and world order after the Iraq war. It was started by Thomas Risse with his article in the previous edition. Thomas Risse elaborated on three main points of contention between the United States and Europe: the role of international law and multilateralism, democracy and human rights, and the strategy towards new security threats. Most of the scholars, contributing to the debate in this issue agree with Risse in that there is no alternative to the transatlantic partnership and offer possible paths towards its renewal. The debate will be continued with additional comments and a rebuttal by Thomas Risse in the next Winter issue.}, language = {de} } @misc{Wallerstein2003, author = {Wallerstein, Immanuel}, title = {Wohin steuert die Welt? : Geopolitische Br{\"u}che im 21. Jahrhundert}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9612}, year = {2003}, abstract = {In this article, Immanuel Wallerstein tries to anticipate the evolution of world conflicts and structures over the next decades. In his analysis, he identifies three main cleavages which structure future global conflicts: the triadic cleavage between the United States, Europe and Japan, who compete economically; the North-South cleavage between core zones and the periphery of the world economy; and, finally, the cleavage between what he calls the "Spirit of Davos" and the "Spirit of Porto Alegre" as a conflict between alternative images of the future world order. The structure and the dynamics of each cleavage are analysed and their evolution over the next decades is anticipated.}, language = {de} } @misc{Koszel2003, author = {Koszel, Bogdan}, title = {Polens Engagement in der euroatlantischen Zone nach dem Irak-Krieg}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9625}, year = {2003}, abstract = {In this issue, we continue and complete the debate on the future of the transatlantic relationship and of world order after the Iraq war. The debate was initiated by an article by Thomas Risse (Freie Universit{\"a}t Berlin) in WeltTrends 39, which has provoked a remarkable reaction within the German academic community, as documented in WeltTrends 40. This issue features additional comments and the rebuttal by Thomas Risse. Most authors believe that the transatlantic partnership is in a serious crisis, but claim that it remains without an alternative for both sides of the Atlantic.}, language = {de} } @misc{Risse2003, author = {Risse, Thomas}, title = {Die unipolare Weltordnung - Ein soziales Konstrukt : ein Kommentar zu den Kommentaren}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9631}, year = {2003}, abstract = {In this issue, we continue and complete the debate on the future of the transatlantic relationship and of world order after the Iraq war. The debate was initiated by an article by Thomas Risse (Freie Universit{\"a}t Berlin) in WeltTrends 39, which has provoked a remarkable reaction within the German academic community, as documented in WeltTrends 40. This issue features additional comments and the rebuttal by Thomas Risse. Most authors believe that the transatlantic partnership is in a serious crisis, but claim that it remains without an alternative for both sides of the Atlantic.}, language = {de} } @misc{ReichLoehmannsroebenSchael2003, author = {Reich, Oliver and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd and Schael, Frank}, title = {Optical sensing with photon density waves: investigation of model media}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-13147}, year = {2003}, abstract = {Investigations with frequency domain photon density waves allow elucidation of absorption and scattering properties of turbid media. The temporal and spatial propagation of intensity modulated light with frequencies up to more than 1 GHz can be described by the P1 approximation to the Boltzmann transport equation. In this study, we establish requirements for the appropriate choice of turbid model media and characterize mixtures of isosulfan blue as absorber and polystyrene beads as scatterer. For these model media, the independent determination of absorption and reduced scattering coefficients over large absorber and scatterer concentration ranges is demonstrated with a frequency domain photon density wave spectrometer employing intensity and phase measurements at various modulation frequencies.}, language = {en} }