TY - GEN A1 - Krämer, Raimund T1 - Zwischen Kooperation und Abgrenzung : die Ostgrenzen der Europäischen Union T1 - The Eastern Border of the European Union : between Cooperation and Separation N2 - Borders are a main characteristic of political entities. The separation from and the interactions with the outside environment are realised simultaenously. This is now heavily questioned in the European Union as „the first post-modern political entity“ (Ruggie). Within the EU we have observed a process of „de-bordering“ and growing transborder cooperation. Simultaneously, the question of the external border of the EU is raised as a political and mental issue. Deepening of the present EU leads to the fostering of the external borders - this is the lesson of the last 10 years. This can be also observed at the EU’s Eastern border - after the „first Eastern enlargement“ in the context of German reunification in 1990 - to the Oder/Neisse. The article discusses the historic developments and specific challenges of this border line and argues for cooperative external borders of the EU. Y1 - 1999 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8003 ER - TY - BOOK ED - Büchner, Christiane T1 - Kommunale Selbstverwaltung N2 - Das fünfte Potsdamer Textbuch enthält Aufsätze zur kommunalen Selbstverwaltung in Deutschland. Es werden erstens verfassungsrechtliche Grundlagen sowie die Grundzüge der Gemeinde- und Kreisverfassungen dargestellt. Zweitens geht es um die Fragen des Aufbaus der kommunalen Selbstverwaltung im Osten Deutschlands nach 1989 am Beispiel Brandenburgs. Die dabei behandelten Themen reichen von der Kommunalverfassung über die Funktionalreform, Kreisgebietsreform und Ämterbildung bis zum Neuen Steuerungsmodell. Drittens werden aktuelle Reformansätze vorgestellt. T3 - Potsdamer Textbücher - 5 Y1 - 1999 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-46822 SN - 978-3-931703-44-4 PB - Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - BOOK ED - Krämer, Raimund T1 - Regionen in der Europäischen Union : Beiträge zur Debatte N2 - Thema des ersten Potsdamer Textbuches sind Regionen als Subjekte der internationalen Politik, speziell innerhalb der EU. Die Bandbreite reicht von den österreichischen Bundesländern über Schottland und Katalonien bis zu den belgischen communautés. Der "Europäisierung" der deutschen Länder wird besonderes Augenmerk geschenkt. Namhafte Autorinnen und Autoren des In- und Auslandes beteiligen sich an der Diskussion. Theoretische Überlegungen zur Erklärung des Phänomens der transföderalen Beziehungen werden durch anschauliche und detaillierte Fallstudien ergänzt. T3 - Potsdamer Textbücher - 1 KW - Europäische Union KW - Regionalismus KW - Deutschland KW - Großbritannien KW - Katalonien KW - Baskenland KW - Belgien KW - European Union KW - Regionalism KW - Germany KW - Great Britain KW - Catalonia KW - Basque Region KW - Belgium Y1 - 1998 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-46789 PB - Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - BOOK ED - Franzke, Jochen T1 - Polen : Staat und Gesellschaft im Wandel ; Beiträge zur Debatte N2 - Der zweite Potsdamer Textbuch-Band enthält Aufsätze zur Entwicklung des polnischen Staates nach den Umbrüchen von 1989/90 und zur Ausformung eines demokratischen politischen Systems. Die Transformation der Wirtschaftsordnung wird ebenso dargestellt wie die Veränderung der sozialen Lage. Die Artikel zeigen sowohl die Ursachen der erstaunlichen Erfolge der polnischen Transformation im politischen und wirtschaftlichen Bereich als auch die bestehenden, teilweise ernsthaften Probleme. Im außenpolitischen Teil wird der Schwerpunkt auf das Verhältnis zur EU und zu Deutschland gelegt. T3 - Potsdamer Textbücher - 2 KW - Polen KW - Transformation KW - Europäische Union KW - Deutschland KW - deutsch-polnische Beziehungen KW - Poland KW - Transformation KW - European Union KW - Germany KW - German-Polish Relationship Y1 - 1998 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-46791 SN - 3-931703-28-2 PB - Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - BOOK ED - Schmidt, Renate T1 - Naher Osten : Politik und Gesellschaft N2 - Der dritte Band der Potsdamer Textbücher befasst sich mit gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen im konfliktreichen Nahen Osten. Die Zusammenstellung der Texte erfolgte sowohl mit Blick auf die anhaltende Kulturkreisdiskussion als auch hinsichtlich der Bemühungen um Stabilität in dieser Region. Hinzu kommen Analysen zur wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung und den politischen Regimes in Israel, Palästina, Ägypten, im Jemen und Iran. Auszüge aus Verfassungen arabischer Staaten, statistische Angaben und eine Bibliographie vervollständigen das Textbuch. T3 - Potsdamer Textbücher - 3 KW - Naher Osten KW - Israel KW - Palästina KW - Ägypten KW - Jemen KW - Iran KW - Middle East KW - Israel KW - Palestine KW - Egypt KW - Yemen KW - Iran Y1 - 1998 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-46806 SN - 978-3-931703-29-5 PB - Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Trautner, Bernhard J. T1 - Hegemonialmächte im Vorderen und Mittleren Orient : die Dritte Partei in internationalen Konflikten T1 - Hegemons in the Near and Middle East : the Third Party in International Conflicts N2 - During the last five decades hegemons played an important role in de-escalating international conflicts in the subregion defined as the core of Oriens Islamicus. Statistical analysis of large datasets shows that half of all conflicts remained without any interference from the hegemonial powers at all - both on global scale and in the subregion. In all other cases however, hegemons (especially super-powers in the role of patrons) tended more often to act as (power-) mediators when their client-state was engaged in conflict with a client of the opposing superpower in Oriens Islamicus than they did on global scale. They did this in their own interest in order to avoid direct involvement, i.e. possible danger of a nuclear escalation. In contrast to conventional mediation theory they were more effective in conflict de-escalation than other mediators, especially in conflicts between Israel and its Arab neighbours. The end of bipolarity in the international system also brought this mechanism of de-escalation to an end. It leaves the hegemon(s) as a potentially powerful third party on the one hand, but on the other their inclination to become involved in regional conflict remains rather diminished as long as the basic national interests in the area are not at stake. Y1 - 1997 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-7998 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Korte, Werner T1 - Prozesse des Staatszerfalls in Liberia T1 - Processes of state collapse in Liberia N2 - Since the end of the year 1989 Liberia has been ravaged by a bloody civil war. It has almost completely destroyed the state structure of Liberian society which was manipulated by military ruler Samuel Doe and a small elite with the ends of amassing wealth and retaining power during the decade of 1980 to 1989. The state and almost all political institutions were stripped of credibility and legitimacy. During the war it was easy for the warlords of the various factions and their mostly young supporters to seize power and the remaining resources of the country. They established a radical free market system with the help of internationally operating companies and banks, protecting it by terror. Nearly two thirds of the population have left their homes and now live as refugees abroad, in the capital Monrovia or in Buchanan, where remnants of state structure and a weak civil society survive under the protection of a regional intervention army (Ecomog). By discussing different sociological explanations, the author traces the origins of the civil war and of its extreme brutality. Y1 - 1997 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11182 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Die Einführung des "Neuen Steuerungsmodells" in ausgewählten Modellkommunen des Landes Brandenburg N2 - Inhalt: I. Einleitung II. Reformziele und Reformmotive III. Reformelemente IV. Reformdurchführung V. Akteure VI. Zwischenbilanz T3 - Diskussionsbeiträge = Discussion Papers / Lehrstuhl für Politikwissenschaft, Verwaltung und Organisation - 01 Y1 - 1996 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-41747 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hummel, Hartwig A1 - Wehrhöfer, Birgit T1 - Geopolitische Identitäten : Kritik der Ethnisierung einer sich regionalisierenden Welt als paradigmatische Erweiterung der Friedensforschung T1 - Geopolitical identities : broadening the peace research paradigm by criticizing the ethnic regionalization of the world N2 - The post cold war world order is popularly discussed in terms of what Samuel Huntington has called the "clash of civilizations". The authors hold that Huntington is just a prominent example of the trend which constructs geopolitical identities based on ethnic definitions of world regions, where ethnicitiy is understood to be a primordial, transhistorical and static understanding of cultural identities. In their paper, they extensively deconstruct this concept of ethnicity, drawing parallels with the history of nationalism and nation-building, and analyze its functions for legitimizing projects of building exclusive economic blocs in Europe, America and Pacific Asia. At present, ethnic concepts of world regions are competing with liberal, non-ethnic identities of the three world regions. Finally, the dangerous potentials of ethnic regionalization are discussed. From a peace research perspective, support for a common global identity of "mankind" is strongly advocated. Y1 - 1996 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11137 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ferguson, Yale H. T1 - Rückwärtsgeschaut auf die gegenwärtige Politik : wider die fatalen Augenkrankheiten alter und neuer Realisten T1 - Looking backwards at contemporary polities N2 - The fatal "eye disease" that afflicts Realists and Neorealists, and even infects some self-styled Institutionalists and Constructivists, has several causes. In his polemical essay, the author defines these as historicism, the legalistic bias, the underestimation of non-state actors and the overestimation of the state as such. Discussing the linkage between loyality, ethnicy, and politics, he strongly argues for recognition of the fact that the world is groping for new political arrangements for which we simply do not have the appropriate ideas or words to describe. In the future, the range of political identities and loyalities in the global culture of "fragmegration" will extend beyond traditional multiculturalism. Y1 - 1996 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11148 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wolff-Powęska, Anna T1 - Deutsche, Russen und Polen : Paradigmen der gegenseitigen Wahrnehmung T1 - Germans, Polish people and Russians : the paradigms of the mutual perceptions N2 - The transition and transformation within the three countries dealt with are still in process. In her essay, the author analyses whether there is a need for Poland to re-define its relationship to Germany and Russia, whilst searching for a new identity and a new place within Europe. She argues that there is a set of historical and geopolitical reasons for doing so. But whilst the Polish aim is to normalise its relationship to its neighbours, the perception of Russians and Germans in Poland is rather different. On the one hand, in the Polish people opinion, Germany is the main promoter of their European institutional integration wishes. On the other, relatively aggressive attitude towards Russia can also be identified. The essay is a strong plea for mutual responsibility and co-operation in favour of peace and security in Europe. Additionally Russia is to be regarded as part of European history, and should thus be involved in the European political process. Y1 - 1996 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11158 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tomala, Mieczysław T1 - "Erzählen Sie keinen Unsinn, Genosse Ulbricht!" : Die VR Polen und die DDR in den 60er Jahren ; offizielle Harmonie und internes Mißtrauen T1 - "Don’t say such foolish things, Comrade Ulbricht! : The PR Poland and the GDR in the 1960s ; public harmony and internal distrust N2 - Gomułka’s harsh criticism of the Stalinist past and the introduction of liberal elements into the public life of Poland was not welcomed by the East German leadership. Ulbricht demanded full support for the sovereignty of the GDR and tried to prevent any independent Polish moves to come to terms with the Federal Republic. The Polish leadership strived towards a closer economic integration with the GDR and Czechoslovakia to foster industrial development in Poland and to bind the East German state more closely into the "socialist camp". These ideas were flatly rejected by the GDR. The level of economic interdependence between the two German states and the advantages of the GDR resulting from the "intra-German" status of trade and transfer of technologies provoked Gomułka’s distrust. Relations worsened even more when, towards the end of his time in power, Ulbricht moved towards a rapprochement with the FRG and showed some readiness to question the Görlitz treaty on the German-Polish border line. Y1 - 1996 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11164 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hassner, Pierre T1 - Bürger und Barbar : über die Dialektik von Gewalt und Krieg in Philosophie und Geschichte T1 - The bourgeois and the barbarian : on the dialectics of violence and war in philosophy and history N2 - Are we witnessing a decline of war, the spread of violence or both? The growing number of wars and genocids conveys the impression of uncontrolled violence. Is there any possibility to overcome belligerent conflicts between states? Do imply social, technological, cultural or even anthropological changes moments which could shift the ground of state’s rivalry towards non-belligerent relationships? Peace trough interdependence and democracy seems possible. The priorities of modern states cannot be thought on the basis of attributes like sovereignty and territoriality. The peaceful 'bourgeois islands' not only bring about prosperity but increasing social exclusion as well. New phenomenon of ethnicism and religiosity often originate from, around and in their midst. Threats arising from terrorism and racial or religious riots are the consequences. There are two options, the author considers as possible: an "embourgeoisement" of the "barbarians" or a "barbarisation of the bourgeois". Or is there a new political form emerging? Y1 - 1996 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11114 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Franzke, Jochen T1 - Imperium unter dem roten Banner : Überlegungen zum Ende der Sowjetunion T1 - Empire under the red banner : some considerations N2 - The existence of the Soviet Union was a remarkable anomalie in the history of the 20th century, which was also characterized by the collapse of multinational and colonial empires. Starting with the structural definitions of empires, the author describes the particularities of the Soviet empire. He analyzes the order, ideology and culture of the Soviet Empire. Looking for the reasons of its collapse, he presents a genesis of the longterm and short-term reasons. He is focusing on the breakdown of the post-totalitarian Leviathan, the cultural decline, the renaissance of nationalism and of the imperial overstretching. Finally he asseses the role of the policy of Perestroika in the breakdown of the Soviet Empire in the beginning of the 1990s. Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11050 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Winkler, Rainer T1 - Deutschlands geopolitische Lage im sich wandelnden Europa T1 - Germany´s geopolitical situation in a changing Europe N2 - Based on the discussion on Germany´s new 'central location', the author tries to sketch Germany´s geopolitical position in view of the constellation of powers in Europe from a national point of view. This favourable position offers a great chance for the country to play an active role in Europe’s integration. However, German historical heritage as well as the delicate relationship of Germany´s political elite to the use of power are reasons for the country´s hesitation to fulfill her neighbours’ and her allies’ expectations. Anyhow, Summaries 192 rooted in the West-European and transatlantic integration is Germany the natural dooropener for its Eastern, South-Eastern and Baltic neighbours to become 'members of the club'. ) Jahresabo: 40,00 € (ermäßigt: 25,00 €) Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11067 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Gipouloux, Francois T1 - Die neue Rolle der Städte in den chinesischen Küstenzonen : internationale Interaktion und Spezialisierung T1 - The new role of coastal cities in China : international interaction and specialization N2 - The Chinese coastal cities play an increasing economic role in the Yellow Sea region. The inclusion of these cities into the intra Asian economic cooperation is accomplished not only in the conventional sphere of trade but also by a growing involvement in telecommunication networks, technological exchange and the circulation of human resources. That is why these cities emerge as autonomous actors in the East Asian integration process. In this context national states face deep structural change, especially in the field of sovereignty and territory. Concerning the internal situation of China, this change could also cause a turn over of the relationship between the central government and the regions. Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11087 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Carty, Anthony T1 - Der gescheiterte Staat, Gewalt und die Chancen des Völkerrechts T1 - The concept of state, violence and international law N2 - The article argues that the concept of statehood is not functioning any longer. It exists a crisis for the international legal order which is represented by the failure of state to maintain order within its borders. The problem of violence in international relations are connected to the implosion of a considerable number of the state entities in the contemporary international society. The federalist institutional approach in international law and international theory could not contribute in an appropriate way to the solution of the "problem of violence", because it supposes a willingness on the part of states to do so. Only the concept of "national interest", in a sociological sense, connected to the development of a discource of solidarity and mutual responsibility between the "West" and the "rest of the world" offers the possibility to create a common consciousness which could make it easier to overcome the contemporary crises for the international legal order. Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11092 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Gerhardt, Volker T1 - Eine kritische Theorie der Politik : über Kants Entwurf Zum ewigen Frieden T1 - A critical theory on politics : reflections about Kant's "Perpetual Peace" N2 - The failure of politics is closely connected with deeply rooted misconceptions about the term politics. The author argues that a re-reading of Immanuel Kant's work "The Perpetual Peace" written 200 years ago offers a challenging possibility for a new conceptualization of politics, morality and peace. Morality is seen by Kant as an essential dimension of politics and the implementation and acknowledgement of laws by moral demands is defined as a precondition for a community of free citizens. In its public discourse politics does require law and morality. Deriving future rights from existing laws is one of the most favored argumentation used by politicians in the public. If the needs of law and justice are interpretated by politicians in their own interest, i.e. above all guarantees for the realization of political selfdetermination, then a real chance will exist for improving peace in the future. Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11107 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wallraf, Wolfram T1 - Does Theory Matter? : Zur Leistungsfähigkeit integrationstheoretischer Ansätze bei der Untersuchung asiatisch-pazifischer Realität T1 - Does theory matter? : re-examining the potential of integration theory in the case of Asia-Pacific development N2 - There is sufficient evidence of integration processes in the Asia-Pacific rim. But these processes differ profoundly from the European case. On the other hand integration theory up to the present day has been based mainly on the European evidence. Does this mean, that conventional integration theory is irrelevant in the case of the Asia-Pacific development? This contributuion tries to re-examine the theoretical capacity of various approaches (institionalism, functionalism, regionalism, flying geese pattern, regime-theory) when applied to the realities of transnational interaction and international organization in the Asia-Pacific rim. Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11073 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kötter, Wolfgang T1 - Der nukleare Nichtverbreitungsvertrag : Zeuge der Anklage oder der Verteidigung für die Regimetheorie? Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-20218 ER -