TY - GEN A1 - El-Dandoush, Nagla T1 - Modernisierung oder Restrukturierung in Ägypten? T1 - Modernization or restructuring in Egypt? N2 - Discussing the case of Egypt, the author claims that since the preconditions in the Middle East are very different from those in Europe, there also has to be a different approach towards its modernization process. She suggests a „restructuring“ of the state not only in the economic sector but also in the political, cultural, or social areas. The advantage of such an approach lies in the fact that elements and values of the traditional culture can be maintained and even expanded. Furthermore, as this approach does not presuppose any specific model, it can be applied to all kinds of societies. However, restrucuring cannot replace modernization. KW - Modernisierung KW - Ägypten KW - Naher Osten KW - Modernization KW - Egypt KW - Middle East Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47137 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Zapf, Wolfgang T1 - Modernization theory – in the non-western world N2 - The article starts with an overview of modernization theories, its history of ups and downs as well as its present status. This first part is followed by an analysis of basic social structure distributions and trends in human development in selected countries. One major focal point of the paper is the Non-Western world and the Arab countries, in particular. The author looks at modernization and modernity in that region and comes to the conclusion that the Western world can no longer expect to be able to simply export its own values and its way of life to the rest of the world. KW - Modernisierung KW - Moderne KW - Modernisierungstheorie KW - Modernization KW - modernity KW - modernization theory Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47181 ER - TY - GEN A1 - El-Azzazi, Mohamed T1 - Modernisierung des Islam in Ägypten T1 - Modernization of Islam in Egypt N2 - The author distinguishes between three types of Islamic states. A first type uses Islam as political legitimation (Saudi Arabia). In contrast, the second type uses Islam merely as a political framework. In Iran, for instance, religious values are maintained while at the same time democratic elements, such as elections, can be found. Egypt is mentioned as an example of the third type of state that ranges between a secular and a religious political system. Looking at the modernization process in Egypt more closely, the author claims that without good governance the efforts of the state will be useless and religious extremism may dominate. KW - Modernisierung KW - Ägypten KW - verantwortungsbewusste Regierungsführung KW - Islam KW - Modernization KW - Egypt KW - good governance KW - Islam Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47122 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Morandi, Pietro A1 - Triebel, Armin T1 - Beyond the line? N2 - In December 2003, the Orient-Occident Forum for Intercultural Exchange at the University of Potsdam and the academic partnership program Potsdam-Teheran held a week-long conference, titled „Comparing Processes of Modernization“, which was attended by many social scientists from Egypt, Iran and Germany. In this issue, some of the contributions of the conference are published and commented. During the course of the conference, an intercultural discourse – „beyond the line“ – concerning the responsibilities and development prospects of modernization theory took place. In their article, the organizers of the meeting try to systematically summarize these discussions and present some further reflections. KW - Modernisierung KW - Islam KW - Iran KW - Ägypten KW - Modernization KW - Islam KW - Iran KW - Egypt Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47113 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Behrmann, Günter C. T1 - Globale Modernisierung : ein "American Dream"? T1 - Global modernization : an "American Dream"? N2 - Daniel Lerner’s „The Passing of Traditional Society“ of 1958 is still one of the most famous American studies in the field of modernization research. This article gives a deeper insight into the background of the emergence of the study. The author describes Lerner’s theoretical and empirical work and its connection to the policy of his time. A classic today in modernization theory, Lerner’s study was initially merely a request for the Voice of America to investigate the use of media in the Middle Eastern region –modernization or development did not yet play a significant role. The article shows how the direction of the study changed from its original intention into a political opinion research and thus into a political propaganda tool. KW - Modernisierung KW - Modernisierungstheorie KW - Naher Osten KW - Modernization KW - modernization theory KW - Middle East Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47174 ER -