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According to the author, chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee in the German parliament (Bundestag), German foreign policy is based on a strong parliamentary consensus: continuing as a Western European country, co-operating with our partners in the European Union and the NATO, acting as a responsible member of UN and OSCE. Germany firmly stands up to these basic decisions, also today in a changed world, concentrating on reaching two major goals: building up a new security architecture for Europe as a whole and reuniting Europe by enlarging the European Union. Moderate and co-operate in style, Germany will continue to be a reliable partner, willing and ready to accept even more responsibilities in Europe and beyond Europe.
After the democratic euphoria of the early 1990s, today the "third wave of democratization" seems to be less a triumph of political liberalism and much more a success story of a "defective" form of democracy. The authors argue that none of the strategies which can be found in contemporary democratization studies is satisfactory. They offer an alternative two-step-strategy of (1) specifying the root concept of democracy and (2) building subtypes of democracy which are based on this specified root concept. In doing so, the authors conceptualize the model of embedded democracy, from which they generate the concept of "defective democracy" and present a typology of these "defective democracies".
Aus dem Inhalt: Die Bildungskonzeption der Gewerkschaft Öffentliche Dienste, Transport und Verkehr (ÖTV) verweist darauf, 'die Bildungsarbeit ständig weiterzuentwickeln' und sie an veränderte gesellschaftliche und gewerkschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen anzupassen. Deshalb ist das Projekt 'Weiterentwicklung der zentralen Bildungsarbeit'im Frühjahr 1998 initiiert worden, das eine inhaltliche Debatte über Sinn und Zweck zentraler Bildungsarbeit vorantreiben will.
While at the time of Goethe, Turkey and other parts of the world seemed to be far away. Today’s Germany is confronted with the pressure of globalization. With regard to environmental issues or the threat of terrorism, international co-operation and combined efforts are strongly demanded. Unfortunately, the German higher education system is not prepared to face these challenges. The article calls for the education of an elite at German universities, which is fit to work in national as well in international institutions. The author presents the Master’s of International Relations coursework at the Technical University of Dresden.
The security policy of Pakistan is aimed at a reduction of nuclear threats in the South Asian region. It is only natural, that a state, whose national security is endangered by a mighty neighbor, will have to strengthen its defense capacities. Unfortunately, the effective collective measures to prevent and to remove threats to peace and international security as laid down in the Charter of the United Nations prove to be an unreliable promise. Ever since India carried out its first nuclear tests in 1974, Pakistan has been forced into a race to catch up with the capabilities if its neighbor. Nevertheless, Pakistan chose a minimalist approach and refrained from converting its nuclear capabilities into weapon systems. Pakistan is against an arms race in the South Asian region, and opposes the concept of first use of nuclear weapons. To ensure lasting peace, a common vision on disarmament is necessary.
Inhalt: 1. Teil: Fragestellung und Forschungsstand I. Problemstellung und Fragestellung dieser Untersuchung II. Der Forschungsstand zum Verhältnis von Erwachsenenbildung und Lernen 2. Teil: Das Untersuchungskonzept III. Projektskizze zur empirischen Analyse betrieblichen Lernhandelns IV. Der heuristische Rahmen für die Rekonstruktion des Lernhandelns V. Das rekonstruktive Untersuchungsverfahren für die Analyse des Lernhandelns 3. Teil: Die Fallstudien – Darstellung und Interpretation der Ergebnisse VI. Das Lernumfeld: Analyse der betrieblichen Bedeutungskonstellationen VII. Die Rekonstruktion des Lernhandelns der Frau Claus VIII. Der Vergleich des Lernhandelns der Frau Claus mit dem Fall des Herrn Schnell entlang der Kategorie „subjektive Befindlichkeit“ IX. Der Vergleich des Lernhandelns der Frau Claus mit dem Fall der Frau Brause entlang der Kategorie „subjektive Befindlichkeit“ X. Selektives Kodieren – Formulierung des Theorieentwicklungsstandes zu Lern- und Bildungsprozessen in betrieblichen Modernisierungsprojekten 4. Teil: Reflexion des Untersuchungsverfahrens und Perspektiven einer subjektwissenschaftlichen Erwachsenenpädagogik XI. Kritische Reflexion des Untersuchungsverfahrens XII. Perspektiven einer subjektwissenschaftlichen Erwachsenenpädagogik
The Bush Administration supported, earlier than some West European NATO partners, the reunification of the two German states. When the crisis of the political system in East Germany escalated in 1989, the US-government tried to link the support for far-reaching democratic reforms with a rapid involvement of all NATO members in the unification strategy of the Bonn government. For the Bush administration, the most complicated task was to convince the Moscow leadership that a loss of the GDR as a strategic domain in the Central Europe, and NATO membership of a united Germany, would not undermine security interests of the Soviet Union. At the End of the East-West-Conflict, German unification was in full accordance with the global strategic interests of the United States.
The comprehensive transformation after the breakdown of communist rule was also reflected in a profound change in national policies. The dominating approach in the days of the old regime were grounded in the concept of a single nation state. The years since 1989 witnessed a rise of new democratic attitudes towards national and ethnic minorities. National minorities make up 3 to 4% of the population. Their total number is estimated to be approximately 1.0 to 1.3 Million people. Contemporary national policy rejects the principle of assimilation (polonization) of national and ethnic minorities while supporting their integration.
Confronted with new dimensions of international problems, Germany needs a new foreign policy elite that is able to deal with the pending challenges in world politics. Therefore, the author points out, it is necessary to reorganize the German way to recruit personal for international tasks and the manner of its education at German universities. Furthermore, the German society should revise its general hostile attitude towards the elite and recognize it as an important driving force in politics.
The author detects some of the causes for the less than satisfactory representation of the German foreign policy elite on the international level within the German university structure. The article also reflects upon the issue of the 'content' of a possible and desirable German 'Weltpolitik' which is seen in Global Public Policy - an example of which is provided and reasons given for the ability of the German elite to be proactively engaged in the promotion and management of Global Public Policy Networks.