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Federalism Doomed?
Eleven articles, presented by Heinemann-Gruder (political science, Humboldt U., Germany) aim to explore the question of whether the use of federalist conceptions is appropriate in analyzing processes of integration and disintegration in Europe. The focus is on an institutionalist perspective on difficulties faced by specific forms of government and diverse national traditions when combined with federalism. Conceptual and comparative frameworks are provided, lessons from the collapse of the Eastern European federations are examined, and possible directions for European federalism are discussed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Föderalismus als Konfliktregelung
Föderalismus in Vielvölkerstaaten Kann Föderalismus zur Deeskalation und Verregelung von ethnischen Konflikten in Vielvölkerstaaten beitragen? Ob Konflikte eskalieren, ist maßgeblich auf das Institutionengefüge zurückzuführen, d.h. die Stabilität, Inklusivität und Anpassungsfähigkeit ethno-föderaler Arrangements. Aus dem Inhalt: Ethnischer Föderalismus: Fluch oder Segen? Fallstudien Spanien: Vielfalt in Einheit Indien: Polymorpher Föderalismus Nigeria: Ethnischer Föderalismus als Patronage Russland: Vom Ethnoföderalismus zum „Russland der Russen“ Diskurse über Multinationalität Demokratie und Rechsstaatlichkeit
Osteuropa zwischen Mauerfall und Ukrainekrieg
Erinnert sich noch jemand an das »gemeinsame europäische Haus«? An Gorbatschows Traum von einem Europa, das von Lissabon bis nach Wladiwostok reicht? Der Graben, der heute, dreißig Jahre nach dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts, Russland von seinen westlichen Nachbarn trennt, ist tiefer als je zuvor. In der Ukraine herrscht Krieg, in Belarus Staatsterror. Innerhalb der EU werden Bruchlinien entlang der alten Grenze sichtbar. Verfassungsänderungen bedrohen in Polen und Ungarn die erst jüngst erkämpfte Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Demokratie. Vieles spricht dafür, dass wir an einer Epochenschwelle stehen. Wie konnte es dazu kommen? Gut dreißig Jahre nach dem Zusammenbruch der kommunistischen Systeme in Osteuropa werfen die Autoren einen kritischen Blick zurück – in einer gemeinsamen Anstrengung, von Erfahrung und Anschauung gesättigt und entsprechend erkenntnisreich.
Russian Disinformation and Western Scholarship
Western academics, experts, and journalists specializing in Eastern Europe and Eurasia have grappled with two fundamental analytical crises in connection with the 1991 disintegration of the USSR and Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine. Both crises were brought about by similar lack of understanding by scholars, think tank experts, and journalists of Moscow's relations with its neighbors. Typically, they were characterized by a downplaying of the historic and current role of Russian great power nationalism. The book's contributors investigate how the Kremlin's recent turbo-charging of Russia's information warfare, 24-hour TV, and social media activity has expanded on traditional pro-Russian sen...
Lehren aus dem Ukrainekonflikt
Der Euro-Maidan in der Ukraine, die Annexion der Krim und der von Moskau unterstützte Separatismus im Donbass haben die schärfste Krise der Ost-West-Beziehungen seit 1989/90 ausgelöst. Die Deutung des Ukrainekonfliktes ist umkämpft. Was haben die Akteure gelernt? Die Konfrontation mit Russland gründet in fundamentalen Werte- und Interessenkonflikten, welche die Aussicht auf eine Rückkehr zu vertrauensvollen Beziehungen überschatten. Welche Schlussfolgerungen lassen sich für die Sicherheitspolitik, die Konfliktprävention und das Krisenmanagement ziehen?
Federalism Doomed?
The conceptual uncertainty when dealing with processes of integration and disintegration in Europe is striking because traditional notions of the nation-state, constitutionalism, sovereignty, and federalism do not account for emerging realities in either Western or Eastern Europe. This volume explores the complex inter-relationship between federal arrangements and their effects on integrating multi-ethnic societies in Europe, and takes stock of current debates on the effects of federalism on integration and disintegration in Eastern and Western Europe. For the first time federalism is addressed in a pan-European context and an attempt is made to look for remedies to overcome nationalism in both East and West within a federalist institutional framework.
Who Are the Fighters?
The war in Ukraine has been fought with, among others, irregular armed groups since 2014--volunteers, paramilitaries, and mercenaries. Based on interviews in the Russian-controlled Donbas and with Ukrainian combatants, the contributions to this volume disclose various micro-dynamics of the mobilization, group formation, and fighting. Who were these fighters and who organized them? Russia has been increasingly employing mercenaries as a way to conduct undeclared, but ruthless wars beyond her borders. Ukraine's formation of irregular armed groups in 2014 was a response to the army's initially glaring inability to counter Russia's military intervention. Most of the irregular battalions acted from the beginning under governmental orders. They have never operated autonomously, but compensated for operational weaknesses of regular armed groups. The initially high power of irregular battalions derived from state support, the capabilities of commanders, social networks, and the faculties of the fighters.
Comparative Federalism in the Devolution Era
The decline of statism as the world's dominant ideology has ignited a fierce debate over the evolving shape and power of federalism in global society. The popular demand for devolution has shifted the locus of power from national government to smaller regional units and heralded the reconceptualization of international law away from the idea of sovereignty, toward one of jurisdiction. This timely set of essays studies the impact wrought by these centrifugal forces across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and analyzes the latest movements for constitutional change, self-determination, and separation. Comparative Federalism in the Devolution Era offers political scientists and legal scholars a new perspective on the diverse nature and exercise of postmodern federalism, and the continuing struggle between differing views of the national-local relationship.
Peace Report 2017
'Peace Report' is published jointly by peace and conflict research institutes in Germany since 1987. Scholars from various disciplines examine ongoing international conflicts from the perspective of strategies for peace. Their analyses are the basis for the Editor's Statement, which summarizes and assesses the results and formulates recommendations for peace and security policies in Germany and Europe.
Security Sector Transformation in Africa
The need for security sector transformation (SST) is prominent in the work of scholars, policy makers and practitioners that focus on the security sector and its governance in Africa. At the heart of this approach is the requirement for comprehensive change in the orientation, values, principles and practices that shape the provision, management and oversight of security on the African continent. The evident obstacles to achieving such far-reaching goals mean that it is particularly important to identify the practical utility of the SST concept in supporting positive behaviour change within different African settings. It is also necessary to clarify the relationship between the concept of se...
