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Central Europe may be perceived as a homogeneous subunit: a geographic locale that shares similar cultural traits, common histories, and a linked troubled past, and one that has embarked on a joint process of European integration in the past three decades. A closer look reveals that there are significant differences hidden in the cracks and the states of Central Europe exhibit large variety in two key elements that makes regional cooperation uniquely challenging: their strategic cultures and their relations toward Russia. Two major factors determine a state’s foreign policy and international ambition – its perception of the security environment and the capabilities it possesses. Policy e...
This timely analysis of security in Europe identifies the factors that enable and hinder the creation of networks of defence cooperation across the continent. Going beyond regional arrangements established by NATO and the European Union, this book considers the subregional level by focusing on bilateral and minilateral defence collaborations. It provides a new conceptual framework to assess the rationales, leadership and the complex dynamics within these alliances, and highlights how they shape and interact with NATO and EU initiatives.
This book analyses whether the EU’s drift towards European strategic autonomy presents a challenge or a window of opportunity for its small member states to advance their security interests. The volume presents small states’ perceptions of European strategic autonomy, highlighting their expectations and concerns. The chapters focus on the depth and breadth of European strategic autonomy, national security considerations, assessment of the impact on transatlantic relations, the expected outputs, and its potential impact on the EU’s institutional structure. It also shows how systemic circumstances and the interests of powerful states, either belonging to the EU (France, Germany, and Pola...
A járvány társadalomtudományi vizsgálata többszörösen is összetett feladat. Egyrészt mivel a koronavírus társadalmi életünk minden szegmensében érezteti hatását, valamennyi tudományterület szakértelmére és szempontjaira szükségünk van a hatások azonosításához és a következtetések levonásához. Másrészt a világjárvány terjedése, a leküzdéséért vívott küzdelem és következményeinek kezelése globális szinten zajlik, ezért a nemzetállami folyamatok értékelését regionális és nemzetközi kitekintéssel kell teljessé tennünk. A Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem oktatóinak és kutatóinak szerzői közreműködésével készült kötet ebben...
European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain remarkably distinct across European nations. This book offers a comparative analysis of the security and defence policies of all 27 EU member states and Turkey, drawing on the concept of ‘strategic culture’, in order to examine the chances and obstacles for closer security and defence cooperation across the continent. Along the lines of a consistent analytical framework, international experts provide case studies of the current security and defence policies in Europe as well as their historical and cultural roots.
Glaubt man den deutschen Leitmedien, ist das Urteil über Ungarn schnell gefällt. Aber handelt es sich bei dem von Viktor Orbán regierten Land wirklich um eine Halbdiktatur voller Korruption? Ein knappes Jahr lang begab sich der Politikwissenschaftler Werner J. Patzelt vor Ort auf Spurensuche. Welche geschichtlichen Ereignisse prägten das Land und seine Eliten? Wie funktioniert das politische System und wie sind die Positionen in der hitzigen Debatte um den heutigen Charakter Ungarns begründet? Patzelt schließt die Lücke zwischen bloßen Wahrnehmungen und wirklichem Wissen. Wer sich ein fundiertes Urteil über Ungarn bilden möchte, kommt an diesem Buch nicht vorbei.
The central aims of the book is to present, in the form of a collection of papers, a variety of views on NATO from member states “formerly known as new”, and to assess in this context the prospects for NATO enlargement. Therefore, the book consists of two parts. The main objective of the first part is to present how NATO is now perceived in Central and South-Eastern Europe. Papers collected here offer an opportunity to reflect on the impact of the enlargements starting from 1999 on NATO functioning and evolution, roles, tasks and capabilities. The issue of how accession has transformed accessioning states will also be discussed. Last but not least, the perspective of “new” members on...
"This encyclopedia provides the definitive resource for exploring the role that military personnel and organizations have played in politics. Many of the articles examine how the military has been involved in politics in specific states. Other articles link the country-specific accounts to broader questions concerning the military in politics, such as what factors encourage military coups, what are the consequences of military rule, how do military personnel vote, and whether military expenditures boost economic growth. No other work has examined the relationships between governments and their military with such breadth. As a result, the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Military in Politics is a necessary resource for students, specialists, and scholars"--
The series, Austrian Studies in English, founded in 1895 and comprising some 250 volumes since its inception, offers a platform for the publication of important studies concerned with the languages, the literatures and cultures of anglo-phone countries.
This book is the first of three volumes on conflict resolution for school administrators. The introduction provides a context for the discussion by outlining seven human systems levels at which conflict can occur and suggesting that the approach to dealing effectively with conflict varies with the level of the system involved. Chapter 1 explores the nature of conflict and its sources. Chapter 2 suggests a positive attitudinal stance useful for administrators engaging in conflict resolution. Ten attitudes are identified that, if adopted, will lay the foundation for the successful management of conflict. The third chapter presents a model for understanding conflict resolution and the distinction between conflict management and negotiation. Specific processes for conflict management and negotiation are presented in the fourth chapter, providing guidelines for resolving conflicts as they emerge at any human systems level. Twelve figures are included. Contains 15 references. (LMI)