Rereading Early Twentieth-Century IR Theory: Idealism Revisited

The article presents a “revisionist” synopsis of the thinking of some important early twentieth-century “Idealist” IR writers. I contend that these writers ground their interpretations of international relations on a shared paradigm that has hitherto gone largely unrecognised. Following a critique of certain widely held views of IR Idealism, I draw attention to a number of aspects or themes in this body of writing in an attempt to establish the underlying paradigm. I argue that the authors in question were familiar with the type of thinking that later came to be called Realist, but held that industrial modernisation rendered it increasingly anachronistic and dangerous. The crucial difference between Idealism and Realism is in their respective theories of history. In order to understand Idealist IR thinking, it is essential to realise the extent to which it relies on the notion, not so much of progress (as is usually asserted) as of an inescapable, directional historical process.     

Development-induced displacement in Asia: conflicts,risks, and resilience

This introduction to the themed special feature on development-induced displacement in Asia discusses the scope and major drivers of development-induced displacement and resettlement (DIDR) in Asia, and recent policy developments at the national and international level. It describes some of the existing conceptual frameworks in the field of DIDR and presents a new set of questions and concerns that are addressed by the five articles that make up this special feature.     

Social Europe and/or global Europe? Globalization and flexicurity as debates on the future of Europe

This article claims that the European Union (EU) has had a very peculiar relationship with the globalized post-Cold War economic order. On the one hand, the EU was instrumental in bringing about this order. It aggressively promoted (both internally and externally) the principles and policies upon which this economic order has been based. On the other hand, this proactive engagement was translated within the EU into a highly polarized and antagonistic public discourse that led to a serious identity crisis. In this way, it is argued that economic globalization emerged in the EU as a debate on the nature and future of Europe. After 2005, this polarized and antagonistic discourse started to change. The rise of flexicurity, as a new way of thinking about Europe's place and orientation in the global political economy, has been instrumental in this shift. The article examines and evaluates these developments and their implications for the European project.     

A sudden death with lung embolism after inadvertent infusion of zinc oxide shake lotion

A 74-year old woman in postoperative treatment after a colonic surgery died immediately after perfusion of about 1.5 mL of a white emulsion which was believed to contain 1% propofol via cardiac catheter into the right atrium. It was strongly suspected that a syringe with a zinc oxide shake lotion (consisting of 20% ZnO, 20% talc, 25% glycerol and 35% water) which was intended for external treatment had been mistaken for the propofol syringe. During autopsy, an anatomic cause of death could not be found. In order to exclude an intoxication and to determine the significance of the perfusion fluid in this context, toxicological and histological investigations were performed. Propofol and other drugs applied to the patient were found in therapeutic or sub-therapeutic range. However, in comparison to a control case, the zinc concentrations determined by AAS were about 200 times higher in lung tissue, 10 times higher in heart blood and 3–4 times higher in kidney and liver tissue. No increase was seen in venous blood. Histology showed a strong embolism of the lung tissue with birefingent sharp-edged crystals, which were identified as the talcum, and an amorphous component (ZnO). The same embolism was seen to a medium extent also in the brain sections and to a low extent in heart, liver, pancreas and kidney. Pulmonary embolism by talcum and zinc oxide was established as the cause of death which occurred by syringe swap due to insufficient security precautions in the drug administration. The results are discussed in context of pulmonary microembolism cases frequently described for drug addicts after injection of crashed talcum containing tablets.     

Das Jagdrecht im Spannungsfeld bundesstaatlicher Gesetzgebung – Auswirkungen der Föderalismusreform auf die Jagdgesetzgebung in Deutschland –

Der nachfolgende Beitrag stellt die Diskussion um eine Novellierung des Jagdrechts, die schon seit einiger Zeit unter inhaltlichen Gesichtspunkten kontrovers geführt wird, in den Zusammenhang mit der kürzlich in Kraft getretenen F?deralismusreform. Die Bundesl?nder besitzen im Bereich des Jagdwesens mit Ausnahme des Rechts der Jagdscheine nunmehr die Kompetenz, nach eigenem politischem Dafürhalten vom Bundesrecht abzuweichen. Der Verfasser stellt zun?chst die Verfassungsrechtslage und deren Auswirkungen auf das einfache Recht dar. Anschlie?end zeigt er die mit dem Abweichungsrecht der L?nder auf dem Gebiet des Jagdwesens verbundenen Chancen einer Re-F?deralisierung insbesondere infolge des zwischen den L?ndern entstehenden Wettbewerbs auf, um schlie?lich einen Ausblick auf die weitere Entwicklung des Jagdrechts in Deutschland zu wagen.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Viola Neu:</Emphasis> Das Janusgesicht der PDS. Wähler zwischen Demokratie und Extremismus (Extremismus &; Demokratie,Bd. 9)

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