Deckner, Kathrin: Mediationsergebnisse in der Bauleitplanung

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Naturschutz im europäischen Vergaberecht

Das Naturschutzrecht ist traditionell klassisches Umweltrecht. Die Rechtsordnung wird allerdings immer verflochtener. Im Zuge der zunehmenden Einbeziehung Privater in die Erfüllung ?ffentlicher Aufgaben ist das Wirtschafts- und Wettbewerbsrecht sehr bedeutsam geworden. Das gilt zumal für das Vergaberecht. Wie k?nnen in seinem Rahmen Naturschutzbelange verwirklicht werden? Die nunmehr geltenden Vergaberichtlinien geben wichtige Anhaltspunkte, aus der Rechtsprechung des EuGH folgen deutliche Grenzen. Diese sind auch bei der nationalen Umsetzung und Anwendung zu wahren.     

Der Rechtsstaat und sein ökologisches Fundament

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Contrary Siblings: Syria,Jordan and the Iraq War

Jordan and Syria, severed parts of the same country, were in many ways ‘siblings’: their systemic situation, as economically weak small states surrounded by more powerful enemies, was similarly vulnerable; their leaders at the time of the Iraq War were of a similar ‘modernising’ generation; the identities of their populations were similarly Arab-Islamic. Yet, they followed diametrically opposite policies toward the invasion of Iraq: Jordan bandwagoning with the United States and Syria defying it. This contrary behaviour is explained by their differential experiences of state formation and the differing social forces incorporated and identities institutionalised in Ba'thist Syria and Hashemite Jordan.     

Do Russians see their future in Europe or the CIS?

Historic differences between Russian elites about where the country's future lies are here addressed by examining what the Russian public thinks, using data from the New Russia Barometer survey. More than two thirds see the country's future with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and less than one third see it with Europe. Alternative explanations for these differences are tested statistically. The most important influences making Russians look to the near abroad are traditional identities, national pride and age. Although cosmopolitan contacts of individuals with the West encourage people to be pro-European, Russians are likely to continue to view their world as a CIS space. However, this does not indicate a popular demand to re-establish Imperial dominance but rather a durable commitment among most Russians to a Eurasian rather than European view of the world.