Militär und Gewalt. Eine konzeptionelle Skizze

The article presents the empirical evidence of violence and the military. It describes acts of violence by, of and within the military and by the members of military organizations. It turns out that, as with modernity in general, violence is an inherent aspect of the military in modern societies, albeit an ambivalent one. Violence by, of and within the military cannot be framed negatively only; it disposes of productive capabilities. The chapter tries to conceptualize the empirical evidence and proposes a 2 × 2 Violence-Military-Matrix. It is argued that violence can be differentiated as constructive-legitimate violence on the one hand and destructive-illegitimate violence on the other hand. With regard to the fields of violence, the extra-organizational and the intra-organizational dimension are differentiated. At the end, it is argued that taming violence transgressions in terms of destructive-illegitimate violence is a Sisyphean task. The proposed conceptual approach to violence and the military may inform the future debate on the sociology of violence.     

Making the Strategic Partnership between Japan and Europe Work

EU-Japan cooperation on issues related to security includes efforts for eradicating terrorism, coordinating policy, and working together in crisis management operations. The EU and Japan share the same values and are societies based on democracy and the rule of law, and they have similar approaches to regional and global peace and stability. In 2015 the three focus areas are EU-Japan cooperation for global peace and stability, cooperation for contributing to addressing global challenges, and the promotion of the strategic partnership. This article suggests that bilateral cooperation between the EU and Japan will encourage multilateral commitment for global cooperation to resolve global problems.     

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<Emphasis Type="Italic">Daphné Josselin,William Wallace</Emphasis> (eds.): Non-state actors in world politics

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Daphné Josselin, William Wallace (eds.): Non-state actors in world politics Hampshire/New York: Palgrave Publishers 2001, 294 S., Paperback ￡ 16,99 (€ 28,90)

     

Vertrag mit Schutzwirkung zugunsten Dritter im Bereich der öffentlichen Sozialverwaltung

Das Land Nieder?sterreich schlie?t mit Sozialeinrichtungen der freien Wohlfahrtspflege Vereinbarungen über die direkte Leistungserbringung an behinderte Personen. Die Sozialeinrichtungen haften aufgrund eines Vertrages mit Schutzwirkung zugunsten Dritter bei allf?lligen Fehlern in der t?glichen Betreuung. Die zwischen dem Land Nieder?sterreich und dem gesch?digten Pflegling bestehende ?ffentlich-rechtliche Sonderbeziehung schlie?t einen Anspruch des Pfleglings aus Vertrag mit Schutzwirkung zugunsten Dritter nicht aus.