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The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001 saw the start of the so-called war on terror. The aim of 'In the Name of Security - Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism' is to assess the impact of surveillance and other security measures on in-depth public interest journalism. How has the global fear-driven security paradigm sparked by 11 September affected journalism? At the core of the book sits what the authors have labeled the 'trust us dilemma'. Governments justify passing, at times, oppressive and far-reaching anti-terror laws to keep citizens safe from terror. By doing so governments are asking the public to trust their good intentions and the integrity of the security agencies. But how can the public decide to trust the government and its agencies if it does not have access to information on which to base its decision? 'In the Name of Security - Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism' takes an internationally comparative approach using case studies from the powerful intelligence-sharing group known as the Five Eyes consisting of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Chapters assessing a selection of EU countries and some of the BRICS countries provide additional and important points of comparison to the English-speaking countries that make up the Five Eyes.

This is the first such study of Operation Banner, the British Army's campaign in Northern Ireland. Drawing upon extensive interviews with former soldiers, primary archival sources including unpublished diaries and unit log-books, this book closely examines soldiers' behaviour at the small infantry-unit level (Battalion downwards), including the leadership, cohesion and training that sustained, restrained and occasionally misdirected soldiers during the most violent period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It contends that there are aspects of wider scholarly literatures - including from sociology, anthropology, criminology, and psychology - that can throw new light on our understanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland. It also offers fresh insights and analysis of incidents involving the British Army during the early years of Operation Banner, including the 1972 'Pitchfork murders' of Michael Naan and Andrew Murray in County Fermanagh, and that of Warrenpoint hotel owner Edmund Woolsey in South Armagh. The central argument of this book is that British Army small infantry units enjoyed considerable autonomy during the early years of Operation Banner and could behave in a vengeful, highly aggressive or benign and conciliatory way as their local commanders saw fit. The strain of civil-military relations at a senior level was replicated operationally as soldiers came to resent the limitations of waging war in the UK. The unwillingness of the Army's senior leadership to thoroughly investigate and punish serious transgressions of standard operating procedures in Northern Ireland created uncertainty among soldiers over expected behaviour and desired outcomes. Overly aggressive groups of soldiers could also be mistaken for high-functioning units - with negative consequences for the Army's overall strategy in Northern Ireland.

»Während es zwar seit rund zweieinhalbtausend Jahren viele hundert mehr oder weniger gewichtige Theorien über Politik gibt, von Sokrates/Plato die ganze Philosophiegeschichte hindurch, bis Hegel, Marx und Habermas, habe ich den Versuch gemacht, empirisch, kombiniert auf drei Wegen (mittels früher historischer Darstellungen, mittels Vor- und Frühgeschichte und aus dem indogermanischen einschlägigen Sprachmaterial) zu einer Grundlegung des Politischen aus sich heraus zu kommen, unabhängig von jeder Theorie. [...] Ergebnis ist eine – wie sich zeigte – Grundlegung der an ihrer Basis miteinander verbundenen Politik u n d Publizistik. Dazu bringe ich (am Beispiel der historischen Entwicklung von den fränkischen Stämmen des 1. Jh. n. Chr. über das merowingische Frankenreich, das karolingische Franken-Langobarden-Reich, das mittelalterliche Sacrum Imperium bis zu dessen neuzeitlichen staatlichen Nachfolgegebilden in Italien, Deutschland und Frankreich), wie mit dem Verlust der spezifisch politischen Merkmale der Gemeinwesen Freie zu Untertanen werden.« Robert H. Schmidt »Raising Issues Instead of Ruling« »Although … there have been many … theories of politics, … I have attempted to come to a foundation of politics out of itself, empirically, independent of any theory, by combining early historical descriptions, pre- and protohistorical archaeology and the relevant material of Indo-Germanic languages. … The result is … a foundation of politics a n d bringing something up for public discussion (journalism etc.; incorrectly 'public communication'), connected with each other at the basis.« (Robert H. Schmidt) »Während es zwar … viele hundert mehr oder weniger gewichtige Theorien über Politik gibt, …, habe ich den Versuch gemacht, empirisch, kombiniert auf drei Wegen (mittels früher historischer Darstellungen, mittels Vor- und Frühgeschichte und aus dem indogermanischen einschlägigen Sprachmaterial) zu einer Grundlegung des Politischen aus sich heraus zu kommen, unabhängig von jeder Theorie. … Ergebnis ist eine … Grundlegung der an ihrer Basis miteinander verbundenen Politik u n d Publizistik.« Robert H. Schmidt Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. rer. pol. Robert Heinrich Schmidt (1924–2004) hatte Philosophie, Psychologie, Vergleichende Kulturwissenschaft u.a. Fächer studiert. Er wurde an der Technischen Hochschule (jetzt TU) Darmstadt 1952 Assistent, habilitierte sich 1960 und war von 1966 bis 1986 Professor für Innenpolitik und Publizistikwissenschaft. Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen (u.a.): Saarpolitik 1945–1957, Grenzüberschreitende Publizistik und Zusammenarbeit im Raum Saar-Lor-Lux, Methoden der Politologie, Geschichte der Politik- und Publizistikwissenschaft an der TH Darmstadt, die Philosophie Peter Wusts und Ergebnisse eigener archäologischer Grabungen in Südhessen. Er war Herausgeber der Schriftenreihe »Zusammenarbeit in europäischen Grenzregionen«.

As Georgia seeks to reinvent itself as a nation-state in the post-Soviet period, Georgian women are maneuvering, adjusting, resisting and transforming the new economic, social and political order. In Gender in Georgia, editors Maia Barkaia and Alisse Waterston bring together an international group of feminist scholars to explore the socio-political and cultural conditions that have shaped gender dynamics in Georgia from the late 19th century to the present. In doing so, they provide the first-ever woman-centered collection of research on Georgia, offering a feminist critique of power in its many manifestations, and an assessment of women's political agency in Georgia.

The author analyses practices and debates in feminist activism in Vienna with regards to issues of migration and ethnicisation, racism and anti-racism. Taking into account developments from the 1980s to the 2010s the book uncovers how white feminist activists (de- )construct powerful ethnicized differences in their?doings? and?sayings?. It also draws critical attention to the ways in which white activists constructed their own political identities through engagements with?other? women

Which is the role of the European Union in dealing with crises that go beyond the nation states borders – terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, state failure, organised crime, natural and man-made disasters? The authors assess the main challenge for the EU: the need to operate in a multidimensional setting where with a wide range of actors, such as member states, national and international NGOs, international organisations (NATO and the UN in primis), as well as a wide range of activities, rules and norms are generated for these diversified crises.

Parties, movements and the making of democracy / Nancy Bermeo and Deborah J. Yashar -- The content of democracy : nationalist parties and inclusive ideologies in India and Indonesia / Maya Tudor and Dan Slater -- Social cleavages, political parties, and the building of performance legitimacy in Southeast Asia / Erik Martinez Kuhonta -- Democratic divergence and party Systems in Latin America's third wave / Kenneth M. Roberts -- Strong parties, weak parties : divergent pathways to democracy in sub-Saharan Africa / Rachel Beatty Riedl -- Parties in transitional democracies : authoritarian legacies and post-authoritarian challenges in the Middle East and North Africa / Ellen Lust and David Waldner -- Mechanisms matter / Nancy Bermeo and Deborah J. Yashar

Dieser Band versammelt aktuelle sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven der Elternforschung, mit denen Elternschaft zwischen "Projekt und Projektion" als eigenständiges Forschungsfeld konturiert wird. Gegenwärtig rücken Eltern auf vielfältige Weise in den Mittelpunkt bildungs- und sozialpolitischer, gesellschaftlicher und medialer Aufmerksamkeit. Verbunden mit dem Wandel von Familienverständnissen und Kindheitsbildern und verflochten mit veränderten Geschlechter- und Lohnerwerbsverhältnissen wird Elternschaft zunehmend zu einer zwischen Anforderung und Überforderung changierenden Gestaltungsaufgabe. Die komplexen Anforderungen an Elternschaft wie auch die heterogenen Lebenslagen und Praktiken von Eltern werden in den Einzelbeiträgen dieses Bandes zum Gegenstand theoretischer Reflexionen und empirischer Analysen gemacht. Inhalt - Elternschaft im Gefüge von Politik, Praxis und Wissenschaft - "Doing Parent" - Pluralisierungen, Praxen und Aushandlungen von Elternschaft - Pluralisierungen und Normierungen 'guter' Elternschaft Die Zielgruppe Studierende und Forschende der Sozial-, Kultur- und Erziehungswissenschaften, der Genderstudies und der Familienforschung Die Herausgeber Dr. Kerstin Jergus ist zurzeit Vertretungsprofessorin am Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Dresden. Dr. Jens Oliver Krüger ist zurzeit Vertretungsprofessor am Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Dresden. Anna Roch, M.A., ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Zentrum für Schul- und Bildungsforschung der Universität Halle

What is cultural heritage, and why has it received so much public interest in recent years? Almost three decades after the World Organization UNESCO defined and established international recognition of Cultural and Natural Heritage sites and devised ways of protecting them, a completely new approach to cultural heritage emerged with the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003. This global agreement for the maintenance, protection and dissemination of cultural manifestations and achievements that are not tangible objects or immobile monuments, like previous items classified as World Heritage, was a remarkable milestone of international cultural politics. This new understanding of cultural heritage owes much to representatives from Asian, African, and Latin American countries. In fact, just a few years after the promulgation of the 2003 Convention, the world cultural heritage map had already lost much of its European predominance. Asian countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, and India very soon showed up with lists of manifestations of their centenary (in some cases even millenary) national cultural heritages.

With the ad hoc tribunals completing their mandates and the International Criminal Court under significant pressure, today's international criminal jurisdictions are at a critical juncture. Their legitimacy cannot be taken for granted. This multidisciplinary volume investigates key issues pertaining to legitimacy: criminal accountability, normative development, truth-discovery, complementarity, regionalism, and judicial cooperation. The volume sheds new light on previously unexplored areas, including the significance of redacted judgements, prosecutors' opening statements, rehabilitative processes of international convicts, victim expectations, court financing, and NGO activism. The book's original contributions will appeal to researchers, practitioners, advocates, and students of international criminal justice, accountability for war crimes and the rule of law.

Introduction: cheap food, cheap labour, high profits : agriculture and mobility in the Mediterranean / Alessandra Corrado, Carlos de Castro, Domenico Perrotta -- Migrant labour and "quality" food products -- The (sacred) cow business : narratives and practices of the "ethnic niche" of Indian Punjab milkers in the Po valley / Vanessa Azzeruoli -- Wine heritage and the ethnicization of labour : Arab workers in the Bordeaux vineyards / Chantal Crenn -- Processing tomatoes in the era of the retailing revolution : mechanization and migrant labour in northern and southern Italy / Domenico Perrotta -- Social (un)sustainability of intensive agriculture : migrant labour in supply chains "under pressure" in southern Europe -- Producing and mobilizing vulnerable workers : the agribusiness of the region of Murcia (Spain) / Elena Gadea, Andrés Pedreño, Carlos de Castro -- Family farms, migrant labourers and regional imbalance in global agri-food systems : on the social (un)sustainability of intensive strawberry production in Huelva (Spain) / Alicia Reigada -- The citrus fruit crisis : value chains and "just in time" migrants in Rosarno (Italy) and Valencia (Spain) / Anna Mary Garrapa -- Migrant labour and intensive agricultural production in Greece : the case of the Manolada strawberry industry / Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Loukia - Maria Fratsea -- Restructuring of agri-food systems in Maghreb and Middle-East -- Contested red gold : the tomato in the context of European-Moroccan relations / Sarah Ruth Sippel -- Refugees in the agricultural sector : some notes on Syrians in Hatay province, Turkey / Selma Akay Erturk -- Restructuring of agricultural labour markets in southern Europe and Maghreb -- Persistent unfree labour in french intensive agriculture : a historical overview of the omi temporary farmworkers program / Frédéric Décosse -- "They know that you'll leave, like a dog moving onto the next bin" : undocumented male and seasonal contracted female workers in agricultural labour market of Huelva, Spain / Emmanuel Hellio -- The land of informal intermediation : the social regulation of migrant agricultural labour in the Piana del Sele, Italy / Gennaro Avallone -- From the al-maghrib to the al-Gharb : an anatomy of the recruitment and labour incorporation of Moroccan agricultural workers in the Algarve, southern Portugal / Dora Sampaio, Rui Carvalho -- Agricultural modernization, internal migration and the formation of a wage labour market in the Souss region, Morocco / Mohamed Bouchelkha -- Conflicts and resistances -- Rural and farmers' protest movements in Tunisia and Egypt in the era of Arab revolts / Alia Gana -- Unionism of migrant farm workers : the Sindicato Obreros del Campo (SOC) in Andalusia / Spain, Francesco Saverio Caruso -- Entering the "plastic factories" : conflicts and competition in Sicilian greenhouses and packinghouses / Valeria Piro, Giuliana Sanò -- Conclusion -- Agrarian change and migrations in the Mediterranean from a food regime perspective / Alessandra Corrado