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THE CENTRAL ARGUMENT OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS THAT CORE INSTITUTIONAL FEATURES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) SHOULD BE READ AS SUPRANATIONAL VERSIONS OF DELIBERATIONIST IDEALS. AFTER OUTLINING A NORMATIVE PERSPECTIVE FOR INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS, WE ARGUE THAT DELIBERATIVE SUPRANATIONALISM IS ALREADY MORE THAN UTOPIA. THE AUTHORS SUBSTANTIATE THIS CLAIM BY BRIEFLY OUTLINING A DELIBERATIVE SUPRANATIONALIST ANALYSIS OF COMITOLOGY IN THE FOODSTUFFS SECTOR. IT IS ARGUED THAT COMITOLOGY IS INDICATIVE OF THE EMERGENCE OF A DELIBERATIVE STYLE OF EUROPEAN REGULATORY POLICY-MAKING WHICH AIMS AT BUILDING UP CO-ORDINATION CAPACITIES, ESTABLISHING A CULTURE OF INTER-ADMINISTRATIVE PARTNERSHIP, AND CRATING CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING PARTICULAR POLICIES ARE ABLE TO MEET EMERGING CHALLENGES. EMPHASIS THEREFORE IS PLACED ON IDENTIFYING AREAS OF INTERDEPENDENCE AND COMMON INTEREST WITH THE AIM OF ENSURING THE COHERENCE AND RELIABILITY OF THE EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT NETWORK IN THE FOODSTUFFS SECTOR. THIS DOES NO IMPLY THAT INTERACTION IN COMITOLOGY IS IDENTICAL WITH THE NORMATIVE IDEAL OF DELIBERATIVE SUPRANATIONALISM. IT POINTS OUT, HOWEVER, THAT ANY ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SUPRANATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NEEDS TO BE CONCEPTUALLY OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT EXPLAINING THE FACTUAL MAY NEED TO RELY ON NORMATIVE ARGUMENTS.

Für die Wahrung von Minderheitenrechten bieten sich unterschiedliche Konzeptionen an. Während der freiheitlich- demokratische Ansatz auf die Wahrung von Menschenrechten auf individueller Ebene orientiert ist, favorisiert der nationalistische Ansatz die Wahrung von Gruppenrechten bis hin zur politischen Autonomie. Vor diesem Hintergrund zeichnet die Verfasserin die postkommunistische Minderheitenpolitik in Rußland, der Ukraine und Litauen nach. Sie macht deutlich, daß die prinzipielle Linie der Nationalitätenpolitik in diesen Staaten sich an der Wahrung von individuellen Rechten als der Basis einer Garantie von Minderheitenrechten orientiert. Gerade die Bemühungen um eine Integration der Minderheiten in die neue Gesellschaftsordnung haben jedoch dazu geführt, daß verschiedenen Minderheiten ein gewisses Maß an Gruppenrechten zugestanden wurde. (BIOst-Wpt)

Critical of intellectuals' role in Yugoslavian politics; compares them unfavorably with Czechoslovakian playwright-president Václav Havel. Argues that intellectuals elevated nationalist hatred to the preferred language of cultural and political discourse.

Uses an anthropological-political approach to analyze the conflict after its most violent stage; focuses on the Chechen resistance.

Forced centralist policies, made possible by the utilization of Ottawa's spending, taxation powers, & frequent opposition to Quebec's policy preferences led a large number of Quebecers to favor greater sovereignty. The federal government's attempts to reduce provinces to junior governments in the federation have backfired in Quebec's case, leading to the construction of a modern, liberal, pluralistic, & territorial nationalist project. Meanwhile, Quebecers continue to shape a vision of themselves marked by sharp differences with the Canadian political project of undifferentiated citizens, erecting instead a communitarian model inspired by social democratic values. 7 Tables. Adapted from the source document.

Explores how globalization & supraterritoriality have affected collective identities, arguing that the move toward a world community in the 20th century has disrupted geographical patterns of large-scale group identifications. Territorial unity will become less a source of identity in the global community, giving international influences greater sway. Trends in globalization are linked to tendencies toward the homogenization & localization of collective identities. Examples of deterritorialization are explored in supraterritorial religious identities, transborder class identities, supraterritorial racial solidarities, global gender identities, global youth culture, the lesbian & gay culture, & supraterritorial nationalism. Noting that globalization can sometimes encourage reaffirmation of nationalism, some suggestions are offered to help cope with the effects of globalization in nonviolent ways. Adapted from the source document.