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Every year in Rwanda, a week of national mourning commemorates the Genocide of Tutsi, a brutal episode that began on April the 7th 1994 and resulted in the murder of up to one million people in 100 days. The genocide was returned to the global stage in 2014 when world leaders joined Rwandans in marking the twentieth anniversary of this event. In Kigali, the capital city, two decades of political elites witnessed highly emotive and politically charged performances of the causes and events of the genocide that placed responsibility for this tragedy at the feet of the international community. By positioning themselves within the frame of this nationally and globally televised event, many world leaders acknowledged both a great human tragedy and the failure of their respective nations and organisations to recognise and stop the genocide. This collective international act of apology was the culmination of a decade of individual actual or implicit 'apologies' by political leaders such as Tony Blair, Nicholas Sarkozy, George Bush Jnr, and Ban Ki Moon. This paper explores the performative use of the Kigali Genocide Memorial by national and political actors engaged in diplomatic acts that aim to generate national post-conflict development and international cultural capital.

While PO & the news media in the US have Generally assumed that sports & politics are separate entities & should be kept that way, this has not been the case throughout history. The tremendous emphasis that many nations today place on winning at international events such as the Olympics is due to several factors. Those nations spending millions of dollars on sports programs for elite athletes expect results. Sports can be a very useful political & diplomatic tool & weapon in gaining prestige, protesting various situations, spreading propaganda, & in recognizing or isolating another nation. There is a long tradition of mixing sports & politics, which dates back to the ancient Greeks. The development of the Turner movement in the German states of the nineteenth century, the rise of the Sokol movement in neighboring Bohemia, & the formation of the International Olympic Committee by Baron Pierre de Coubertin later in the same century all served to reinforce earlier traditions linking sports to politics. The result of these developments was to produce a war without weapons. The recognition of this fact is the first step toward limiting some of the aggressive conflicts that have increasingly plagued modern international sports events. HA.

"This book provides an assessment of the legacy, challenges and future directions of Critical Theory in the fields of International Relations and Security Studies. This book provides 'first-hand' interviews with some of the pioneers of Critical Theory in the fields of International Relations Theory and Security Studies. The interviews are combined innovatively with reflective essays to create an engaging and accessible discussion of the legacy and challenges of critical thinking. A unique forum that combines first-person discussion and secondary commentary on a variety of theoretical positions, the book explores in detail the interaction between different theories and approaches, including postcolonialism, feminism, and poststructuralism. Scholars from a variety of theoretical backgrounds reflect on the strengths and problems of critical theory, recasting the theoretical discussion about critical theory in the study of world politics and examining the future of the discipline. Both an introduction and an advanced engagement with theoretical developments over the past three decades, Critical Theory in International Relations and Security Studies will be of interest to students and scholars of International Politics, Security Studies and Philosophy."--Publisher's website

'Die Alterung der Gesellschaft wird die Bedingungen des menschlichen Zusammenlebens grundlegend ändern. Auch werden alternde Gesellschaften neue, zum Teil noch gar nicht absehbare, politische und wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen zu bestehen haben: 'Alter' und 'Altern' gelten als ein gesellschaftliches Zukunftsthema und geraten zunehmend in das Blickfeld der wissenschaftlichen und politischen Öffentlichkeit. Vor allem das höhere Lebensalter hat sich als eine eigenständige Lebensphase herausgebildet - gekennzeichnet einerseits durch neue biographische Entwürfe und Formen sozialer Beteiligung, andererseits aber auch geprägt durch Krankheit, Hilfebedürftigkeit und Tod. Mit der Verlängerung der Lebenserwartung bekommt auch die Frage nach den Bedingungen und Möglichkeiten, unter denen Autonomie und Lebensqualität im höheren Lebensalter aufrechterhalten werden, eine neue Bedeutung. Dabei ist auch über Zielgrößen, nicht zuletzt vom Autor dieses Beitrags zu diskutieren: Lebensqualität muss als Maß des Erfolgs sozialpolitischer Intervention verstanden und thematisiert werden, und zwar vor dem Hintergrund der Frage nach der Finanzierbarkeit sozialstaatlicher Leistungen und der Effizienz verschiedener Alternativen.' (Autorenreferat)