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Examines the purposes of punishment and reveals that only some are understandable when a model of means-end rationality is used, suggesting that the element of the nonrational also plays an important role in international sanctions. (Abstract amended)

Darstellung und Überprüfung des Erklärungswerts des in der amerikanischen Politikwissenschaft entwickelten Regimekonzepts. - "Internationale Regime" (IR) zielen darauf ab, die empirisch beobachtbaren regelhaften Interaktions- und Verhaltensmuster von Akteuren in einem gegebenen Sektor internationaler Politik zu erklären. "Als Analyseeinheiten ermöglichen IR eine von den klassischen Fragen der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung angeleitete Analyse sektoraler Politikverflechtung ... Am Beispiel der Theoreme der 'komplexen Interdependenz' und der 'Hegemoniezyklen' wird illustriert, wie 'grand theories' durch die Regimeanalyse zugänglich gemacht werden können ..." (PVS) (AuD-Br)

Since 1965, when it decided to create a Secretariat, the Commonwealth has increasingly been seen as a formal international organization, rather than the informal family or community of like-minded states that characterized its earlier self-identification. Notwithstanding very modest assumptions about what its role should be, the Secretariat itself has done much to encourage this tendency. Yet, given its lack of both a constitution & very clear functions, there is still room to question what kind of IGO the Commonwealth is & whether it can find a distinctive niche in the ever-expanding universe of IGOs. At different times since 1965, the Commonwealth has assumed five different kinds of identities. It is argued here that a combination of three of these, together with what remains of its community traditions, could provide it with a valuable, if limited, role in an era of globalization. Adapted from the source document.

The transnational approach relativizes the role traditionally assigned to the state, without heralding its demise, disposes of the spatial factor without denying territorial realities and introduces a global perspective without underestimating analytical method. Discusses one of the categories of transnational forces: what are usually known as 'international nongovernmental organizations' (INGOs) or 'trans-national associations'. (RSM)

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