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Im September 2023 fanden in Russland turnusmäßig Regional- und Lokalwahlen statt. Damit versucht das Regime, den Schein von Normalität unter Kriegsbedingungen zu wahren. Die »militärische Spezialoperation« spielte im Wahlkampf keine Rolle, aber der Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine ist auch im zweiten Jahr mit erheblichen humanitären und ökonomischen Kosten für die Regionen verbunden. Diese Belastung verteilt sich allerdings unterschiedlich auf die Regionen und Kommunen. Gleichzeitig erholte sich die Wirtschaft etwas und die finanzielle Lage verbesserte sich für einen beträchtlichen Anteil der Bevölkerung. Das Regime zeigt sich bemüht, die Lebensbedingungen zu normalisieren, die Bevölkerung passt sich großteils an die neue Realität an.

Im September 2023 fanden in Russland turnusmäßig Regional- und Lokalwahlen statt. Damit versucht das Regime, den Schein von Normalität unter Kriegsbedingungen zu wahren. Die "militärische Spezialoperation" spielte im Wahlkampf keine Rolle, aber der Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine ist auch im zweiten Jahr mit erheblichen humanitären und ökonomischen Kosten für die Regionen verbunden. Diese Belastung verteilt sich allerdings unterschiedlich auf die Regionen und Kommunen. Gleichzeitig erholte sich die Wirtschaft etwas und die finanzielle Lage verbesserte sich für einen beträchtlichen Anteil der Bevölkerung. Das Regime zeigt sich bemüht, die Lebensbedingungen zu normalisieren, die Bevölkerung passt sich großteils an die neue Realität an.

This article explores the 'fear to feel' of ethnographers within German-speaking academic cultures based on qualitative ethnographic material from the author's ethnographic fieldwork (2019–22). It gives a discussion on the fieldwork context, reflects on the author's position(ality), and methodology, next to the presentation of various 'fear types' within academia evolving from the data set. They rank between the absolute silencing of emotions in the professional academic context, self-optimisation in which the suppression of emotion is styled as professional behaviour, and finally communalisation in a governing emotion regime. The different forms of (not) acting out fear are analysed using this empirical material as 'affective communities of no-feeling' that shape communities, build solidarities and reinforce models of domination. Within these fragile and constantly reconstructing communities, which assign a particular connotation to emotions, researchers act and subordinate in equal measure using their ability of emotion regulation as capital.

Das Studienbuch analysiert das politische System Russlands und seinen Wandel. Anschaulich werden die Veränderungen nachgezeichnet, die sich in der institutionellen Architektur, den relevanten Akteuren in Politik und Zivilgesellschaft sowie in der öffentlichen Meinung vollzogen haben. In der Perspektive der institutionalistischen Autoritarismusforschung wird die postsowjetische Entwicklung Russlands von einem unterinstitutionalisierten pluralistischen zu einem konsolidierten autoritären System theoretisch interpretiert sowie die innere Logik seines patronalen Regimes entschlüsselt. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende der Sozialwissenschaften, Dozent:innen und Interessent:innen für russische und internationale Politik.

Das Studienbuch analysiert das politische System Russlands und seinen Wandel. Anschaulich werden die Veränderungen nachgezeichnet, die sich in der institutionellen Architektur, den relevanten Akteuren in Politik und Zivilgesellschaft sowie in der öffentlichen Meinung vollzogen haben. In der Perspektive der institutionalistischen Autoritarismusforschung wird die postsowjetische Entwicklung Russlands von einem unterinstitutionalisierten pluralistischen zu einem konsolidierten autoritären System theoretisch interpretiert sowie die innere Logik seines patronalen Regimes entschlüsselt. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende der Sozialwissenschaften, Dozent:innen und Interessent:innen für russische und internationale Politik.

LAY SUMMARY Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that occur in childhood and adolescence. Childhood adversities can lead to several negative outcomes in adulthood, including poor physical and mental health. Military populations often report a high number of childhood adversities. Research on ACEs that focuses specifically on female Veterans is lacking. The current study explored the relationships among ACEs, military adversities, and adult health outcomes in female army Veterans in the United Kingdom. In total, 750 female army Veterans completed an online survey containing questions about childhood experiences and military adversities, as well as physical and mental health in adulthood. A large percentage of female army Veterans reported at least one ACE, including emotional and physical abuse. Experience of childhood adversities was most strongly linked to experiencing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in adulthood and experiences of emotional bullying, sexual harassment, and assault during military service.

LAY SUMMARY Currently, research on the experiences and challenges of being female in the UK Armed Forces is lacking. The current study aimed to explore some of the challenges and obstacles women have experienced both during their military service and as Veterans. In total, 750 female Veterans from the army were surveyed on their experiences during their military service and as Veterans and on their current physical and mental health problems. The results indicate that women experience several gender-based challenges, such as sexism and discrimination, during military service and as Veterans, and these challenges are linked to current physical and mental health difficulties.

LAY SUMMARY Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that occur in childhood and adolescence. Childhood adversities can lead to several negative outcomes in adulthood, including poor physical and mental health. Military populations often report a high number of childhood adversities. Research on ACEs that focuses specifically on female Veterans is lacking. The current study explored the relationships among ACEs, military adversities, and adult health outcomes in female army Veterans in the United Kingdom. In total, 750 female army Veterans completed an online survey containing questions about childhood experiences and military adversities, as well as physical and mental health in adulthood. A large percentage of female army Veterans reported at least one ACE, including emotional and physical abuse. Experience of childhood adversities was most strongly linked to experiencing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in adulthood and experiences of emotional bullying, sexual harassment, and assault during military service.

Research has found that treatment programmes for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have high rates of drop-out and are often not as effective as in other populations. Previous findings suggested that group cohesion during treatment significantly predicted outcomes for the military personnel receiving treatment. This research intends to assess what facilitates a veteran with PTSD to successfully complete a residential treatment programme. This study aims to qualitatively investigate the impact, and experiences of being part of a cohort within an intensive treatment of UK veterans diagnosed with PTSD. The study recruited eight participants who successfully completed this form of treatment from a veteran's mental health charity. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted. Thematic analysis (TA) was used to analyse the qualitative data. Four key themes emerged: (a) Cohort relationships; knowing each other well, motivate and support each other, communication, sharing information and advice, and the effects of a non-cohesive cohort. (b) Cohort dynamics; negative moods and attitudes, the combination of people in a cohort, motivation for change, and division between cohorts, (c) Shared experience; "in the same boat", the unique bond shared between veterans, and having similar military experiences, and (d) Containment; living in a bubble, support after 1:1 therapy, learning skills, the whole package of treatment and treatment intensity. The impact of being part of a veteran cohort whilst undergoing treatment and the ability to relate to each other through shared experiences was deemed as a positive supportive aspect of this treatment, with veterans who significantly benefitted from treatment. Dynamics that can affect this were expressed, such as the impact of negative attitudes. The containing influence of inpatient treatment was discussed as beneficial to opening up within therapy.