Suchergebnisse

Protector of Shiites, export of Islamist revolution, fight against Israel and support of Palestine – the religious element plays an obvious role in Iran's foreign relations. At the same time, several foreign policy actions and positions of Iran indicate the prioritization of material national interests (of geopolitical and economic nature): a recent example is the nuclear deal from July 2015. The article will first discuss theoretical approaches in the social sciences for the analysis of religion in international relations; subsequently, the ideological foundation and constitutional principles of the Islamist Republic of Iran are set out as the basis for empirical case analyses in the final section.

"The article examines the public discourse in Austria on issues of (potentially) radicalized Muslims in Europe and associated security perceptions. The main question is how recent terrorist attacks in Paris conducted by radical Islamists and the developments in Syria and Iraq have affected public (media) attitudes towards Muslim citizens and incoming refugees. The current refugee movements not only pose a humanitarian, social and logistical challenge for Europe but - in combination with the territorial power of the Islamic State - are perceived or presented as a security threat by several actors. Integration efforts and policies as well as the willingness to receive an increasing number of refugees and immigrants are contested and deteriorating as the crisis persists. The (perceived) security threats in form of returnees, refugees and radicalized Muslim youth are the main subjects of this article." (author's abstract)

"Protector of Shiites, export of Islamist revolution, fight against Israel and support of Palestine - the religious element plays an obvious role in Iran's foreign relations. At the same time, several foreign policy actions and positions of Iran indicate the prioritization of material national interests (of geopolitical and economic nature): a recent example is the nuclear deal from July 2015. The article will first discuss theoretical approaches in the social sciences for the analysis of religion in international relations; subsequently, the ideological foundation and constitutional principles of the Islamist Republic of Iran are set out as the basis for empirical case analyses in the final section." (author's abstract)

China's fast-paced economic development and its rise as the global economic power house in the past decades awoke fears - and in part also perceptions of threat - among Western countries, especially the United States which has been afraid of international decline and internal weakening several times before. While trying to force China into playing a more responsible and constructive role within the international community (e.g. on issues such as climate and environmental agreements, nuclear weapons, international sanctions, etc.), the West also aims at containing China's military, diplomatic and economic expansion and influence on a regional and global scale. Building on theoretical discourses and political analyses, this article examines the geopolitical power shift among the United States, Europe and Asia caused by China's rise on the basis of empirical examples. The central research question addresses the consequences and effects of global power shifts within the international system (from the West to the East) for the transatlantic partnership on the one hand and the global position of Europe and the United States on the other. Thus, possible strategies of Western players for dealing with the challenges resulting from China's growing importance and the impacts on international relations are described and analyzed.(S+F/Pll)

The history of a theoretical concept called 'market socialism' is inspected, This concept has become updated in the face of current or imminent occnrences and developments in transforming societies like Cuba, Venezuela and China, It will be discussed whether market socialism is a 'contradiction in terms', the unconditional surrender in favour of the market or the last chance for an existing socialism in the future,

The history of a theoretical concept called 'market socialism' is inspected. This concept has become updated in the face of current or imminent occurrences and developments in transforming societies like Cuba, Venezuela and China. It will be discussed whether market socialism is a 'contradiction in terms', the unconditional surrender in favour of the market or the last chance for an existing socialism in the future.(Prokla/ FUB)

Die Verfasserin fragt nach den historischen Wurzeln des Marktsozialismus. Dieses Konzept wurde angesichts aktueller Entwicklungen in Ländern wie Kuba, Venezuela und China überarbeitet. Es wird diskutiert, ob Marktsozialismus ein Widerspruch in sich ist, die bedingungslose Unterwerfung unter den Markt, oder die letzte Chance für die Zukunft des Sozialismus. (ICEÜbers)

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