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Austrian Economic Perspectives on Individualism and Society: Moving Beyond Methodological Individualism

Can we improve upon both the free market and nationalization? Market socialist and other heterodox exploration of cultural and social factors can help answer this question using Austrian economic theory. This volume brings together economists and political scientists specializing in evolutionary change and spontaneous order. Spontaneous order and other Austrian theories are complemented by the consideration of cultural, social and communal interaction. Austrian Economic Perspectives on Individualism and Society bridges the gap between free market advocates stressing individual rights and individualistic culture, and left-leaning thinkers who stress social justice and a culture of social solidarity, or collectivism.

Austrian Economics in Transition: From Carl Menger to Friedrich Hayek

This book analyzes both the consistent and changing elements in the Austrian School of Economics since its foundation in the late 19th Century up to the recent offspring of this School. It investigates the dynamic metamorphosis of the school, mainly with reference to its contact with representatives of history of economic thought.

Austrian Foreign Policy in Historical Context

In 2005, Austria celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of its liberation from the Nazi regime and the fiftieth anniversary of the State Treaty that ended the occupation and returned full sovereignty to the country. This volume of Contemporary Austrian Studies covers foreign policy in the twentieth century. It offers an up-to-date status report of Austria's foreign policy trajectories and diplomatic options. Eva Nowotny, the current Austrian ambassador to the United States, introduces the volume with an analysis of the art and practice of Austrian diplomacy in historical perspective. Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch analyzes recent Balkans diplomacy as an EU emissary in the Bosnian and Kosovo crises. Historians G nther Kronenbitter, Alexander Lassner, G nter Bischof, Joanna Granville, and Martin Kofler provide historical case studies of pre-and post-World War I and World War II Austrian diplomacy, Austria's dealings with the Hungarian crisis of 1956, and its mediation between Kennedy and Khrushchev in the early 1960s. Political scientists Romain Kirt, Stefan Mayer, and Gunther Hauser analyze small states' foreign policymaking in a globalizing world, Austrian federal states' separate regional policy initiatives abroad and Austria's role vis-is current European security initiatives. Michael Gehler periodizes post-World War II Austrian foreign policy regimes and provides a valuable summary of both the available archival and printed diplomatic source collections. A "Historiography Roundtable" is dedicated to the Austrian Occupation decade. G nter Bischof reports on the state of occupation historiography; Oliver Rathkolb on the historical memory of the occupation; Michael Gehler on the context of the German question; and Wolfgang Mueller and Norman Naimark on Stalin's Cold War and Soviet policies towards Austria during those years. Review essays and book reviews on art theft, anti-Semitism, the Hungarian crisis of 1956, among other topics, complete the volume.

Austrian Foreign Policy in Historical Context (Contemporary Austrian Studies #Vol. 14)

In 2005, Austria celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of its liberation from the Nazi regime and the fiftieth anniversary of the State Treaty that ended the occupation and returned full sovereignty to the country. This volume of Contemporary Austrian Studies covers foreign policy in the twentieth century. It offers an up-to-date status report of Austria's foreign policy trajectories and diplomatic options. Eva Nowotny, the current Austrian ambassador to the United States, introduces the volume with an analysis of the art and practice of Austrian diplomacy in historical perspective. Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch analyzes recent Balkans diplomacy as an EU emissary in the Bosnian and Kosovo crises. Historians G nther Kronenbitter, Alexander Lassner, G nter Bischof, Joanna Granville, and Martin Kofler provide historical case studies of pre-and post-World War I and World War II Austrian diplomacy, Austria's dealings with the Hungarian crisis of 1956, and its mediation between Kennedy and Khrushchev in the early 1960s. Political scientists Romain Kirt, Stefan Mayer, and Gunther Hauser analyze small states' foreign policymaking in a globalizing world, Austrian federal states' separate regional policy initiatives abroad and Austria's role vis-is current European security initiatives. Michael Gehler periodizes post-World War II Austrian foreign policy regimes and provides a valuable summary of both the available archival and printed diplomatic source collections. A "Historiography Roundtable" is dedicated to the Austrian Occupation decade. G nter Bischof reports on the state of occupation historiography; Oliver Rathkolb on the historical memory of the occupation; Michael Gehler on the context of the German question; and Wolfgang Mueller and Norman Naimark on Stalin's Cold War and Soviet policies towards Austria during those years. Review essays and book reviews on art theft, anti-Semitism, the Hungarian crisis of 1956, among other topics, complete the volume.

Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity

When the Hapsburg monarchy disintegrated after World War I, Austria was not considered to be a viable entity. In a vacuum of national identity the hapless country drifted toward a larger Germany. After World War II, Austrian elites constructed a new identity based on being a "victim" of Nazi Germany. Cold war Austria, however, envisioned herself as a neutral "island of the blessed" between and separate from both superpower blocs. Now, with her membership in the European Union secured, Austria is reconstructing her painful historical memory and national identity. In 1996 she celebrates her 1000-year anniversary.In this volume of Contemporary Austrian Studies, Franz Mathis and Brigitte Mazohl-Wallnig argue that regional identities in Austria have deeper historical roots than the many artificial and ineffective attempts to construct a national identity. Heidemarie Uhl, Anton Pelinka, and Brigitte Bailer discuss the post-World War II construction of the victim mythology. Robert Herzstein analyses the crucial impact of the 1986 Waldheim election imploding Austria's comforting historical memory as a "nation of victims." Wolfram Kaiser shows Austria's difficult adjustments to the European Union and the larger challenges of constructing a new "European identity." Chad Berry's analysis of American World War II memory establishes a useful counterpoint to construction of historical memory in a different national context.A special forum on Austrian intelligence studies presents a fascinating reconstruction by Timothy Naftali of the investigation by Anglo-American counterintelligence into the retreat of Hitler's troops into the Alps during World War II. Rudiger Overmans' "research note" presents statistics on lower death rates of Austrian soldiers in the German army. Review essays by Gunther Kronenbitter and Gunter Bischof, book reviews, and a 1995 survey of Austrian politics round out the volume. Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity will be of intense interest to foreign policy analysts, historians, and scholars concerned with the unique elements of identity and nationality in Central European politics.

Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity (Contemporary Austrian Studies #Vol. 14)

When the Hapsburg monarchy disintegrated after World War I, Austria was not considered to be a viable entity. In a vacuum of national identity the hapless country drifted toward a larger Germany. After World War II, Austrian elites constructed a new identity based on being a "victim" of Nazi Germany. Cold war Austria, however, envisioned herself as a neutral "island of the blessed" between and separate from both superpower blocs. Now, with her membership in the European Union secured, Austria is reconstructing her painful historical memory and national identity. In 1996 she celebrates her 1000-year anniversary.In this volume of Contemporary Austrian Studies, Franz Mathis and Brigitte Mazohl-Wallnig argue that regional identities in Austria have deeper historical roots than the many artificial and ineffective attempts to construct a national identity. Heidemarie Uhl, Anton Pelinka, and Brigitte Bailer discuss the post-World War II construction of the victim mythology. Robert Herzstein analyses the crucial impact of the 1986 Waldheim election imploding Austria's comforting historical memory as a "nation of victims." Wolfram Kaiser shows Austria's difficult adjustments to the European Union and the larger challenges of constructing a new "European identity." Chad Berry's analysis of American World War II memory establishes a useful counterpoint to construction of historical memory in a different national context.A special forum on Austrian intelligence studies presents a fascinating reconstruction by Timothy Naftali of the investigation by Anglo-American counterintelligence into the retreat of Hitler's troops into the Alps during World War II. Rudiger Overmans' "research note" presents statistics on lower death rates of Austrian soldiers in the German army. Review essays by Gunther Kronenbitter and Gunter Bischof, book reviews, and a 1995 survey of Austrian politics round out the volume. Austrian Historical Memory and National Identity will be of intense interest to foreign policy analysts, historians, and scholars concerned with the unique elements of identity and nationality in Central European politics.

Austrian Politics and Society Today: In Defence of Austria

By the same author as "Security and Politics in the Nordic Area", and "The Politics of Belgium", this book examines contemporary Austrian society and politics. It also reflects the effect that Nazism and the Austrian role in World War II still plays in the international image of Austria today.

Austrian Theory of Capital and Business Cycle: A Modern Approach

This book explores Austrian capital theory and Austrian business theory from the perspective of modern economics. Sustainable change within the production structure is examined in relation to time preference, the Böhm-Bawerkian theory of capital and interest, and the Hayek Triangle. In turn, the impact of monetary shocks and boom-bust cycles is detailed, with a particular focus on the Ricardo Effect, dynamics of money supply, and the natural rate of interest. This book aims to present a new framework for Austrian economics that will make these ideas applicable to both mainstream economic models and modern economists. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the history of economic thought and the political economy.

Austria's Eastern Question, 1700-1790 (PDF)

Focusing on the policy of the Hapsburg Monarchy toward the Ottoman Empire during the whole of the eighteenth century, Karl A. Roider maintains that it was in the early part of that century when Austria first faced the twin problems of Ottoman decline and Russian expansion into southeastern Europe.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Austritt und Ausschluss aus der Europäischen Währungsunion

Thomas Schuster untersucht die derzeitigen rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen für den Austritt oder Ausschluss eines Mitglieds der Europäischen Währungsunion und diskutiert Möglichkeiten, wie ein Ausscheiden aus der EWU in Zukunft gestaltet werden kann. Der Autor schlägt erstmals in der einschlägigen Forschungsliteratur konkrete, quantifizierbare Ausschlusskriterien vor. Dabei stützt er sich auf die empirische Auswertung von 49 Staaten, die in den letzten 150 Jahren eine Währungsunion verlassen haben. Abschließend erläutert er, welche Maßnahmen ergriffen werden müssen, um einen Austritt oder Ausschluss praktisch durchzuführen.

Austro-corporatism: Past, Present, Future

Corporatism was unpopular in the Europe of the past decade. During a time of neo-conservative resurgence in both the United States and the United Kingdom, macroeconomic steering and statist centralism and regulation were in disfavor. However, Austria's unique Sozialpartnerschaft, its famed system of tripartite informal and formal labor, business, and state cooperation, continued to prosper In spite of such powerful Anglo-American trends. Austro-Corporatism is the fourth volume in the interdisciplinary Contemporary Austrian Studies series. This effort in particular reflects the uniqueness of Austrian corporatism, and looks at its deep historical roots from a comparative continental European perspective.The contributors Include specialists on Austria from all parts of the world, making this a truly international effort. Andrei Markovits provides the larger European context for this analysis of Austrian corporatism. Emmerich Talos and Bernhard Kittel review the historical development of Austrian corporatism, going back to its nineteenth-century roots. Randall Kindley studies the Institutional framework of Austrian corporatism, particularly its post-World War II reincarnation. Hans Seidel looks at the subject from a neo-Keynesian economic perspective, and Ferdinand Karlhofer at the chances of Its survival in a changing international environment.Jonathan Petropoulos presents a fascinating biographical study of Nazi art plunderer Kajetan Muhlmann, and David McIntosh compares Eisenhower's policy vis-a-vis the small friendly countries of Lebanon, Costa Rica, and Austria. A special forum looks at the model character and appeal of tripartite Austrian cooperation among its new eastern democratic neighbors: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. A number of reviews of Austrian politics in 1994 complete the volume. Austro-Corporattsm will be of intense interest to foreign policy analysts, historians, and scholars concerned with the unique elements in Central European politics.

Austro-corporatism: Past, Present, Future

Corporatism was unpopular in the Europe of the past decade. During a time of neo-conservative resurgence in both the United States and the United Kingdom, macroeconomic steering and statist centralism and regulation were in disfavor. However, Austria's unique Sozialpartnerschaft, its famed system of tripartite informal and formal labor, business, and state cooperation, continued to prosper In spite of such powerful Anglo-American trends. Austro-Corporatism is the fourth volume in the interdisciplinary Contemporary Austrian Studies series. This effort in particular reflects the uniqueness of Austrian corporatism, and looks at its deep historical roots from a comparative continental European perspective.The contributors Include specialists on Austria from all parts of the world, making this a truly international effort. Andrei Markovits provides the larger European context for this analysis of Austrian corporatism. Emmerich Talos and Bernhard Kittel review the historical development of Austrian corporatism, going back to its nineteenth-century roots. Randall Kindley studies the Institutional framework of Austrian corporatism, particularly its post-World War II reincarnation. Hans Seidel looks at the subject from a neo-Keynesian economic perspective, and Ferdinand Karlhofer at the chances of Its survival in a changing international environment.Jonathan Petropoulos presents a fascinating biographical study of Nazi art plunderer Kajetan Muhlmann, and David McIntosh compares Eisenhower's policy vis-a-vis the small friendly countries of Lebanon, Costa Rica, and Austria. A special forum looks at the model character and appeal of tripartite Austrian cooperation among its new eastern democratic neighbors: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. A number of reviews of Austrian politics in 1994 complete the volume. Austro-Corporattsm will be of intense interest to foreign policy analysts, historians, and scholars concerned with the unique elements in Central European politics.

Austro-Hungarian Naval Policy, 1904-1914 (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)

This unique and comprehensive account describes the interplay of internal and external factors in the emergence of the Austro-Hungarian Navy from a coastal defence force in 1904 to a respectable battle force capable of the joint operations with other Triple Alliance fleets in the Mediterranean by the eve of World War I. By 1914 the Austro-Hungarian Navy was the sixth largest navy in the world and the quality of its officers and men was widely recognised by most European naval observers at the time. The book describes the relationships between naval leaders, the heir to the throne Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and the Parliament in shaping the dual Monarchy's naval policy. It also shows how the changes in foreign policy in Italy and underlying animosities between Rome and Vienna led to a naval race in the Adriatic that eventually bolstered Germany's naval position in respect to Great Britain in the North Sea.

Austro-Hungarian Naval Policy, 1904-1914 (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)

This unique and comprehensive account describes the interplay of internal and external factors in the emergence of the Austro-Hungarian Navy from a coastal defence force in 1904 to a respectable battle force capable of the joint operations with other Triple Alliance fleets in the Mediterranean by the eve of World War I. By 1914 the Austro-Hungarian Navy was the sixth largest navy in the world and the quality of its officers and men was widely recognised by most European naval observers at the time. The book describes the relationships between naval leaders, the heir to the throne Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and the Parliament in shaping the dual Monarchy's naval policy. It also shows how the changes in foreign policy in Italy and underlying animosities between Rome and Vienna led to a naval race in the Adriatic that eventually bolstered Germany's naval position in respect to Great Britain in the North Sea.

The Austro-Libertarian Point of View: Essays on Austrian Economics and Libertarianism

This book covers several areas of economic theory and political philosophy from the perspective of Austrian Economics and libertarianism. As such, it deals with Epistemology and Methodology, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, International Economics, Political Philosophy, Law and Public Policy, all from the Austro-libertarian perspective.Hence, this book offers an integrated view of libertarianism and Austrian economics in the light of recent debates in the areas of economic science and political philosophy. Moreover, it builds from the foundations of the Austrian approach (epistemology and methodology), while the latter material deals with its application to the individual from the microeconomic perspective, which in turn allows an exploration of subjects in macroeconomics. Additionally, this work applies Austro-libertarianism to law, politics, and public policy. Thus, it offers a unified view of the entire approach, in a logical progression, allowing the readers to judge this perspective in full.Futerman and Block say that their book is not a manual, which I suppose it is not. But it is a collection of highly pertinent essays, from which you can understand what is mistaken in the orthodoxy of economics, law, and politics. The central term of art in Austrian economics is that phrase “human action.” It is the exercise of human will, not the blind bumping of one molecule against another or one organism against another, as in the physical sciences…Futerman and Block distinguish Austrian economics as a scientific enterprise based on liberty of the will from “libertarianism” as an advocacy based on policies implied by such liberty. “Although Austrian economics is positive and libertarianism is normative,” they write, “this book shows how both are related; how each can support the other.” Indeed they do.Deirdre N. McCloskey, PhDUIC Distinguished Professor of Economics and of History Emerita,Professor of English Emerita,Professor of Communication Emerita,University of Illinois at Chicago

Auswahl der Bildungsklientel: Zur Herstellung von Selektivität in "exklusiven" Bildungsinstitutionen (Studien zur Schul- und Bildungsforschung #55)

Wie Kindergärten, Grundschulen, Gymnasien oder Hochschulen, die in der Lage sind, auswählen zu können, ihre Bildungsklientel rekrutieren, ist für Deutschland bisher kaum untersucht worden. Dieser Band führt theoretische, empirische, internationale und historische Analysen zusammen, um die Frage nach den Auswahlprozessen von Bildungsinstitutionen zu beantworten. Damit wird ein Beitrag zum tieferen Verständnis der Herstellung von Bildungsungleichheit durch institutionelle Selektionsprozesse von „exklusiven“ Bildungsinstitutionen geleistet und ein Blick auf neue Hierarchien zwischen Bildungsinstitutionen geworfen.

Auswärtige Kulturpolitik für Kinder: Künstlerisch-ästhetische Bildung als Herausforderung transkultureller Beziehungen (Auswärtige Kulturpolitik)

Aron Weigl geht der Frage nach, welche Rolle Kinder in der deutschen Auswärtigen Kulturpolitik spielen. Er untersucht empirisch-qualitativ Projekte und Programme für Kinder, um die Bedeutung von konzeptioneller Zielgruppenorientierung und Methoden der künstlerisch-ästhetischen Bildung für die allgemeinen Ziele von Auswärtiger Kulturpolitik herauszustellen. Neben der Bestandsaufnahme von relevanten Akteuren auf diesem Feld liefert die Forschung Erkenntnisse über Kriterien von Projekten zur Förderung von transkulturellen Lernprozessen.

Auswärtige Kulturpolitik in Spanien und Deutschland: Ein akteurszentrierter Vergleich (Auswärtige Kulturpolitik)

Auswärtige Kulturpolitik (AKP) ist der gezielte Einfluss auf die internationalen Kulturbeziehungen durch eine staatlich koordinierte Politik, u. a. um Bürger anderer Länder mit dem kulturellen und sprachlichen Angebot des eigenen Landes zu erreichen. Das Ziel einer AKP kann variieren und von der Sympathie- und Imagewerbung bis zum gegenseitigen kulturellen Austausch oder der Verbindung von Kultur und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit reichen. Deutschland gehört zu den Ländern mit einer umfangreichen und vielschichtigen AKP. Spanien hingegen gehört nicht zur außenkulturpolitischen „ersten Liga“. Das Land hat jedoch ein enormes Potential, seine kulturelle Ausstrahlung außenpolitisch zu nutzen. So verfügt es mit der spanischen Sprache und den mit Lateinamerika geteilten kulturellen Wurzeln über zwei Faktoren, die ihm eine prädestinierte Position auf dem internationalen Parkett verleihen könnten. Die systematisch-vergleichende Studie beschäftigt sich auf innovative und detaillierte Weise mit der politisch-administrativen und konzeptionellen Ausprägung des Politikfeldes der AKP in Spanien und Deutschlands, wodurch aufschlussreiche Perspektiven und Chancen für beide Länder aufgezeigt werden.

Auswärtige Kulturpolitik und „Auslandsdeutsche“ in Lateinamerika 1949-1973 (Auswärtige Kulturpolitik)

​In der auswärtigen Kulturpolitik hat es keine „Stunde Null“ gegeben. Gestützt auf umfangreiches Quellenmaterial arbeitet Nikolaus Barbian die langen Linien einer auf die „Auslandsdeutschen“ bezogenen Außenkulturpolitik heraus und weist nach, dass es in dieser Hinsicht deutliche Kontinuitäten in der jungen Bundesrepublik gegeben hat. Besonders in Lateinamerika stellten die deutschen Migrantengemeinschaften eine nicht zu unterschätzende Herausforderung für den kulturpolitischen Wiederaufbau dar. Die Geschichtsschreibung und das Selbstbild der auswärtigen Kulturpolitik in Deutschland müssten daher unvollständig bleiben, wenn sie die Entwicklung der problembeladenen Haupttradition dieser Politik nach 1945 unberücksichtigt ließen.

Auswärtige Musikpolitik: Konzeptionen und Praxen von Musikprojekten im internationalen Austausch (Auswärtige Kulturpolitik)

Musik spielt in der Kulturellen Programmarbeit der Auswärtigen Kulturpolitik schon immer eine wichtige Rolle. Doch wie und auf welcher Grundlage wird die Musikarbeit im Ausland durchgeführt? Inwieweit orientiert sich das Kulturmanagement der Mittlerorganisationen und deutschen Auslandsvertretungen an den strategischen Zielen der Auswärtigen Kulturpolitik und welche Konzepte leiten sie hieraus ab? David Maier untersucht die Dimensionen und Wechselbeziehungen von Kulturmanagement und Auswärtiger Kulturpolitik, diskutiert anhand zahlreicher Praxisbeispiele und Experteninterviews, inwieweit die Qualifikationen, Motivationen und musikalischen Kenntnisse der Durchführenden Einfluss auf die Musikarbeit im Ausland haben.

Auswärtiges Amt: Diplomatie als Beruf

Wie entsteht Außenpolitik? Wie arbeitet das Auswärtige Amt? Was genau ist die Aufgabe von Diplomaten, wer sind sie und was müssen sie in ihrem Beruf können? Diese Fragen werden von hochrangigen deutschen Diplomaten anhand praktischer Beispiele beantwortet. Die deskriptive Darstellung einzelner Aufgaben und die analytische Betrachtung von Struktur und Prozess der Außenpolitik wechseln einander ab. Dabei geht es nicht um den Inhalt der Politik, sondern viel mehr um das Berufsbild des diplomatischen Dienstes sowie um Aufbau und Arbeitsweise eines großen Bundesministeriums mit über 200 Auslandsvertretungen.

Auswärtiges Amt: Diplomatie als Beruf

Wie entsteht Außenpolitik? Wie arbeitet das Auswärtige Amt? Was genau ist die Aufgabe von Diplomaten, wer sind sie und was müssen sie in ihrem Beruf können? Diese Fragen werden von hochrangigen deutschen Diplomaten anhand praktischer Beispiele beantwortet. Die deskriptive Darstellung einzelner Aufgaben und die analytische Betrachtung von Struktur und Prozess der Außenpolitik wechseln einander ab. Dabei geht es nicht um den Inhalt der Politik, sondern vielmehr um das Berufsbild des diplomatischen Dienstes sowie um Aufbau und Arbeitsweise eines großen Bundesministeriums mit über 200 Auslandsvertretungen. Für beide Themen bietet die Insider-Perspektive eine anders nicht zu erreichende Authentizität, ohne dabei auf kritische Reflexion und Distanz zu verzichten. Das Buch richtet sich an InteressentInnen und BewerberInnen für den Auswärtigen Dienst sowie an Journalisten, Diplomaten, Studenten, Lehrer und das außenpolitisch interessierte Publikum. Da sich die Außenpolitik und das Berufsbild des Diplomaten ständig verändern, ist diese neue, aktualisierte Auflage entstanden.

Ausweg Wachstum?: Arbeit, Technik und Nachhaltigkeit in einer begrenzten Welt

Wachstum ist das Zauberwort in der Diskussion über die Reformierung gesellschaftlicher Abläufe. Doch welche Facetten birgt dieser schillernde Begriff? Durch welche Mechanismen lässt sich Wachstum erzeugen? In welchem Verhältnis steht Wachstum zu dem Wunsch, wirtschaftliche Entwicklung im Einklang mit der Natur zu erreichen? Und nicht zuletzt: Auf welchen Märkten ist Wachstum heutzutage noch möglich? Die Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger des Deutschen Studienpreises 2006 haben sich diesen Fragen auf unkonventionelle Weise genähert und Lösungswege jenseits der ausgetretenen Wege der wissenschaftlichen und politischen Diskussion beschrieben. Die Beiträge richten einen kritischen Blick auf die ökonomische Wachstumstheorie und untersuchen Wachstum in seinem Zusammenhang mit Arbeitslosigkeit, Demografie, Umwelt, Wohlfahrt und Bildung - zum Teil essayistisch und skizzenhaft, zum Teil modellhaft-empirisch.

Auswirkungen der virtuellen Mobilität (Mobilitätsverhalten in der Freizeit)

Auswirkungen internationaler Konferenzen auf soziale Bewegungen: Das Fallbeispiel der Klimakonferenz in Südafrika (Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie)

Melanie Müller untersucht die Folgen der Integration der verschiedenen Weltregionen in das System der Vereinten Nationen für soziale Bewegungen. Am Fallbeispiel Südafrika zeigt sie, dass internationale Konferenzen als ‚transformatives Ereignis‘ charakterisiert werden können, das Entwicklungen innerhalb von sozialen Bewegungen in Gang setzt und diese dadurch mittelfristig verändert. Unter Rückgriff auf vier Ansätze der Protest- und Bewegungsforschung beschreibt die Autorin, dass es Bewegungsorganisationen gelingt, Ressourcen im Vorfeld und während der Konferenz zu mobilisieren und neue politische Gelegenheiten zu erschließen. Die Bewegungsorganisationen entwickeln neue Frames, die über den Zeitraum der Konferenz hinaus einzelne Netzwerke miteinander verbinden. Zentraler Bezugspunkt für die Bewegungsorganisationen bleibt dabei immer aber die nationale Ebene und die eigene Regierung und nicht – wie zu erwarten wäre – die internationale Ebene.