Egbert Jahn Bücher

Dieser Band der Reihe ELEMENTE DER POLITIK bietet eine knappe, systematische und umfassende Einführung in die zentralen Bereiche der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung.

In diesem Buch geht es um den Streit über Kriegsgefahren und die Schuld an Kriegen und Massenmorden, aber auch um die Möglichkeiten gewaltfreier Politik. Thematisiert werden die Konflikte im Südchinesischen Meer, in Syrien und um eine Weltpolitik der USA und Russlands, die Kriege in Kauf nimmt. Der Brexit und die Flüchtlingsfrage stellen eine große Herausforderung für die Europäische Union dar. Bedingungen einer friedlichen Konfliktaustragung zwischen sprachlichen und ethnonationalen Gruppen werden an den Beispielen der Schweiz, Quebecs und Kataloniens erörtert.

Demokratischer Streit braucht gute Argumente. Die Politikwissenschaft lehnt es jedoch häufig ab, sich am aktuellen demokratischen Meinungsstreit zu beteiligen. Das ist in diesem Band anders. Egbert Jahn zeigt, wie mit politikwissenschaftlichen Argumenten in aktuellen Streitfragen diskutiert werden kann.

This volume focuses on several theoretical topics in world politics and analyzes prominent cases of global conflicts and their potential peaceful resolution. It covers issues such as the multiplication of nation states in the era of globalization, failed peace policy concepts in the 20th century, and the question of who was to blame for the outbreak of the Great War. The author discusses three influential patterns of interpretation of international relations and global events: the conviction that war is eternally rooted in human nature and history, the renewed interest in geopolitical thought and the theory of a clash between the predominantly religious-based civilizations. Finally, individual conflicts, such as the rebellion in several Arab countries, the potential war of intervention against Iran, the Indo-Pakistani-Chinese entanglement in the disputes over Kashmir and the present war in Ukraine are examined in detail.

The book delves into the dynamics of violent and non-violent conflict behaviors, exploring themes of responsibility and guilt in warfare, as well as conflict escalation in regions like the South China Sea, Syria, and Ukraine. It analyzes the role of war in the global peace strategies of the U.S. and Russia, while also highlighting non-violent approaches seen during the Indian independence movement. Additionally, it includes studies on Switzerland's peaceful interethnic relations compared to Catalonia's independence efforts, and addresses contemporary challenges faced by the European Union, including refugee policies and Brexit.

Focusing on contemporary German domestic and foreign policy, this volume explores significant debates such as the rights of Muslim women regarding headscarves, immigration concerns, and multiculturalism versus national culture. It also examines the implications of freedom of expression highlighted by the Danish "Mohammad cartoons" controversy. Additionally, the book addresses key foreign policy issues, including the European constitutional treaty, Germany's bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat, and the role of the German military in Afghanistan. It serves as a valuable resource for political science students, scholars, and practitioners.

Communist Europe consisted of 38 subnational territorial units. Almost everywhere, the renaissance of nationalism in late and post-Communist Europe led to a confrontation between the titular ethnic groups' aspirations for national unification of the old and the new nation states, and the objective of the larger ethnic minorities for national autonomy, federalization, or independence. The larger territories, with a majority titular ethnic group, demanded state independence, but this has been denied by the international community. In some cases, they have achieved a de-facto stateness. In other cases, former autonomy has been abolished. In recent times, the smaller national territorial units in Russia are being dissolved, while, at the same time, some new national territorial units have come into being. This volume examines 15 national territories of various types with regard to the central questions about the relationship between state nationalism and ethno-nationalism in the time of upheaval from 1985 to 1995, and its impact on the propensity towards violence and on the unfolding of democracy.