Text in German / The present thesis undertakes a comprehensive survey and criticak analysis of the concept of duty and its significance in the prose of Siegfried Lenz (born in 1926). It concentrates on those novels and narratives in which duty is the main motif; these are Schwierige Trauer (1960), Das Feuerschiff (1960), Deutschstunde (1968) and Ein Kriegsende (1984). After an introduction which outlines the development and the influence of the concept of duty in Germany, the thesis deals with Lenz's prose in chronological order. Siegfried Lenz's main motif is the significance of the concept of duty within the moral code of the individual, the specific meaning and influence of which has been developed in Germany. Lenz does not deny that duty is a necessary element of the process of socialization. But he rejects the unreflected and uncritical acceptance of a dubious morality based on a sense of duty, at the expense of individuality and responsibility for oneself. It is a deformed understanding of duty which Lenz exposes and criticizes in his work: a characteristic mark of submissiveness and slavish obedience ("Untertanengeist und Kadavergehorsam"). These distortions are determined by political-historical events, theological dogmas, philosophical theses and an authoritarian upbringing. The reasons for the attitudes and behaviour of Lenz's fictitious characters have their roots in those factors. Lenz always insists on reflection. He refuses the uncritical acceptance of a morality based on duty, which allows a person to avoid his or her responsibility. However, Siegfried Lenz neither attempts to construct a social background nor does he offer recipes for a new social order. Rather he restricts himself to the sceptical questioning of norms and values, which are maintained by authority. The author creates a conflict in a hermetic environment, for example a ship or a small village, in which his fictitious characters have to prove themselves. By confronting his readers with such an extreme situation and the protagonists' questionable decisions, Lenz forces his public to reconsider their own position. The author's aim is to make his readers realize that right and wrong cannot always be distinguished in a clear-cut manner / Linguistics and Modern Languages / D.Litt. et Phil. (German)

Text in German / The present thesis undertakes a comprehensive survey and criticak analysis of the concept of duty and its significance in the prose of Siegfried Lenz (born in 1926). It concentrates on those novels and narratives in which duty is the main motif; these are Schwierige Trauer (1960), Das Feuerschiff (1960), Deutschstunde (1968) and Ein Kriegsende (1984). After an introduction which outlines the development and the influence of the concept of duty in Germany, the thesis deals with Lenz's prose in chronological order. Siegfried Lenz's main motif is the significance of the concept of duty within the moral code of the individual, the specific meaning and influence of which has been developed in Germany. Lenz does not deny that duty is a necessary element of the process of socialization. But he rejects the unreflected and uncritical acceptance of a dubious morality based on a sense of duty, at the expense of individuality and responsibility for oneself. It is a deformed understanding of duty which Lenz exposes and criticizes in his work: a characteristic mark of submissiveness and slavish obedience ("Untertanengeist und Kadavergehorsam"). These distortions are determined by political-historical events, theological dogmas, philosophical theses and an authoritarian upbringing. The reasons for the attitudes and behaviour of Lenz's fictitious characters have their roots in those factors. Lenz always insists on reflection. He refuses the uncritical acceptance of a morality based on duty, which allows a person to avoid his or her responsibility. However, Siegfried Lenz neither attempts to construct a social background nor does he offer recipes for a new social order. Rather he restricts himself to the sceptical questioning of norms and values, which are maintained by authority. The author creates a conflict in a hermetic environment, for example a ship or a small village, in which his fictitious characters have to prove themselves. By confronting his readers with such an extreme situation and the protagonists' questionable decisions, Lenz forces his public to reconsider their own position. The author's aim is to make his readers realize that right and wrong cannot always be distinguished in a clear-cut manner / Linguistics and Modern Languages / D.Litt. et Phil. (German)

Submitted by Geandra Rodrigues (geandrar@gmail.com) on 2018-07-26T11:53:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 rogeriataroccodossantos.pdf: 2125003 bytes, checksum: 7a863de42d7c4e833f0f2b5f2f710d20 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2018-07-26T13:53:35Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 rogeriataroccodossantos.pdf: 2125003 bytes, checksum: 7a863de42d7c4e833f0f2b5f2f710d20 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-26T13:53:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 rogeriataroccodossantos.pdf: 2125003 bytes, checksum: 7a863de42d7c4e833f0f2b5f2f710d20 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-18 / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo de pesquisa investigar o uso de ameaças em contexto de conflito, mais especificamente, em audiências de conciliação do PROCON. Essas audiências são caracterizadas pela tentativa de formulação de um acordo entre consumidor (reclamante) e fornecedor de bens ou serviços (reclamado) e são mediadas por um representante do órgão (conciliador). Nesta situação institucional, o fato de o reclamante e o reclamado possuírem posições diferentes acerca da reclamação gera um embate de ideias no qual cada participante busca sustentar seu ponto de vista por meio de argumentos. Para análise, selecionamos cinco audiências intituladas: Ok veículos, Rui Pedreiro, Banco Previdência, Banco Sul e Brasimac, estas foram gravadas em áudio e transcritas de acordo com as convenções da Análise da Conversa. Todas as audiências pertencem ao acervo do projeto ―O papel da avaliação na argumentação em situações de conflito‖, coordenado pela Profª. Drª. Amitza Torres Vieira na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Com base nos estudos clássicos da Argumentação (ARISTÓTELES, 1978; TOULMIN, 1958; PERELMAN & OLBRECHTS-TYTECA, 1996 [1958] e GARCIA, 1978) e também em estudos interacionais (SCHIFFRIN, 1987; GILLE, 2000; VIEIRA, 2003; 2007 e BARLETTA, 2014), este estudo buscou investigar o uso de ameaças para fins argumentativos em contextos institucionais. Para analisar as ameaças, utilizamos como aporte teórico as postulações de Salgueiro (2010) e Gales (2015). A análise do presente estudo é de natureza qualitativa e interpretativa (DENZIN e LINCOLN, 2006), com base em dados reais de fala, transcritos segundo as convenções do modelo Jefferson. Os resultados mostram que quando cada parte sustenta seu ponto de vista e não se mostra disposta à formulação do acordo, a ameaça pode ser utilizada como recurso argumentativo a fim de estabelecer a resolução do conflito. Embora as ameaças sejam produzidas com a intenção de persuadir, só são aceitas quando o interlocutor avalia seu conteúdo como prejudicial. Além disso, o tipo de ameaça produzido também interfere na aceitação destas. / The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of threats in the conflict context, more specifically, in conciliation hearings of PROCON. These hearings are characterized by the attempt to formulate an agreement between consumer (complainant) and supplier of goods or services (defendant) and are mediated by a representative of the institution (conciliator). In this institutional situation, the fact that the complainant and the defendant have different positions on the complaint generates a clash of ideas in which each participant tries to support his point of view by means of arguments. For analysis, we selected five audiences entitled: Ok vehicles, Rui Pedreiro, Banco Previdência, Banco Sul and Brasimac, these were recorded in audio and transcribed according to the conventions of the Conversation Analysis. All the hearings belong to the data of the project "The role of the evaluation in the argumentation in conflict situations", coordinated by Drª. Amitza Torres Vieira at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Based on the classical studies of Argumentation (Aristotle, 1978, Toulmin, 1958, Perelman & Olbrechts-Tyteca, 1996 [1958] and GARCIA, 1978) and also in inter-disciplinary studies (SCHIFFRIN, 1987; GILLE, 2000; VIEIRA, 2003; BARLETTA, 2014), this study sought to investigate the use of threats for argumentative purposes in institutional contexts. In order to analyze the threats, we use as a theoretical contribution the claims of Salgueiro (2010) and Wales (2015). The analysis of the present study is qualitative and interpretive (DENZIN and LINCOLN, 2006), based on real speech data, transcribed according to the conventions of the Jefferson‘s model. The results show that when each part sustains its point of view and does not have willingness to formulate the agreement, the threat can be used as an argumentative resource in order to resolve the conflict. Although threats are produced with the intention of persuading, they are only accepted when the interlocutor evaluates its content as harmful. Moreover, the type of threat produced also interferes in its acceptance.

Cette étude analyse l’impact du processus libéral de paix en République Démocratique du Congo sur la poursuite des violences dans les provinces du Nord et du Sud Kivu. Elle soutient que les dynamiques conflictuelles dans ces deux régions sont entretenues par l’établissement d’un programme de partage de pouvoir (power sharing), inclusif, jumelé à l’application des réformes économiques libérales. En se concentrant sur la réforme du secteur de sécurité et l’harmonisation de la politique nationale (en vue des élections post-conflictuelles de 2006), le processus de paix néglige les enjeux politiques et socio-économiques locaux. Le désengagement de l’État et la libéralisation du secteur minier accentuent le taux de corruption du gouvernement de transition et renforcent l’exploitation illégale des ressources par les groupes armés. Cette recherche soutient que l’implantation massive d’entreprises minières multinationales dans les provinces du Nord et du Sud Kivu aggrave la déformation des tissus socio-économiques locaux, accentue la dépendance des populations aux réseaux de gouvernance informelle et renforce les divers groupes armés présents sur le terrain. Par conséquent, les réformes structurelles menées dans le cadre du processus libéral de paix font perdurer les violences et occasionnent de nouvelles dynamiques conflictuelles localisées autour du contrôle des ressources locales, qu’elles soient d’ordre économique ou politique. / This study analyzes the impact of the liberal peace process on the continuation of violence in the provinces of North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The study finds that conflict dynamics in the two regions are maintained by the establishment of an inclusive power sharing program that is paired with the application of liberal economic reforms. By focusing on reforms in the security sector and on the harmonization of national politics (with the post-conflict elections of 2006 in view), the peace process neglects local political and socio-economic issues. The disengagement of the state and the liberalization of the mining sector increase the corruption levels of the transition government and reinforce the illegal exploitation of resources by armed groups. This research supports that the massive establishment of multinational mining companies in the provinces of North and South Kivu contributes to the deformation of the local socio-economic fabric, increasing the dependence of local populations to informal governance networks and strengthening the diverse armed groups present in the region. Thus, the structural reforms carried within the framework of the liberal peace process perpetuate violence and cause new conflict dynamics centered around the control of local resources, whether economic or political.

Cette étude analyse l’impact du processus libéral de paix en République Démocratique du Congo sur la poursuite des violences dans les provinces du Nord et du Sud Kivu. Elle soutient que les dynamiques conflictuelles dans ces deux régions sont entretenues par l’établissement d’un programme de partage de pouvoir (power sharing), inclusif, jumelé à l’application des réformes économiques libérales. En se concentrant sur la réforme du secteur de sécurité et l’harmonisation de la politique nationale (en vue des élections post-conflictuelles de 2006), le processus de paix néglige les enjeux politiques et socio-économiques locaux. Le désengagement de l’État et la libéralisation du secteur minier accentuent le taux de corruption du gouvernement de transition et renforcent l’exploitation illégale des ressources par les groupes armés. Cette recherche soutient que l’implantation massive d’entreprises minières multinationales dans les provinces du Nord et du Sud Kivu aggrave la déformation des tissus socio-économiques locaux, accentue la dépendance des populations aux réseaux de gouvernance informelle et renforce les divers groupes armés présents sur le terrain. Par conséquent, les réformes structurelles menées dans le cadre du processus libéral de paix font perdurer les violences et occasionnent de nouvelles dynamiques conflictuelles localisées autour du contrôle des ressources locales, qu’elles soient d’ordre économique ou politique. / This study analyzes the impact of the liberal peace process on the continuation of violence in the provinces of North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The study finds that conflict dynamics in the two regions are maintained by the establishment of an inclusive power sharing program that is paired with the application of liberal economic reforms. By focusing on reforms in the security sector and on the harmonization of national politics (with the post-conflict elections of 2006 in view), the peace process neglects local political and socio-economic issues. The disengagement of the state and the liberalization of the mining sector increase the corruption levels of the transition government and reinforce the illegal exploitation of resources by armed groups. This research supports that the massive establishment of multinational mining companies in the provinces of North and South Kivu contributes to the deformation of the local socio-economic fabric, increasing the dependence of local populations to informal governance networks and strengthening the diverse armed groups present in the region. Thus, the structural reforms carried within the framework of the liberal peace process perpetuate violence and cause new conflict dynamics centered around the control of local resources, whether economic or political.

This dissertation is a contextual reading of 1 Samuel 25:14-35 that highlights the Abigail approach to peacemaking. The synchronic analysis of this text done in the light of the context of North Kivu conflict resolution focuses on the literary analysis of the text. The interaction between the two contexts of peacemaking, in the Abigail narrative and the North Kivu context, allows me to recommend "participative negotiations" as a suitable diplomatic means to solve North Kivu conflicts for a lasting peace. In fact, participative negotiations inspired by the Abigail strategy contrast with the diplomacy of avoidance and competitive negotiations, by which North Kivu cannot reach lasting peace. However, the strategists of peacemaking, involving North Kivu rank-and-file in the peacemaking process, must first build mutual confidence between the parties in conflict during discussions, then analyse their respective interests, and bring them to suggest suitable strategies using objective criteria which can lead the parties to true consensus. / Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern Studies / M. Th. (Old Testament)

This dissertation is a contextual reading of 1 Samuel 25:14-35 that highlights the Abigail approach to peacemaking. The synchronic analysis of this text done in the light of the context of North Kivu conflict resolution focuses on the literary analysis of the text. The interaction between the two contexts of peacemaking, in the Abigail narrative and the North Kivu context, allows me to recommend "participative negotiations" as a suitable diplomatic means to solve North Kivu conflicts for a lasting peace. In fact, participative negotiations inspired by the Abigail strategy contrast with the diplomacy of avoidance and competitive negotiations, by which North Kivu cannot reach lasting peace. However, the strategists of peacemaking, involving North Kivu rank-and-file in the peacemaking process, must first build mutual confidence between the parties in conflict during discussions, then analyse their respective interests, and bring them to suggest suitable strategies using objective criteria which can lead the parties to true consensus. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M. Th. (Old Testament)