Habilitationsschrift--Bonn. / Bibliography: p. [331]-352.

No description available.

No description available.

Comparative Political Theory (CPT) focuses on political ideas of non-western thinkers and compares these to their western counterparts. In recent years, works of CPT have demonstrated that a comparative perspective allows us to see the many parallels in the theoretical projects of western and non-western thinkers. This approach towards political theorizing opens up previously unexplored avenues to gain a better understanding of the political. CPT has also strongly challenged traditional western political theorists, and political scientists alike, to reconsider the validity of several existing theories about the political. This is a result of CPT’s awareness of the bias introduced by western dominance in a globalized world. Works of CPT attempt to neutralize this power imbalance between the west and the rest by attempting to revitalize the non-west in terms of its self-understanding. This dissertation argues that a comparative perspective must be adopted in political theory, because, while it helps us to interpret non-western ideas it also allows us to understand how the west has come to its present self-understanding. Hence, unlike previous comparative works which argue for CPT as a separate subfield of political theory in the west, this dissertation brings the CPT enterprise to the center of the vocational landscape of the western political theory. The dissertation supports this claim by presenting an in-depth analysis of four cases of east-west encounters in the pre- Enlightenment period. The analysis is based on several primary and secondary sources from the western and non-western civilizations which span a period of over four centuries. The significance of the dissertation is distributed along four dimensions. First, it presents a comprehensive review and critique of scholarship done by comparative theorists till now. Second, it highlights additional points of significance attached to the integral role of the non-west in the construction of the west itself. Third, it extends the range of comparative analyses to the pre and early modern periods. Fourth, it considers actual cases of east-west encounters as against CPT’s exclusive focus on constructing imaginary inter-civilizational dialogues.

There is no abstract available for this thesis.

Arirang Redux is a collection of poems that explores the theme of female identity across East-West cultures, as well as such universal ideas as grief, loss, power, and memory--considered through the lens of an Asian female, multi-cultured, immigrant persona. Written mostly in a free verse, lyric-narrative style, these poems examine the psychological boundaries across genders, cultures, traditions, languages, and social hierarchies that exert forces on the lives of women.

Unrestricted Abstract The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War resulted in dramatic changes in the international arena, and the American-led liberal hegemonic order declared its triumph against Warsaw Pact which it had struggled against since the post-World War II era. However, this newly formed unipolar international political system intrinsically contained the nucleus of the transition period to the ascendant multipolar world order. On the contrary to static characteristics of the Cold War period, the post-Cold War atmosphere was more dynamic. Therefore, the United States had been trying to adapt itself to these challenging circumstances at the crack of dawn of a multipolar world order which will be based on power struggle against global and regional rivals like Russia, China, India, the European Union, Iran or Turkey. In this regard, countries such as Turkey, who would like to obtain tangible benefits from these global and regional vacuums of power as a result of power struggle among various countries which is imminently stemming from rivalries in the new global context, review their traditional security alliances and seek new foreign policy alternatives in order to balance these power relations and to adapt themselves to the new international situation. Hence, this thesis focuses on...

This paper addresses the influence of a mechanistic world view of East-West relations. The "classic" model of mechanism orders reality into a relationship akin to a simple clock or pump. In the model, discrete and unmodifiable parts, with no natural functional relationship to each other, are balanced and engineered into functional unity. This study shows how "environmental" conditions at the international level (ambiguity, complexity, and prolonged conflict) limit the ability of policy makers to define objective limits to containment, influencing them instead to follow the universal application of the "logic" of mechanism--that any imbalance must be checked by the container.

Marginalisée et cantonnée jusqu’alors à la périphérie de la guerre froide, l’Afrique devient dans les années 1970, l’enjeu de rivalités entre les grandes puissances. Et pour cause. Les nombreuses faiblesses et l’intérêt stratégique du continent ainsi que les changements qui affectent le monde dans les années 1970 offrent aux deux grands l’occasion de s’y affronter. L’initiative de cet affrontement revient à l’Urss et à ses alliés qui, profitant de l’effacement relatif des Occidentaux, s’introduisent successivement en Afrique australe et dans la Corne de l’Afrique faisant de l’Afrique Subsaharienne un terrain de l’expansionnisme soviétique. Ces rivalités influencent considérablement la vie politique, économique et sociale du continent. De sorte que la fin de ce conflit entraîne un bouleversement du paysage politico-stratégique de la période de guerre froide et la perte de la valeur stratégique du continent. / Previously marginalized and relegated to the periphery of the cold war, Africa became in the 1970 s, the challenge of competition between major powers. And for good reason. The many weaknesses and the strategic interest of the continent and the changes that affect the world in the 1970 s offer two major an opportunity to confront each other. The initiative of this confrontation is for the USSR and allies who, taking advantage of erasure of western, introduce successively in the southern Africa and Horn of Africa and transform sub-saharan Africa in an area of soviet expansionism. This competition has considerable influence on political, economic and social point of the continent. So that the end of this conflict leads to a disruption.

O espaço em toda a sua complexidade de relações é o objeto central de estudo da Geografia. É também um aspecto de relevância nos estudos de textos literários, uma vez que praticamente todas as narrativas se passam em algum lugar, seja ele real ou fictício. Esta dissertação busca o diálogo entre a Literatura e a Geografia, por meio do estudo de dois textos literários da autora Yoko Tawada. Levando em consideração as mudanças no âmbito da mobilidade e da configuração do espaço mundial, analiso como esse processo emerge na Literatura atual, mais especificamente nos textos Onde a Europa começa (1991) e Às margens do Spree (2007), em que a autora Yoko Tawada desloca(liza) suas personagens em viagens entre o Oriente e o Ocidente. Para isso, debruço-me sobre cada narrativa individualmente, mas também as comparando, levando em consideração a passagem do tempo entre uma publicação e outra. Busco tecer uma análise interdisciplinar e intertextual. Dentre os teóricos cujo aporte se torna o fio condutor do trabalho, Ottmar Ette (2001) é responsável por ajudar na leitura da transarealidade do espaço, na interpretação das coreografias realizadas pelas personagens e na investigação de rotas e fluxos cristalizados na Geografia e na Literatura. Franco Moretti (2008) traz seu olhar “de longe” e sua coragem de aproximar comparatistas literários da cartografia e de evidenciá-la como uma ferramenta importante. O geógrafo Eric Dardel (1990), relacionando o Homem com o espaço ao seu redor. O geógrafo Edward Soja (1993), questionando de forma crítica o espaço atual. Todas essas vozes se complementam, ressaltando a potência dos textos estudados e permitindo novas aproximações. / This dissertation seeks the dialogue between Geography and Literature through the study of two literary texts of the author Yoko Tawada. Considering the changes in mobility and the configuration of the world space throughout History to the present day, I analyze how this process emerges in the current Literature, more specifically in the texts Where Europe Begins (1991) and At the Spree (2007), in which the author Yoko Tawada (dis)places her characters on trips between East and West. In order to do so, I focus on each narrative individually, but also comparing them, taking into account the passage of time between one publication and the other. Space, in all its complexity of relationships, is the central object of study of Geography. It is also a relevant aspect in the studies of literary texts, since almost all narratives happen somewhere, real or fictitious. The theoretical support comes from different areas of knowledge, resulting in an interdisciplinary and intertextual analysis. However, it is important to highlight the theorists whose contribution became the guiding thread of this research. Thus, Ottmar Ette (2001) is responsible for helping to read the transareality of space, the interpretation of the choreography performed by the characters, and the investigation of routes and crystallized flows in Geography and Literature. Franco Moretti (2008) brings his "from afar" perspective and his courage to approach literary comparatists of cartography and to evidence it as an important tool. The geographer Eric Dardel (1990), relating Man with the space around him. The geographer Edward Soja (1993), critically questioning the current space. All these voices complement each other, highlighting the power of the texts studied and allowing new approaches.