<p>The Thesis analyzes the effecvtiveness of international environmental regimes. A case study of four of the most important river regimes in Germany - the Commissions for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR), Elbe (ICPE), Oder (ICPO) and Lake Constance (IGKB)- was conducted. The first part of the thesis explains the theoretical foundation the thesis rests upon. Neoliberal Institutionalism was the chosen theory, accompanied by aspects of regime and game theory. A definition of effectiveness was generated, taking into account a legal, a historical and a political perspective. The Thesis is a qualitative case study, which uses mainly sources from books, essays, newspapers and few in-depth interviews with people inside the Commissions. In the second part the International Commissions are analyzed. In the end the findings are compared to find out what constitutes an effective regime. All four regimes have made an significant impact though. An effective regime is - according to the findings of this thesis - characterized by different factors: a small number of actors, a strong legal basis for the daily work routines, similar background of the member states, favorable national conditions.</p>

The Thesis analyzes the effecvtiveness of international environmental regimes. A case study of four of the most important river regimes in Germany - the Commissions for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR), Elbe (ICPE), Oder (ICPO) and Lake Constance (IGKB)- was conducted. The first part of the thesis explains the theoretical foundation the thesis rests upon. Neoliberal Institutionalism was the chosen theory, accompanied by aspects of regime and game theory. A definition of effectiveness was generated, taking into account a legal, a historical and a political perspective. The Thesis is a qualitative case study, which uses mainly sources from books, essays, newspapers and few in-depth interviews with people inside the Commissions. In the second part the International Commissions are analyzed. In the end the findings are compared to find out what constitutes an effective regime. All four regimes have made an significant impact though. An effective regime is - according to the findings of this thesis - characterized by different factors: a small number of actors, a strong legal basis for the daily work routines, similar background of the member states, favorable national conditions.

Diss.--Neuphilologie--Tübingen, 1977. / Bibliogr. p. 166-187.

A decisão política e moral entre fazer algo e não fazer nada diante de emergências humanitárias, como genocídio, assassinatos em massa e limpeza étnica ao redor do mundo, permanece como um dos principais dilemas decisórios das relações internacionais e como tema controverso tanto para a Teoria Política quanto para a Teoria de Relações Internacionais. A complexidade e controvérsia deste fenômeno serão analisadas a partir da perspectiva de que as intervenções humanitárias reivindicam o lugar negligenciado das considerações morais tanto pela prática política quanto pelas reflexões teóricas de mainstream das relações internacionais. Desse modo, o principal objetivo desta pesquisa é a análise das intervenções humanitárias a partir da relação entre ordem e justiça sob a perspectiva normativa. É da reflexão sobre a conexão e a combinação dessas duas idéias tão cruciais ao entendimento prático e teórico das relações internacionais que se pretende buscar novas interpretações normativas a respeito desse fenômeno. Para tanto, a reflexão teórica e normativa das intervenções humanitárias será ilustrada com exemplos empíricos de intervenções durante e após o período de Guerra Fria, a fim de investigar as possibilidades de uma mudança no relacionamento entre ordem e justiça desde o início da década de 1990 até os dias mais contemporâneos. / The moral and political decision between doing something and doing nothing at the occasion of humanitarian emergencies, such as genocide, mass murders and ethnic cleansing all around the world remains to be the principal dilemma of decision making in the area of international relations and as a controversial subject as well as for the Political Theory as for the Theory of International Relations. The complexity and controversy of this phenomenon will be analyzed from the perspective that the humanitarian interventions demand the neglected place of moral considerations as well as for the political practice as for the theoretical reflections of the mainstream of international relations. In this manner, the main objective of this research is the analysis of humanitarian interventions from the relation between order and justice on a normative perspective. It is the reflection of connection and combination between this two ideas so much essential for the practical and theoretical understanding of international relations, that will be the groundwork for the search for new normative interpretations in relation to this phenomenon. As such, the theoretical and normative reflection of humanitarian interventions will be illustrated on empirical examples of interventions during and after the period of Cold War, to investigate the possibilities of changes in relation between order and justice since the beginning of the decade of 1990 until the more recent past.

Meditation liegt im Trend. In den verschiedensten gesellschaftlichen Bereichen lässt sich diese Feststellung auch ohne eine erschöpfende Analyse nachvollziehen. Charakteristisch ist dabei in den letzten Jahren in aller Regel die Dominanz eines neurowissenschaftlichen oder -psychologischen und damit verbunden eines überwiegend gesundheitsorientierten Zugriffs auf den Gegenstand Meditation. In einem vorangegangenen Forschungsprojekt diente dieses Szenario als Ausgangslage, um religionstheoretische Implikationen der neurowissenschaftlichen Meditationsforschung herauszuarbeiten.8 In der vorliegenden Arbeit möchte ich hingegen gerade das diskursive Geflecht um das zeitgenössische Verständnis von Meditation selbst untersuchen. Dabei stellt die überwiegend neurowissenschaftliche Meditationsforschung weiterhin den Türöffner meines Zugangs dar, da sie – soweit zumindest die Annahme – als maßgeblicher Motor des aktuellen Meditationsbooms fungiert.:Verzeichnisse Abbildungsverzeichnis Tabellenverzeichnis Abkürzungsverzeichnis Sigelverzeichnis Einleitung 1 Vorüberlegungen 2 Das Netzwerk der Meditationsforschung 3 Die diskursive Formation des Meditationsdiskurses 4 Der Meditationsdiskurs als Grenzdiskurs 5 Schlussbetrachtung Literatur

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business owners influence the growth and development of sub-Saharan Africa and the welfare of its citizens. However, SME owners often lack the strategies to access and obtain invoice factoring financing to fund their businesses. Guided by the pecking order theory and the credit rationing theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies that 3 SME owners in Kenya used to access and obtain invoice factoring financing to fund their businesses. Data were collected from in-depth semistructured Skype interviews and organizational documents. Data were analyzed using the Krippendorff content analysis methodology. Member checking was used to validate the interview responses and enhance the credibility of results. Three strategy themes emerged from data analysis: proper documentation, effective third-party relationships, and connections with government officials. The study may contribute to positive social change for SME owners in sub-Saharan Africa by providing actionable strategies they can use to access and obtain invoice factoring financing to fund and sustain their businesses. Citizens of Kenya may experience more job opportunities, improved quality of life, increased household incomes, and sustained economic growth.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Mannheim, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Zugl.: Stuttgart, Universiẗat, Diss., 2008.

Zugl.: Freie Universität Berlin, Diss., 2005.

Am 22.12.2015 sind die aktualisierten Bewirtschaftungspläne (§ 83 Wasserhaushaltsgesetz) der Flussgebietseinheiten Elbe und Oder in Kraft getreten. Sie sind die wichtigsten Instrumente, um die anspruchsvollen Ziele der Wasserrahmenrichtlinie zu erreichen. In dem Bericht ist ausgehend von einer Belastungs- und Zustandsanalyse die sächsische Herangehensweise bei der Gewässerbewirtschaftung für die nächsten sechs Jahre detailliert dokumentiert. Redaktionsschluss: 30.11.2015