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Cyberspace and International Relations Theory, Prospects and Challenges (Jan-Frederik Kremer and Benedikt Müller, eds.), 2014
This chapter links power relations in the technologically dominated context of cyberspace to Hann... more This chapter links power relations in the technologically dominated context of cyberspace to Hannah Arendt’s theoretical considerations of power and violence. Even if her work is often marked by skepticism on the technological domination of the human world, some of Arendt’s most important works provide a surprisingly rich framework to conceptualize the structure and character of cyberspace.
Change Ahead? Sustainable Governance in the BRICS, 2013
The further economic and political rise of Brazil, India and China (BIC) increasingly depends on ... more The further economic and political rise of Brazil, India and China (BIC) increasingly depends on their ability to prevail in the fierce international competition for innovation because »knowledge« has become a decisive factor in international politics. In order to evaluate whether the BICs are catching up in the fields of knowledge and technology, a theoretical concept of »knowledge power« is proposed that consists of two components, namely technological innovation capacity and the ability to control the global knowledge structure. The former is reflected in the education system, the research potentials and the effective commercialization of knowledge within a specific economy, while the latter can be measured through a country´s specific position in the global knowledge structure. Innovation capacity and structural power are both assumed to be unevenly distributed throughout the international system. Consequently, certain states hold more knowledge power, i.e. possess more options for action and self-assertion and can profoundly influence the environment of other actors.
Dem Faktor Wissen kommt für die weitere Entwicklung der BRIC- Länder eine zentrale Bedeutung zu.... more Dem Faktor Wissen kommt für die weitere Entwicklung der BRIC-
Länder eine zentrale Bedeutung zu. Es ist jedoch ungeklärt, ob sie
in der Lage sind, wissensökonomisch - d.h. angefangen von unternehmerischer Innovationsfähigkeit über Breitenbildung bis hin zur Spitzenforschung – zu den traditionellen Industriegesellschaften aufzuschließen. Diese Studie bildet erstens anhand von Indikatoren erstmals systematisch ab, inwieweit die BRIC-Staaten auf dem Weg sind „Wissensmächte“
zu werden. Zweitens werden in ausgewählten Fallbeispielen politische, rechtliche und technologische Wirkungszusammenhänge der Wissensmacht untersucht.
These monographic papers analyze ongoing developments within the European Union as well as recent... more These monographic papers analyze ongoing developments within the European Union as well as recent trends which influence the EU's relationship with the rest of the world. Broad themes include, but are not limited to:
Cyberspace and International Relations Theory, Prospects and Challenges (Jan-Frederik Kremer and Benedikt Müller, eds.), 2014
This chapter links power relations in the technologically dominated context of cyberspace to Hann... more This chapter links power relations in the technologically dominated context of cyberspace to Hannah Arendt’s theoretical considerations of power and violence. Even if her work is often marked by skepticism on the technological domination of the human world, some of Arendt’s most important works provide a surprisingly rich framework to conceptualize the structure and character of cyberspace.
Change Ahead? Sustainable Governance in the BRICS, 2013
The further economic and political rise of Brazil, India and China (BIC) increasingly depends on ... more The further economic and political rise of Brazil, India and China (BIC) increasingly depends on their ability to prevail in the fierce international competition for innovation because »knowledge« has become a decisive factor in international politics. In order to evaluate whether the BICs are catching up in the fields of knowledge and technology, a theoretical concept of »knowledge power« is proposed that consists of two components, namely technological innovation capacity and the ability to control the global knowledge structure. The former is reflected in the education system, the research potentials and the effective commercialization of knowledge within a specific economy, while the latter can be measured through a country´s specific position in the global knowledge structure. Innovation capacity and structural power are both assumed to be unevenly distributed throughout the international system. Consequently, certain states hold more knowledge power, i.e. possess more options for action and self-assertion and can profoundly influence the environment of other actors.
Dem Faktor Wissen kommt für die weitere Entwicklung der BRIC- Länder eine zentrale Bedeutung zu.... more Dem Faktor Wissen kommt für die weitere Entwicklung der BRIC-
Länder eine zentrale Bedeutung zu. Es ist jedoch ungeklärt, ob sie
in der Lage sind, wissensökonomisch - d.h. angefangen von unternehmerischer Innovationsfähigkeit über Breitenbildung bis hin zur Spitzenforschung – zu den traditionellen Industriegesellschaften aufzuschließen. Diese Studie bildet erstens anhand von Indikatoren erstmals systematisch ab, inwieweit die BRIC-Staaten auf dem Weg sind „Wissensmächte“
zu werden. Zweitens werden in ausgewählten Fallbeispielen politische, rechtliche und technologische Wirkungszusammenhänge der Wissensmacht untersucht.
These monographic papers analyze ongoing developments within the European Union as well as recent... more These monographic papers analyze ongoing developments within the European Union as well as recent trends which influence the EU's relationship with the rest of the world. Broad themes include, but are not limited to: