Informative look at the Russian war economy as a structural force that disincentivizes peace - from @seva.bsky.social and @jeremymorris.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/inert...
Neuer Aufsatz: in der PVS versuche ich mich an einer Systematisierung der Argumente pro & contra allgemeine Dienstpflicht und diskutiere ein normativ überzeugendes institutionelles Design: doi.org/10.1007/s116...
In der Politischen Theorie an der Uni Hamburg ist zum 1.10. eine postdoc-Stelle zu besetzen, hier auf Deutsch und im Kommentar auf Englisch: www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...
In recent years, there has been increasing debate in Germany about the introduction of a mandatory national service, and political theory has likewise shown a growing interest in such an institution. Yet while public commentaries lack a systematic and theoretically reflective engagement with the central arguments, research in political theory tends to overlook the military dimension and questions of institutional design. This article addresses these desiderata through a systematic, comparative analysis and weighting of relevant justifications and objections. It argues that the core normative issue is the appropriate relationship between individual negative liberty and competing values—security, civic equality, fairness, trust, and solidarity—as well as the proper balance between market mechanisms and state regulation. In addition, it demonstrates how particular justifications of mandatory national service require specific configurations of institutional design, the non-implementation of which may undermine the normative force of the respective justification.
On Russia's delicate dance in the Middle East and why Ukraine may actually score the bigger long-term gains from the Iran war
My latest:
“I wish we lived in the Tom Clancy world where analyst assessments form a decisive input into policy, but often decision makers already have strong assumptions about the situation, and know what they want to do – or don’t want to do.” — Michael Kofman responds to my critique of Ukr. war predictions.
Fantastic piece. „The question is how to build institutional capacity for allowing the weird “what’s possible” voices when it matters“ And no, I did not get it right. I was top left. open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
John Carl Baker
Sven Altenburger
4.Teil der schönen taz-Reihe zum 100. von Michel Foucault
taz.de/Teil-4-der-R...
“By the time Putin launched a full-scale invasion in 2022, it was clear the war was also a war against queer people. It is the first time a superpower invaded another country with the explicit goal of rolling back LGBTQ+ rights.”
@jlfeder.bsky.social documents portraits and stories from Ukraine:
PhD / Research Associate position in political theory at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt with Verena Frick. This is a very well-paid position & Verena is a fantastic scholar. Open to international applicants, though some knowledge of German is required stellen.ku.de/jobposting/6...
what forecasting failure tells us about the future
open.substack.com
a debate about military forecasting, broken clocks, and magic wands
Russia’s loss is Ukraine’s gain in the Middle East ft.trib.al/AWT21sy | opinion
Boston Review
Philipp Hölzing
Was ist die Sicht der Politischen Theorie auf eine mögliche Dienstpflicht (in Deutschland)?
@svenaltenburger.bsky.social diskutiert Begründungen, Einwände und Institutionelle Designs in einem neuen open access Artikel.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Moscow’s ties with Iran and its waning power in the region give Kyiv a chance to forge new partnerships in the Gulf
link.springer.com
In recent years, there has been increasing debate in Germany about the introduction of a mandatory national service, and political theory has likewise shown a growing interest in such an institution. ...
