Makt-og demokratiutredningen (1998-2003) ble iverksatt ved stortingsvedtak høsten 1997, blant annet under inntrykk av en omfattende globaliseringsdebatt. En hovedkonklusjon i utredningen var at ...betydelig politisk makt var overført til organer som ikke sto til ansvar i valg. Tesen om rettsliggjøring av politikken var en del av denne konklusjonen. Artikkelen svarer på en kritikk som sier at konklusjonen, sett i ettertid, var overdrevet, og at betydelig politisk styring er sikret gjennom en mer effektivt organisert forvaltning og en mer samordnet budsjettbehandling. Svaret erkjenner dette, men legger samtidig vekt på at tesen om rettsliggjøring snarere er styrket og at internasjonaliseringen av maktforhold er mer omfattende enn for 10-15 år siden.
Denationalisation of Defence Matlary, Janne Haaland; ØSterud, Øyvind
2007, 20160523, 2008-01-01, 2016-05-23, 2016-05-31, 20070101
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Denationalisation of Defence consists of two major parts: first, a generic and analytical section which presents the developmental trends in privatization and internationalization of armed force, and ...second, an empirical section analyzing the impact of these trends on the Nordic countries' defence and security sectors. The Nordic countries have a special relevance as objects of study given their traditionally strong public spheres and state-orientated systems of governance. This volume questions whether the process of denationalization has reached a point where countries are reacting to changes in their security environment by increasingly introducing elements of privatization and international integration.
The Arctic has been the object of heated political discussion in recent years as the region has evolved from a potential conflict zone during the Cold War to an arena for international cooperation ...immediately afterwards. Since the mid-2000s attention has once again focused on the conflict potential of the Arctic, this time related to its resources. This article looks at how the research literature balances its prospects. The literature on international relations (IR) in the Arctic has been mainly empirical in orientation, although framed in the major IR traditions of realism (traditional geopolitics), institutionalism and (to a lesser extent) constructivism. The English-language literature on Arctic politics, which naturally dominates the field globally, is by and large framed in institutional terms. The discussion is not whether institutions matter in Arctic politics, but how they best can be crafted in order to maintain peace and stability in the region. Speculations about a ‘scramble for the Arctic’ have more or less unanimously been refuted in the literature. The French literature, on the other hand, is largely framed in a geopolitical context. French geopolitics is less concerned with the global power game than with the rivalry between states for strategic resources. The institutions of cooperation are, however, downplayed.
Highlights the theoretical and methodological weaknesses of constructivism and postmodernism, and the implications of postmodern epistemological relativism in the academic sphere. Behind its 'fancy ...terminology' postmodernism has nothing substantial or original to offer; by refuting the very criteria of advancement of knowledge it contradicts its own claim to represent progress in scholarship; and by retreating from basic scientific and academic norms it denies the foundations of all serious investigation and analysis. For these reasons it has failed to establish a serious approach to international relations.
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