This thesis provides a fresh perspective on the Brazilian military coup of 1964, the Castelo Branco regime, and the role of legitimacy during this early phase of military rule.
The central question this thesis will attempt to address is: ‘What problems arise when private security companies are allowed to perform public tasks and how may these problems be overcome?’ In...Show moreThe central question this thesis will attempt to address is: ‘What problems arise when private security companies are allowed to perform public tasks and how may these problems be overcome?’ In order to narrow the scope of this very broad question, I will attempt to answer it by focusing specifically on PMSC activity during anti-piracy actions. The arguments in this thesis will show how the ambiguous nature of the current legal framework has caused a lack of democratic responsibility in anti-piracy action. This has led to a situation of increased violence and human rights violation as economic incentives have been allowed to precede social incentives. To increase democratic responsibility in PMSC’s, I propose that Dutch policy should focus on the creation of corporate social responsibility within the companies that are allowed to operate on board ships passing through high risk areas. It is important however, to be aware of the internal contradictions that face CSR-theory and focus on the possibility of omitting these obstacles in the unique context in which the Law for the Protection of Dutch Merchant Ships will be implemented.Show less
In this thesis I argue that Nietzsche and Weber have common points, or to put it precisely, that in Max Weber’s thought Nietzsche’s presence can be detected. Specifically, and in light of the...Show moreIn this thesis I argue that Nietzsche and Weber have common points, or to put it precisely, that in Max Weber’s thought Nietzsche’s presence can be detected. Specifically, and in light of the passage from Science as a Vocation, my focus will be on the critique of science they both articulated. My thesis is that Weber’s attitude towards science bears similarities to Nietzsche’s despite the grave differences separating their thought. I will argue that both rejected the idea of scientific objectivity as well as the belief in science’s capacity to generate ultimate values. The reasons for this rejection lie in fact that in their accounts science stands as the main force which carried forward the Death of God and the process of disenchantment (Entzauberung) in modernity. However, for both science still retains its instrumental importance and hence neither Nietzsche nor Weber relapse into positions that disregard science as such. In effect, I argue, Nietzsche and Weber affirm science although they do not ascribe to it anything more than its instrumental value. However, the heterogeneity of their critiques as regards to science and philosophy in general arises from Nietzsche’s commitment to a contestation of values aiming at the enhancement and affirmation of life itself, whereas Weber insists on the character of vocation (Beruf).Show less
This thesis discusses the phenomenon of social service provision by Mexican drug cartels in the state of Michoacán. It does so by analyzing state building theory according to Gramsci and Weber and...Show moreThis thesis discusses the phenomenon of social service provision by Mexican drug cartels in the state of Michoacán. It does so by analyzing state building theory according to Gramsci and Weber and applies it to parallel governance provided by these drug cartels.Show less
