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Mit seiner Arbeit zu den rechtlichen Möglichkeiten der Zugangserzwingung zu Zahlungsverkehrsnetzen unterzieht der Autor eine der wichtigsten Voraussetzungen zur Deregulierung der immer noch fragmentierten europäischen Zahlungsverkehrsräume erstmals einer eingehenden Untersuchung. Durch die Schaffung eines einheitlichen Euro-Zahlungsverkehrsraumes (SEPA) sind die vormals nationalen Grenzen in diesem Bereich mittlerweile gefallen, was Raum für Wettbewerb in den bisher abgeschotteten Märkten für Zahlungsdienstleistungen schafft. Der Zugangserzwingung zu Zahlungsverkehrsnetzen kommt dabei eine entscheidende Rolle zu.Der Autor arbeitet insbesondere die Parallelen zur Deregulierung anderer Netzindustrien heraus und bietet einen Wegweiser durch das komplizierte Geflecht aus kartell- und bankaufsichtsrechtlichen Normen sowie der Zuständigkeiten von verschiedenen Aufsichtsbehörden. Das Ergebnis der Untersuchung bietet dem Leser einen Überblick über die Erfolgsaussichten einer Zugangserzwingung

Intro -- Series Preface: Critical Studies in Dance Leadership and Inclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Translation Note -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- 1 Introducing the People's Dance -- Methodological Considerations in Researching Guangchang Wu -- References -- 2 Urbanization, an Ageing Population, and Reform and Opening-up: The Socio-Political Context for Guangchang Wu -- References -- 3 From Folk to on Mass Dance Practices: The Emergence of Guangchang Wu -- References -- 4 Step, Hop, Shuffle: Artistic Practices of Guangchang Wu -- References -- 5 The Collective, the Virtual, and the Chance: Teaching and Learning Guangchang Wu -- References -- 6 The Inner Circle and the Outer Circle: Administration and Leadership of Guangchang Wu -- References -- 7 Dance for the People: Community, Visibility and Guangchang Wu -- References -- 8 Dancing the Politics of Harmony: The Impact of Guangchang Wu -- References -- 9 Dancing into Hybridization: The Future of Guangchang Wu -- References -- References -- Index.

AbstractThe pressures of globalization and shifts towards post‐industrialism are producing policies that increasingly emphasize the common themes of activation and of individual responsibility for outcomes. Such approaches suggest normative principles of equality of opportunity rather than of outcome, and of individual rather than collective responsibility for the outcomes achieved. Does this imply a shift towards a common normative framework for European welfare states, with implications for future policy developments? This article reports a recent qualitative study examining ideas about fairness and social provision in the very different regimes of Germany and the UK. The analysis shows that while respondents in both countries value equality of opportunity as a normative principle, those in Germany are much more likely to argue that an equal opportunity approach requires government to guarantee equal access to basic services. They are also more likely to express concerns about market freedoms which allow those who can afford it better access to health care and education. Real differences in welfare values remain, loosely following differences of regime type, despite the greater emphasis on activation and individual responsibility across European welfare states.

The definition and understanding of Cultural Diplomacy are changing; and they are doing so at a moment when the European Commission is rethinking its own external representation in cultural terms. The joint ifa/EUNIC conference in April 2016 brought together thinkers to contribute to debate on what the closer integration of culture and diplomacy means in practice: what opportunities it offers, what risks it holds and - above all - how we should see the potential scope of culturally-framed actions to influence problems traditionally seen as political. Cultural Relations, in other words, are seen as more potent than previously understood - but with this understanding comes the need to integrate Cultural Relations with diplomacy in search of solutions to challenges that are culturally, as well as politically, rooted. This input seeks to outline an approach to the New Cultural Diplomacy (NCD).

The definition and understanding of Cultural Diplomacy are changing; and they are doing so at a moment when the European Commission is rethinking its own external representation in cultural terms. The joint ifa/EUNIC conference in April 2016 brought together thinkers to contribute to debate on what the closer integration of culture and diplomacy means in practice: what opportunities it offers, what risks it holds and - above all - how we should see the potential scope of culturally-framed actions to influence problems traditionally seen as political. Cultural Relations, in other words, are seen as more potent than previously understood - but with this understanding comes the need to integrate Cultural Relations with diplomacy in search of solutions to challenges that are culturally, as well as politically, rooted. This input seeks to outline an approach to the New Cultural Diplomacy (NCD).

This article seeks to explore the notion of performing difference in/through dance, specifically in the context of dance education. By unraveling theories pertaining to performance, performativity, difference, and identity, and then connecting these with the notion of dialogical, or third space as a particular condition for pedagogical encounters in dance, the authors aim to illuminate the significance of performing difference for individuals and communities. The central motivating query for this research essay is: How could the notion of performing difference in the context of dance education lean on and lead towards dialogical, or third spaces as source of learning and living together? We propose that dance education that is framed this way may be deeply about democratic life within diverse and sustainable communities. Thus, we claim that dance has educational potential beyond learning dance.

International audience ; Commercially available fish oil supplements sourced from retail outlets in the UK as well as by mail order, were surveyed in 2000-2 for dioxin (PCDD/Fs) and PCB content. Sampled products were representative of market share. The WHO-TEQ values for these products ranged from 0.18 – 8.4 ng/kg for S PCDD/F and 1.1 – 41 ng/kg for S dioxin-like PCBs. The results suggest a downward trend in the levels of dioxins in fish oil supplements over the last decade, since levels for similar products ranged from 0.3 –10 ng/kg for S PCDD/F WHO-TEQ in 1996. Levels of ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) 7 PCBs in the current study ranged from 8.3 – 267 mg/kg. Subsequent to this survey, EU legislation has been introduced that includes a maximum limit of 2 ng/kg WHO-TEQ for dioxins in fish oil products for human consumption. 12 of the 33 products reported here would have exceeded this limit. Negotiations are in progress to incorporate dioxin-like PCBs into the EU regulations. When manufacturer-recommended doses were applied to the observed levels, the estimated upper bound human exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs from dietary intake of these products ranged from 0.02 to 7.1 pg WHO-TEQ/ kg bodyweight/ day for adults and 0.02 – 10 pg WHO-TEQ/ kg bodyweight/ day for school children. This level rises to 1.8 – 8.9 pg WHO-TEQ/ kg bodyweight/ day for adults and 1.4 – 14 pg WHO-TEQ/ kg bodyweight/ day for school children when combined with average exposure from the whole diet in 1997. Again subsequent to this survey, the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) revised the UK TDI for mixtures of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs from 10 pg WHO-TEQ/kg bodyweight per day to 2 pg WHO-TEQ/kg bodyweight/day. This is in line with the Tolerable Weekly Intake of 14 pg WHO-TEQ/kg bodyweight set by the Scientific Committee on Food.