Staatsräson: Empty Signifier or Meaningful Norm? - A Fundamental Norm with Unknown Meaning Wiener, Antje Author aut Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-01-12 eng
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 Following the shocking Hamas atrocities against the state of Israel and its people on 7th October 2023, German state representatives keep voicing unwavering support for Israel: “(A)t this moment there is only one place for Germany. The place beside Israel. That’s what we mean by saying: Israel’s security is German Staatsräson”1), Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasised in the German Bundestag, confirming “full solidarity with the people of Israel” and emphasising “that Germany stands unwaveringly on Israel’s side.“ As this public claim leads beyond solidarity, which other states have also expressed in light of the Hamas atrocities, many wonder what – if anything – the Chancellor’s reference to the norm actually means beyond uttering moral support? CC BY-SA 4.0 Wiener, Antje Staatsräson 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/staatsrson-empty-signifier-or-meaningful-norm/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/5990f98b96c26ee3 240112 10.59704/5990f98b96c26ee3 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)