Gesellschaftliche Militarisierung

Die Bundeswehr und ihr Einsatz im eigenen Hinterland

Abstract

The article sketches an extended concept of militarization, which enables us to group together different activities of the German army (Bundeswehr) in the interior: Propaganda in public schools, image campaigns in conventional and internet media for kids, recruitment events in public employment offices and shows at job fairs, public military rituals, exercises for state of emergency and disaster operations, and the setup of institutional structures of so called civil-military co-operation. A short overview of military opposing organizations and their different practical experiences mirrors the range of the Bundeswehr's activities.