The Count Baudissin International Fellowship Programme
The "Count Baudissin International Fellowship
Programme" was established in 1995 with the support of the Volkswagen
Foundation. The programme bears the name of IFSH's founding director the
late (d. 5 June 1993) Lieutenant General (rtd.) Count Wolf von
Baudissin, known as the co-founder of the German Federal Armed Forces
(Bundeswehr) and the founding father of the concept of "Civic Education"
(Innere Führung).
The programme is currently financed by the ISFH and the German Federal
Armed Forces Association and is being implemented in coordination with
the German Armed Forces Staff College (FüAKBw) in Hamburg and the Civic
Education Centre (Zentrum Innere Führung) in Koblenz. Officers, mostly
from Central, South-Eastern and Eastern European countries, as well as
researchers and civilian members of defence administrations and
associated research institutions in these countries study the complex
relationship between the military and democratic society. During their
fellowship, participants are expected to develop solutions for their
home countries taking special account of the concept of Civic Education.
Restructuring the armed forces in these
countries to
make them compatible with democracy,
perpressing ahead
with their integration in society, and
advancing their
ability to cooperate with other armed forces
within
the framework of multilateral security
organizations
are tasks that cannot be performed overnight.
This complex
undertaking, which is highly significant for
the reform
of the security sector, will be more likely to
succeed
if it receives external support. It is
therefore in
the interest of the international community,
and of
Germany in particular, to contribute to it.
The Count
Baudissin International Fellowship Programme
addresses
itself to this task.
The Programme is headed by Dr. Hans-Georg
Ehrhart. Those
interested in more information should contact
Dr. Hans-Georg
Ehrhart.
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