Hartwig Pautz
As a political scientist, I study a number of fields. For example, the relationship between politics, policy and expertise is at the centre of my work - here, in particular think tanks are the object of my research. I have also written about Germany's Social Democracy, the German radical left, and have published analyses about questions to do with German national identity, immigration and integration. Together with Oxfam Scotland, I have conducted research on 'decent work' and am currently working on political parties and antisemitism.
I obtained my PhD from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, in 2008 after graduating from the University of Hannover, Germany, in 2003. In between I taught German in South Africa and did a Masters in Research.
After 2008, I worked as research assistant and lecturer in Scotland and Germany.
In January 2014, I started working as lecturer in social sciences at the University of the West of Scotland.
I obtained my PhD from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, in 2008 after graduating from the University of Hannover, Germany, in 2003. In between I taught German in South Africa and did a Masters in Research.
After 2008, I worked as research assistant and lecturer in Scotland and Germany.
In January 2014, I started working as lecturer in social sciences at the University of the West of Scotland.
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Hartwig Pautz zeichnet in seiner Studie die Leitkulturdebatte um Einwanderung, Integration und deutsche Identität nach, die im Herbst 2000 die Bundesrepublik beschäftigte. Ausgelöst durch die Absicht der rot-grünen Bundesregierung, eine Einwanderungs- und Integrationsgesetzgebung zu erarbeiten, forderten Politiker der CDU eine"freiheitliche deutsche Leitkultur", die als Integrationsmaßstab für alle Immigranten zu gelten habe. Im Verlaufe der davon ausgelösten Leitkulturdebatte wurden kulturelle Konkflikte um Aufnahmegesellschaft und Einwanderer heraufbeschworen. Befürworter der Leitkultur nutzten ein Vokabular, das den Diskursen der neorassistischen Neuen Rechten und des Clash of Civilisations entlehnt war.
Hartwig Pautz analysiert verschiedene Phasen der Debatte und untersucht den Leitkultur-Diskurs auf Sprache und Inhalt hin. Schließlich beschreibt er auch, wie die Debatte um die Leitkultur dazu genutzt wurde, eine vermeintlich normale deutsche nationale Identität zu konstruieren, die die Spezifika der deutschen Geschichte ausblendet."
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The article presents an analysis of the role of one specific type of ‘ideas organization’, the think-tank, during the two crises and their aftermath between 2007 and 2015. The two central objectives are to understand better, first, if and how government-external policy experts from think-tanks contributed to British governments’ policy responses to ‘the crises’ and whether these actors have, second, contributed to the overall discourse about the nature, causes and origins of the crises and therefore to the environment in which policy responses were made. In that way, the article contributes to a better understanding of think-tanks, to the discussion of the origins of Global Financial Crisis and Great Recession and the policy choices made in their context, and to the question why neo-liberalism has been so resilient in the wake of the crisis.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the literature on income generation methods in the context of the “public library ethos”. As public libraries are struggling with cuts to public spending almost everywhere, the topic of “income generation” to supplement public funding is highly relevant.
Design/methodology/approach
The article is a review of existing literature about income generation methods and public library ethos.
Findings
The literature review reports on a large variety of income generation methods – some of them are country-specific and only applicable in particular political, legal and cultural environments, others could be applied by librarians across borders. The review makes clear that income generation is difficult and requires skill. It also clearly outlines the potential incompatibilities between some income generation methods and the public library ethos.
Practical implications
The article raises important issues with regards to how practitioners should go about funding existing or new services. It becomes clear that librarians need a clear ethical position regarding how services can be provided and under which conditions services cannot be provided on the basis of principled reasoning.
Originality/value
A broad range of literature on income generation and public library ethos from various countries is reviewed and questions regarding how public librarians, on a practical level, can improve their institutions’ funding situation are discussed. This praxis-oriented discussion is connected to important ethical considerations that should come into play when devising an income generation strategy.
Hartwig Pautz zeichnet in seiner Studie die Leitkulturdebatte um Einwanderung, Integration und deutsche Identität nach, die im Herbst 2000 die Bundesrepublik beschäftigte. Ausgelöst durch die Absicht der rot-grünen Bundesregierung, eine Einwanderungs- und Integrationsgesetzgebung zu erarbeiten, forderten Politiker der CDU eine"freiheitliche deutsche Leitkultur", die als Integrationsmaßstab für alle Immigranten zu gelten habe. Im Verlaufe der davon ausgelösten Leitkulturdebatte wurden kulturelle Konkflikte um Aufnahmegesellschaft und Einwanderer heraufbeschworen. Befürworter der Leitkultur nutzten ein Vokabular, das den Diskursen der neorassistischen Neuen Rechten und des Clash of Civilisations entlehnt war.
Hartwig Pautz analysiert verschiedene Phasen der Debatte und untersucht den Leitkultur-Diskurs auf Sprache und Inhalt hin. Schließlich beschreibt er auch, wie die Debatte um die Leitkultur dazu genutzt wurde, eine vermeintlich normale deutsche nationale Identität zu konstruieren, die die Spezifika der deutschen Geschichte ausblendet."
The article presents an analysis of the role of one specific type of ‘ideas organization’, the think-tank, during the two crises and their aftermath between 2007 and 2015. The two central objectives are to understand better, first, if and how government-external policy experts from think-tanks contributed to British governments’ policy responses to ‘the crises’ and whether these actors have, second, contributed to the overall discourse about the nature, causes and origins of the crises and therefore to the environment in which policy responses were made. In that way, the article contributes to a better understanding of think-tanks, to the discussion of the origins of Global Financial Crisis and Great Recession and the policy choices made in their context, and to the question why neo-liberalism has been so resilient in the wake of the crisis.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the literature on income generation methods in the context of the “public library ethos”. As public libraries are struggling with cuts to public spending almost everywhere, the topic of “income generation” to supplement public funding is highly relevant.
Design/methodology/approach
The article is a review of existing literature about income generation methods and public library ethos.
Findings
The literature review reports on a large variety of income generation methods – some of them are country-specific and only applicable in particular political, legal and cultural environments, others could be applied by librarians across borders. The review makes clear that income generation is difficult and requires skill. It also clearly outlines the potential incompatibilities between some income generation methods and the public library ethos.
Practical implications
The article raises important issues with regards to how practitioners should go about funding existing or new services. It becomes clear that librarians need a clear ethical position regarding how services can be provided and under which conditions services cannot be provided on the basis of principled reasoning.
Originality/value
A broad range of literature on income generation and public library ethos from various countries is reviewed and questions regarding how public librarians, on a practical level, can improve their institutions’ funding situation are discussed. This praxis-oriented discussion is connected to important ethical considerations that should come into play when devising an income generation strategy.
The research goes beyond finding out what librarians do to support their libraries financially via, inter alia, sponsorship deals, charges or donation campaigns. The study also sheds light on whether these librarians feel their professional ethos being compromised by any of these methods. To complement this research, the views of public library users in Glasgow, Scotland, on income generation were also elicited.
Data was generated through interviews with librarians and an electronic survey sent to librarians in all three countries. The user survey was disseminated in electronic from and in hardcopy.
The research produced a number of interesting results. The data confirmed that librarians in the three countries share the most fundamental convictions. Differences were visible in how librarians in the three countries generate income. US-librarians heavily use Friends of the Library groups and fundraising campaigns to support their library. German librarians also generate support through Friends of the Library groups, albeit with a focus on winning those with personal wealth and links to businesses as members. In Britain, librarians seem averse to asking the public for money in order to compensate for decreasing public funding. However, where the library moves out of direct local government control, it is more likely to develop ‘cultural entrepreneurism’.
Based on the research results, recommendations regarding income generations methods and their compatibility with public library ethos are made. These recommendations concern the necessity of an ‘ethical test’ applied to the development process of new services. This test should ask questions based on professional and organisational ethos. Further recommendations concern the importance of maintaining the trustworthiness of the public library and the importance of personal net-works between library managers, political decision-makers and other local elites in order to foster support for the public library."
The objectives of the paper are to a) make the archive known to a wider audience in the hope to generate user interest, b) to spread knowledge about independent community archiving into the community of researchers and activists and c) to discuss the value of independent archives for social movements and their resistance against the ‘conspiracy of silence’.
Right-leaning think-tanks play a big part in David Cameron’s Tories, writes Hartwig Pautz