scholarly journals A paradigm shift in German family policy: Applying a topic model to map reform and public discourse, 1990–2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Gülzau
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Topic Model ◽  
German Family

The ‘meaning’ of children in Dutch and German family policy

2009 ◽  
pp. 79-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudie Knijn ◽  
Ilona Ostner
Keyword(s):  
Family Policy ◽  
German Family

Demography as a Push toward Gender Equality? Current Reforms of German Family Policy

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Henninger ◽  
C. Wimbauer ◽  
R. Dombrowski
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
German Family

Environmental Claims by States in Investment Treaty Arbitration

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 412-425
Author(s):  
Gaurav Sharma
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Case Law ◽  
New Era ◽  
Investment Treaty ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Investment Treaty Arbitration

Recent years have witnessed a number of counterclaims by State parties in investment treaty arbitrations based on environmental concerns and the need to protect local resources and safeguard the associated human rights of local communities. This article charts the development of the case law in this context, starting with the Urbaser v. Argentina award of December 2016, before examining its impact on the cases that followed in its wake, notably including the respective 2017 and 2018 awards in Burlington v. Ecuador and Aven v. Costa Rica. It concludes by considering whether these recent cases mark the beginning of a new era of international law claims which finds a parallel in the broader paradigm shift in public discourse on the critical role of all stakeholders in the conservation of the environment, and which may one day result in investors facing standalone claims as the respondent in future investment treaty claims brought by States.

The financial crisis as a heart attack

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Pühringer ◽  
Katrin Hirte
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Rhetorical Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Economic Thinking ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

The article analyzes the role of economists in public discourse with regard to the financial crisis. Specifically, it focuses on the prevailing rhetorical strategies and the economic convictions of leading German-speaking economists as they appear in seven leading newspapers and magazines in the German-speaking area. Special attention is given to the prevailing rationales and explanations for the financial crisis as well as on the metaphors used for describing specific economic events in particular and the market economy in general. The results of this article show that while the financial crisis could have offered a possibility for a paradigm shift in economic thinking, there is not much evidence for such a shift among German-speaking economists. The observed stability of the dominant paradigm is attributed primarily to the very stable role of certain basic economic convictions, which are exposed through the use of specific metaphors as well as a characterization of the financial crisis as a series of extraordinary and exogenously given events. (e.g. “a tsunami” or “earthquake”)

scholarly journals Framing narrative journalism as a new genre: A case study of the Netherlands

Journalism ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 1364-1380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kobie van Krieken ◽  
José Sanders
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
New Media ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
Frame Narrative ◽  
Achievable Goal

Although narrative journalism has a long history in the Netherlands, it is in recent years being promoted as a ‘new’ genre. This study examines the motives underlying this promotional tactic. To that end, we analyze how narrative journalism is framed in (1) public expressions of the initiatives aimed at professionalization of the genre and (2) interviews with journalists and lecturers in journalism programs. Results indicate that in public discourse on narrative journalism, the genre is framed as moving, essential, and as high quality journalism. These frames indicate that the current promotion of narrative journalism as ‘new’ can be seen as a strategy that journalists apply to withstand the pressures they are facing in the competition with new media. These frames are deepened in the interviews with lecturers and practitioners, who frame narrative journalism as a dangerous game, a paradigm shift, and as the Holy Grail. These frames indicate that narrative journalism is regarded as the highest achievable goal for journalists, but that its practice comes with dangers and risks: it tempts journalists to abandon the traditional principles of objectivity and factuality, which can ultimately cause journalism to lose its credibility and authority. We discuss these findings in terms of boundary work and reflect on implications for narrative journalism’s societal function.

East and West German Family Policy Compared: The Distribution of Childrearing Costs

2003 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Duggan
Keyword(s):  
Family Policy ◽  
German Family ◽  
East And West

scholarly journals Das einkommensabhängige Elterngeld als Element einer nachhaltigen Familienpolitik

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-172
Author(s):  
Hans Bertram ◽  
Carolin Deuflhard
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Comprehensive Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Conceptual Evolution ◽  
Clear Goal

A sustainable family policy acknowledges the contributions of the family to society and takes it as point of departure for the support of the family. It is characterized by a clear goal orientation and the integration of different policy measures into a comprehensive strategy. Based on this concept, the article reflects the historical evolution of family policy focusing on the question whether and to what extent a paradigm shift from compensation to active support has occurred in the interpretation of policies in the fields of infrastructure, time and money. This is essential for the historical genesis of the parental allowance, considering that the emergence of the concept of a sustainable family policy was based on this paradigm shift. By means of reconstructing the conceptual evolution and political implementation of the parental allowance since the 1970s, we argue that this political measure is the first to be integrated in such a concept. The analysis shows that even though the parental allowance is a progressive element of a sustainable family policy, the implementation of a comprehensive strategy still lacks a shift towards the life course perspective and an independent basic income for children. Zusammenfassung Nachhaltige Familienpolitik erkennt die Leistungen der Familie für die Gesellschaft an und nimmt sie als Ausgangspunkt für die Unterstützung der Familie. Sie zeichnet sich durch klare Zielorientierungen und die Integration der verschiedenen familienpolitischen Leistungen aus. Vor diesem Hintergrund analysiert dieser Beitrag, ob und inwiefern aus der Entwicklung der Familienpolitik ein Paradigmenwechsel im Verständnis der familienpolitischen Kernelemente Infrastruktur, Zeit und Geld von einem Nachteils- zu einem Leistungsausgleich hervorgegangen ist. Denn erst auf dieser Grundlage konnte das Konzept nachhaltiger Familienpolitik formuliert werden. Anhand der Rekonstruktion der konzeptionellen Entwicklung und politischen Durchsetzung des einkommensabhängigen Elterngeldes seit den 1970er Jahren wird aufgezeigt, dass hier zum ersten Mal eine familienpolitische Maßnahme geschaffen wurde, die in dieses Konzept eingebettet ist. Die Analyse zeigt jedoch, dass das Elterngeld zwar ein Element einer nachhaltigen Familienpolitik ist, es aber bisher weder gelungen ist, eine am Gedanken des Leistungsausgleichs orientierte finanzielle Transferpolitik zu konzipieren noch eine Lebensverlaufsorientierung umzusetzen.

scholarly journals German Family Policy in the Context of Solving Demographic Problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
Martin Schulz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Demographic Change ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Striking Feature ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
German Family ◽  
Demographic Context

The demographic change in Germany brings about diverse challenges and burdens. Family policy has the potential to play a special, formative role in influencing and shaping demographic development. This raises the question of how family policy is determined within its current demographic context. To answer it, this article lays out the fundamental goals, schemes and responsibilities of present-day family policy in Germany a striking feature of which is that its task is cross-sectional in nature. The example of old-age provisions shows how far-reaching family policy schemes are, and how they are gaining in importance given the current demographic context.

German family policy since reunification

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigrid Leitner
Keyword(s):  
Family Policy ◽  
German Family
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