In this exemplary analysis, patterns of interpretation with regard to the content area “migration” in curricula and textbooks for political education in NRW are scrutinized. Annette Kammertöns 2004: Institutional Racism in Curricula and Textbooks?. In: sowi-online.de
Author: glokal e.V.
The statement “Democracy not Integration” of the Critical Migration and Border Regime Research Network was signed in 2010 by a broad alliance of organizations and several thousand individuals. It addresses the connection between racism and integration and opposes the integration debate unleashed by Thilo Sarrazin.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have become the all-purpose weapon of state development policy. Hardly any development policy funding application can do without the three magic letters any more. At the same time, the goals also show what is indirectly meant by “development cooperation”: the supposed rescue of Africa, state-sanctioned population policy, and the prevention of migration – all projects with a colonial and racist tradition and an uncertain future. Daniel Bendix 2008: Development Policy under the Sign of the Millennium Development Goals. An Antiracist Perspective on German DC. In: Berliner Entwicklungspolitischer Ratschlag u.a. (eds.): Von Trommlern und Helfern. Contributions…
Kien Nghi Ha / Markus Schmitz 2006: The right not to be integrated in such a way. Integration politics and postcolonial critique. In: Analysis & Criticism No. 508.
The campaign “Integration? No thanks!” of the Platform Against Racism in Berlin formed in 2009 and 2010 in the context of the heated debate on integration. The archive of the campaign website contains detailed demands as well as many good texts and analyses. “A word that pretends to offer and disguises racism. The term integration sounds harmless and even positive, but behind it lies a systematic policy of exclusion. Under threat of reprisals, those who already belong to the disenfranchised are supposed to integrate.” (from the campaign flyer)
The article discusses tolerance as humiliation and what power relationship exists between tolerators and tolerated. Adrian Kreye 2014: The Power of the Tolerant. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung.
“With her globally acclaimed book ‘Biopiracy,’ Vandana Shiva takes a fundamental stand on biocolonialism in further development of the 500-year history of colonial oppression, attacking current patent law on the basis of its ethical dubiousness and the associated hypocritical position taken by patent owners.” (blurb) Vandana Shiva 2002: Biopiracy. Colonialism of the 21st Century. An introduction. Münster: Unrast
“In this book, the author Anton Maegerle deals not only with the criticism, but also with the counter-designs of the extreme right to the globalization process. He notes that they only offer ‘old wine in new bottles’ when it comes to globalization: the longing for a national and racial state that is homogeneous in terms of its people and politics and that should largely seal itself off from cultural, political, social and economic influences from other countries in order to preserve its own unity. This basic view is combined with a rejection of the principle of individuality and human rights…
In this book, Oliver Geden describes in detail the history of right-wing environmental movements and presents individual groups (e.g. ÖDP) or schools of thought (e.g. anthroposophy) as examples. Oliver Geden 1996: Right Ecology. Environmental protection between emancipation and fascism. Berlin: Elefanten Press
The brochure gives “an overview of the activities of Völkische Siedler, their argumentation and distinguishing features. By explaining the background of Völkische Siedler, describing examples and everyday situations, and offering approaches for strategies for action, the brochure provides local activists with support in their efforts to combat anti-democratic tendencies. Amadeu Antonio Foundation 2014: Völkische Siedlerinnen und Siedler im ländlichen Raum. Basic knowledge and action strategies.
Amadeu-Antonio Foundation / Pro Asyl 2014: pro human rights versus prejudice. Facts and arguments on the debate about refugees in Germany and Europe.
The brochure published by the Amadeu-Antonio Foundation and Pro Asyl in 2014 describes concrete examples that contribute to a “welcoming culture from below”. The brochure is out of print, but is available for download here.