May 23, 2016 15:35
7 yrs ago
German term
politische Besetzung
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Government / Politics
education
Auch die weitverbreitete Korruption sowie die politischen Besetzungen von Leitungspositionen (bis hinunter zur Schulleitung) behindern die Umsetzung der Reform.
I'm not sure if they mean that the positions are filled through political processes, or if there are actually politicians holding the positions. Any ideas?
Thanks!
I'm not sure if they mean that the positions are filled through political processes, or if there are actually politicians holding the positions. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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philgoddard
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political appointments
It means that appointments are made for political reasons, ie they're not necessarily choosing the right people for the job.
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Michél Dallaserra
: Exactly!
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| agree |
Edith Kelly
8 mins
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| agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: same old story
11 mins
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| agree |
Daniel Arnold (X)
51 mins
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Thanks!
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Michél Dallaserra
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appointments for political reasons
That's what is meant here.
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policy-motivated appointment
many references available on this term.
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philgoddard
: One.
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I dont think it's wrong Phil, neither is yours, it's just another option.
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Julia Burgess
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political/politically motivated appointment (but rearrange sentence)
I believe the meaning is that certain people are hired to these positions "for political reasons" - i.e. they are known to be supporters of the government. They might be given these jobs as a reward for their support, or simply because they are likely to go along with what the people in power want. See: cronyism, crony capitalism & plutocracy.
Example sentence:
The implementation of reforms is also hindered by widespread corruption and the fact people have been appointed to leading/executive positions (all the way down to the management of schools) purely for politically reasons.
Discussion
"The new head of Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company at the centre of the country`s largest corruption scandal, pledged to end political appointments to managerial positions in the group."
http://www.ft.com/fastft/2016/05/20/new-petrobras-ceo-pledge...
Nevertheless, be careful with the term "political appointment":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_appointments_in_the_...
It all depends on how you phrase it and who is involved. In contrast to Phil, I believe this sounds like quid pro quo and has little to do with policy - that's why we're talking about "corruption" here.