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Jarvis ("Was würde Google tun?", BA 8/09), einer der aktuell höchst gehandelten Netzaktivisten, verficht ein eher radikales Konzept von Netz-Öffentlichkeit. Sie schaffe neue Formen eines gemeinsamen Lebens und führe Menschen, die sonst nie miteinander kommuniziert hätten, zusammen; die eigentliche Leistung von Facebook sei also eher soziologischer als technologischer Natur. Auch dass Daten "die neue Währung" seien, ist von nicht so grundstürzender Neuigkeit. Das Besondere an diesem Buch ist eher der Appell, nicht durch eine Kultur der falschen Privatheit (wir Deutschen sehen da ziemlich seltsam aus) und durch staatliche Eingriffe das Prinzip der neuen Öffentlichkeit zu gefährden. Natürlich müsse jede/-r Besitzer/-in seiner/ihrer Daten bleiben und deren Streuung steuern können, die sozialen Netzwerke böten doch gerade durch das Prinzip "Öffentlichkeit" kein gesellschaftstransformierendes Potenzial, wohl aber die Chance, sich einer "Kultur und Gesellschaft des Teilens" anzunähern. Flott geschrieben, aber etwas langatmig, viel "personal interest". Web-Quellen-Verzeichnis, Namensregister. (2)

This paper aims to stimulate a systematic discussion about what should be the goals of aggregate level population policies in the context of population aging and shrinking in some parts of the world and continued rapid growth in others. It starts with a discussion of the shortcomings of three currently dominating assumptions: (a) the desirability of achieving replacement level fertility, (b) a demographic dividend will translate fertility declines into aggregate economic growth, and (c) only addressing the .unmet need. for contraception in developing countries will result in significant fertility declines. The paper then summarizes new empirical evidence on the interactions between changing age and education structures and their impacts on population growth, health, economic growth, democracy, and adaptive capacity to environmental change. It suggests that strengthening the human resource base for sustainable development should become the 21st century population policy paradigm.

This paper aims to stimulate a systematic discussion about what should be the goals of aggregate level population policies in the context of population aging and shrinking in some parts of the world and continued rapid growth in others. It starts with a discussion of the shortcomings of three currently dominating assumptions: (a) the desirability of achieving replacement level fertility, (b) a demographic dividend will translate fertility declines into aggregate economic growth, and (c) only addressing the .unmet need. for contraception in developing countries will result in significant fertility declines. The paper then summarizes new empirical evidence on the interactions between changing age and education structures and their impacts on population growth, health, economic growth, democracy, and adaptive capacity to environmental change. It suggests that strengthening the human resource base for sustainable development should become the 21st century population policy paradigm.

This document describes the research approach, methodology and work plan of the Centre of Expertise on Population and Migration that was established in 2016 as a collaboration been IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) and JRC (Joint Research Centre of the European Commission). This collaboration is scheduled for three years and each side provides the funding of five post-doctoral researchers. Team members will be jointly supervised and be stationed in Ispra and at IIASA with strong interactions. The new Centre will take a multi-dimensional demographic approach to assess the consequences of alternative future population and migration trends in Europe as well as in the main regions of origin for migration into Europe. The Centre will study push and pull factors, different kinds of migration streams as well as the impact of migration flows for Europe in terms of population aging and the productivity of Europe's labor force over the coming decades. This will be done in terms of macro-level modelling including population scenarios by age, sex, level of education and labor force participation for all EU member states as well as micro-simulation models with more characteristics in order to study the integration of migrants. Scenarios by age, sex and level of education will also be done for potential sending countries in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe and combined with aspects of socio-economic and environmental change following the narratives of the SSPs (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways) to assess possible future push factors. Special attention is given to the possible impacts of climate change on migration. The main output documents will be a set of updated population scenarios by age, sex and level of education following the approach of the OUP volume "World Population and 4uman Capital in the 21st Century" (Lutz et al. 2014) to be produced by the end of 2017 and a scientific book with the main conclusion concerning alternative migration and integration scenarios to be finalized in late 2018 to serve as input for the policy planning of the new incoming European Commission. In addition the publication of a number of peer-reviewed scientific journal articles is foreseen.

This document describes the research approach, methodology and work plan of the Centre of Expertise on Population and Migration that was established in 2016 as a collaboration been IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) and JRC (Joint Research Centre of the European Commission). This collaboration is scheduled for three years and each side provides the funding of five post-doctoral researchers. Team members will be jointly supervised and be stationed in Ispra and at IIASA with strong interactions. The new Centre will take a multi-dimensional demographic approach to assess the consequences of alternative future population and migration trends in Europe as well as in the main regions of origin for migration into Europe. The Centre will study push and pull factors, different kinds of migration streams as well as the impact of migration flows for Europe in terms of population aging and the productivity of Europe's labor force over the coming decades. This will be done in terms of macro-level modelling including population scenarios by age, sex, level of education and labor force participation for all EU member states as well as micro-simulation models with more characteristics in order to study the integration of migrants. Scenarios by age, sex and level of education will also be done for potential sending countries in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe and combined with aspects of socio-economic and environmental change following the narratives of the SSPs (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways) to assess possible future push factors. Special attention is given to the possible impacts of climate change on migration. The main output documents will be a set of updated population scenarios by age, sex and level of education following the approach of the OUP volume "World Population and 4uman Capital in the 21st Century" (Lutz et al. 2014) to be produced by the end of 2017 and a scientific book with the main conclusion concerning alternative migration and integration scenarios to be finalized in late 2018 to serve as input for the policy planning of the new incoming European Commission. In addition the publication of a number of peer-reviewed scientific journal articles is foreseen.

Eine Studentin kauft in Prag einen alten Sessel - und entdeckt darin Jahrzehnte später persönliche Papiere eines Deutschen aus der NS-Zeit. Daniel Lee erfährt von der Geschichte und beginnt nachzuforschen: Wer war der Mann? Wie lebte er? Akribische Recherchen offenbaren: Der Vorbesitzer des Sessels war SS-Obersturmführer und nahm am brutalen deutschen Vernichtungskrieg in Russland teil, ab 1943 beaufsichtigte er die Rekrutierung und den Einsatz von Zwangsarbeitern in Prag. Sein Werdegang steht beispielhaft für die vielen »normalen« Menschen, die in der verbrecherischen Maschinerie des NS-Regimes dienten. Zugleich wird deutlich: dieses Erbe lastet mit traumatischen Spätfolgen auf den Nachkommen von Tätern und Opfern.

Heinz Friedrich: "Aufräumarbeiten". Berichte, Kommentare, Reden, Gedichte und Glossen aus vierzig Jahren. Herausgegeben von Lutz-W. Wolff. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1987; Nr. 10637. 645 S., br., 19,80 DM

The European Union is currently undergoing a major crisis within its institutions. Many observers think the EU is doomed, particularly in view of the current refugee situation, when in many countries the national agenda overrides the European project and the aggregate result is widely perceived as a failure of European-level governance. This skepticism is heightened by the UK referendum on continued EU membership. But few of these observers, focused on short-term political developments and crises, offer any long-term view of the alternatives. Is it realistic to return to the old system of nation states with closed borders and individual currencies? And does a majority of the European population want such an outcome?

The European Union is currently undergoing a major crisis within its institutions. Many observers think the EU is doomed, particularly in view of the current refugee situation, when in many countries the national agenda overrides the European project and the aggregate result is widely perceived as a failure of European-level governance. This skepticism is heightened by the UK referendum on continued EU membership. But few of these observers, focused on short-term political developments and crises, offer any long-term view of the alternatives. Is it realistic to return to the old system of nation states with closed borders and individual currencies? And does a majority of the European population want such an outcome?