Economisation and Privatisation
Bertelsmann in Neo-Liberal Mission
Our focus on the Bertelsmann Foundation is based on different reasons. The foundation, which owns the majority of the property of the international media and service group Bertelsmann, is very active and successful in the privatisation and transformation of public spheres into economical enterprises and institutions. Disguised as social, modern and progressive, the foundation has an incomparable position of power within the sector of privatisation, using its networks, strategies, financial possibilities and media presence. This foundation shows up as an extraordinary model of actors in neo-liberal restructuring. Global and regional political decision processes e.g. the Hartz IV legislative process, tuition fees or the international militarisation were elegantly controlled by the foundation. Therefore, present perspectives of resistance do not only result in political campaigns, but develop from working and living experiences in these conflicts – as plain as they may be. It depends upon collecting these experiences, interpreting and digesting them collectively to be able to resist, to think and to act in perspective.
We will start with an introduction on economisation/commodification and privatisation. Different workshops and lectures will show the present spectrum of economisation and the steering models of Bertelsmann. They act as basis for the discussion on perspectives of resistance and for networking with other activists. Finally, we will offer a forum for networking with all interested people.
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