Hessian state center for political education

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Hessian state center for political education

State level State of Hesse
position Unlawful institution of the State of Hesse
Supervisory authority Prime Minister (State Chancellery)
founding May 4th 1954
Headquarters Wiesbaden
Authority management Alexander Jehn
Servants 27
Budget volume 3.864 million euros
Web presence www.hlz.hessen.de

The Hessian State Center for Political Education (HLZ) was founded on May 4, 1954 by a cabinet decision of the Hessian state government under Georg-August Zinn under the name Hessian State Center for Homeland Service .

The former Hotel Rose in Wiesbaden is the seat of the Hessian State Chancellery and also houses the rooms of the Hessian State Center for Political Education.

The seat is in Wiesbaden . There she has shared the building with the Hessian State Chancellery since moving to the former Hotel Rose in 2005 . As an institution of the State of Hesse, it is subject to the supervision of the State Chancellery.

The work of the HLZ is controlled by a nine-member board of trustees consisting of members of the state parliament from all parties elected in the Hessian state parliament. The first board of trustees was constituted on October 6, 1955, thus ending the founding phase of the newly created authority.

history

Hessian state center for homeland service

Already during the founding period, the Hessian regional center for homeland service developed a variety of content and topics, which in its many facets should become future-oriented. The two pillars developed in the work:

  • Journalism (in-house productions, purchases from publishers, promotion of print media projects) and
  • Seminars (seminars (day to week seminars), discussion events, congresses, study trips ...).

The basic requirement of the HLZ is to convey the free-democratic basic order of the Federal Republic of Germany with the basic values:

  • Peace,
  • Freedom,
  • Tolerance and
  • solidarity

Furthermore, it is intended to bring the constitution closer to the citizens as a framework and foundation for political life. This also includes mediation on the structure and function of democratic institutions (state, parties, referendums ).

The HLZ also provides information about dictatorship , totalitarianism and political extremism from the right and left. The following applies as priority:

  • inform and educate about National Socialism and its crimes,
  • deal with anti-Semitism and extremism,
  • warn of war, tyranny and terrorism and prevent violence among young people,
  • promote the coming to terms with the injustice state of the SED and the communist dictatorships of Eastern Europe,
  • to engage in dialogue with the victims of the dictatorships.

"After all, it [the HLZ] is a" trainer of democracy "and wants to support citizens and young people in acquiring democratic competence with their offers."

- HLZ

The 1950s were shaped by the mediation of the division of Germany and the beginning Europeanization of German politics. Practically when the HLZ started working in the mid-1950s, it began showing historical and political films. In 1957 around 10,000 people watched the demonstrations, by 1963 this number had grown to almost 600,000 people. Another main feature of that time was the support for trips to Berlin by schoolchildren. In 1957 113 trips were made to Berlin. Almost 20% of the budget in the 1960s was spent on trips to Berlin.

Hessian state center for political education

The Hessian State Center for Homeland Service was renamed the Hessian State Center for Political Education in 1963 . The abbreviation HLZ has been used since then.

The 1970s shaped the Auschwitz trials and the associated interest in Israel. And the increased interest in information on Eastern Europe , which the population was aware of as a result of Willy Brandt's government's eastern policy .

The preoccupation with Europe , the changes in the media and the increased preoccupation with memorials for the victims of National Socialism shaped the work of the HLZ in the 1980s.

For a short time, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Hessian State Center for Civic Education set up a branch in Erfurt , Thuringia, from March 1990 to August 1991 , which became part of the State Center for Civic Education Thuringia after the construction was completed in 1991 .

In order to further promote the political participation of citizens, the HLZ required increased efforts in the 1990s. This led to increased cooperation between the state headquarters and the federal agency for political education . The Munich Manifesto adopted in 1997 is one result of the collaboration .

Directors

organization

The Hessian State Center for Political Education adopted a new structure on January 1, 2020. The eight sections are subordinate to two departments: Political-Historical Relationships (Department I) and Society in Transition (Department II). The department director is superordinate to the departments and works primarily on the subjects of Hesse, history, schools and places of the history of democracy.

Faculty I: Political-Historical Relationships

  • Section I / 1: Nazi memorials / right-wing extremism / anti-Semitism
  • Section I / 2: Border museums / left-wing extremism / Islamism / special project: SED processing
  • Unit I / 3: Europe / International
  • Unit I / 4: Political Education in Rural Areas

Department II: Society in Transition

  • Section II / 1: Publications / Public Relations / Library / Economic Change / Sustainability
  • Section II / 2: Digitization / Elections / Social Engagement
  • Section II / 3: Local Parliaments / Bundeswehr / Voluntary Services
  • Section II / 4: Gender / Diversity / Migration / Integration

Basis of work

The order and legal basis is the statute of the Hessian State Center for Political Education of July 30, 1973 (StAnz. P. 1505 f.), Amended by a decree of November 17, 1975 (StAnz. P. 2154).

Board of Trustees

According to No. V of the statutes of the Hessian State Center for Political Education of July 30, 1973 (State Gazette p. 1505) i. d. According to the amendment of November 17, 1975 (State Gazette p. 2154), a board of trustees is formed for each legislative period, to which nine members belong. The members of the board of trustees and their deputies are elected by the state parliament according to the principles of proportional representation.

Members of the Board of Trustees for the 20th electoral term

Chairman

Christoph Degen (SPD)

Deputy Chairman

Tobias Utter (CDU)

Members
Deputy members

Publications

An important publication of the HLZ is the magazine POLIS , which has meanwhile reached 59 publications . The HLZ also publishes other periodicals:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Land Hessen (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hessen . Statute of the Hessian State Center for Political Education. 1973, p. 1505, 1506 .
  2. ↑ a b Institution No. 1683. Hessian State Center for Political Education (HLZ). German education server , accessed on January 31, 2016 .
  3. ^ Hessischer Landtag (ed.): Budget 2010 . S. 178, 179 ( PDF 11.5MB [accessed January 31, 2016]).
  4. ^ Hessischer Landtag (ed.): Budget 2010 . S. 309 ( PDF 11.5MB [accessed January 31, 2016]).
  5. ↑ a b History of the Hessian State Center for Political Education. (No longer available online.) Hessian State Center for Political Education, archived from the original on January 31, 2016 ; accessed on January 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hlz.hessen.de
  6. ↑ Hessian Ministry of the Interior and for Sport: Departments / Business Area. January 11, 2017, accessed June 9, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Left faction is not allowed to control the protection of the constitution. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . April 24, 2008, accessed January 31, 2016 .
  8. ^ Task of the Hessian State Center for Political Education. (No longer available online.) Hessian State Center for Political Education, archived from the original on January 31, 2016 ; accessed on January 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hlz.hessen.de
  9. ↑ Artur E. Bratu. Friedrich Ebert Foundation , accessed on August 2, 2012 .
  10. ↑ Bernd Heidenreich. Frankfurt Historical Commission , accessed on January 31, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Dr. Alexander Jehn becomes the new director of the State Center for Political Education | Information portal Hessen. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Organization | Hessian state center for political education. Retrieved on August 13, 2020 (German).
  13. ↑ Organization | Hessian state center for political education. Retrieved on August 13, 2020 (German).
  14. ^ Hessischer Landtag (ed.): Budget 2010 . S. 307 ( PDF 11.5MB [accessed January 31, 2016]).

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