Neukölln is everywhere

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Neukölln is everywhere is a non-fiction book by the politician Heinz Buschkowsky from 2012.

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Buschkowsky, district mayor of the Berlin district of Neukölln and grew up there, uses examples from his area of ​​responsibility to address questions of the integration of foreigners and multiculturalism from his point of view. To this end, he analyzes the immigrant situation in his district and assesses the segregation as irreversible. Buschkowsky believes the solution to advancement through education.

Controversy

The Tagesspiegel -Redakteur Jost Müller-Neuhof wants to force the evidence since the end of 2012 in a lawsuit against that Buschkowsky not even written his book and to also have embezzled tax money. Buschkowsky protested against his allegations in a Spiegel online interview and replied: “A journalist in particular has been working on me for years, but he deals with his alleged facts quite freely.” Müller-Neuhof has received journalistic support from his so far Editorial colleagues Thomas Loy (“Neuköllner Kabarett”) and Werner van Bebber. The journalist Regina Mönch described the allegations against Buschkowsky as a "dirt and envy campaign", the aim of which is to discredit him as a person.

reception

  • From September 17, 2012, the book took first place on the Spiegel bestseller list for non-fiction books for several weeks .
  • The reviews in German daily newspapers varied. While some reviewers praised Buschkowsky's distancing from the theses of his party colleague Thilo Sarrazin and considered Buschkowsky's “demands more than legitimate”, others assessed the book as “populist”, “racist” and “sometimes very crude”.
  • Peter Boehm , the former Canadian ambassador to Germany, said: “[...] especially Mr. Buschkowsky made an important contribution to the discussion with his experience. [...] And I think your [ Sarrazins and Buschkowskys ] books are important for a debate that must be conducted and not suppressed. "

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jost Müller-Neuhof: Despite a court order. Buschkowsky remains silent . In: Der Tagesspiegel , January 18, 2013.
  2. Peter Wensierski : Ghostwriter accusation against Buschkowsky: "Total Quark" . In: Spiegel online , January 18, 2013, interview.
  3. ^ Thomas Loy: Buschkowsky's appearance in the Berliner Ensemble. Neukölln cabaret . In: Der Tagesspiegel , January 27, 2013.
  4. Werner van Bebber: Buschkowsky in the Neuköllner BVV. At first he didn't want to, then he spoke . In: Der Tagesspiegel , January 23, 2013.
  5. Regina Mönch : Hand, foot and head of a mayor. Neukölln is everywhere: Buschkowsky's theses do not match his opponents - so they defame him as a person . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , print edition of January 29, 2013, (excerpt).
  6. Newspaper reviews in Perlentaucher
  7. Necla Kelek : "Why Heinz Buschkowsky is right." . In: Die Welt , September 28, 2012.
  8. Elmar Schütze: Buschkowsky: Neukölln is everywhere . Review in the Berliner Zeitung
  9. Alke Wierth: "Multiculturalism with the petty bourgeois" . In: the daily newspaper , September 21, 2012
  10. ^ Roland Preuss: Let it be evening . Review in the Süddeutsche Zeitung
  11. Lars von Törne: Former ambassador of Canada in Berlin. "Buschkowskys and Sarrazin's books are important." . In: Der Tagesspiegel , December 26, 2012.