Katina Schubert
Encyclopedia
Katina Schubert is a German
politician who since 2007 is one of four deputy chairmen of the German socialist
party Die Linke ("The Left").
Schubert was born in Heidelberg
. In the years 1981-1989 she studied political science
, sociology
and economics
, primarily in Bonn
. For parts of the 1990s, Schubert worked as a volunteer and journalist
.
In her youth (1980-1982) Schubert was a member of the German Social Democratic Party's (SPD
) youth organization, but later became involved with the extraparliamentary left
. In 1996 she started to work in the office of the socialist party Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (PDS) in the German Bundestag
, and in 2001 she joined the party as a member. PDS was the successor of the East German communist
party "Socialist Unity Party of Germany
" (SED) after reforms in 1990. In 2003, Schubert joined the board of PDS. In connection with the fusion of Die Linkspartei (the name of PDS from 2005) and Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) to form Die Linke, Schubert became one of four vice chairmen of the party, which is led by two chairmen, one from the former Linkspartei and one from the former WASG.
s against German Wikipedia
, a German-language online encyclopedia
, for featuring Nazi symbols such as the swastika
in its articles. In particular, an article on the Nazi youth movement Hitler-Jugend was referred to by Schubert. After criticism from other members of her party, Schubert withdrew her charges but maintained her criticism of Wikipedia.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician who since 2007 is one of four deputy chairmen of the German socialist
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
party Die Linke ("The Left").
Schubert was born in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
. In the years 1981-1989 she studied political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, primarily in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
. For parts of the 1990s, Schubert worked as a volunteer and journalist
Journalist
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.
In her youth (1980-1982) Schubert was a member of the German Social Democratic Party's (SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
) youth organization, but later became involved with the extraparliamentary left
Ausserparlamentarische Opposition
The Außerparlamentarische Opposition , was a political protest movement active in West Germany during the latter half of the 1960s and early 1970s, forming a central part of the German student movement...
. In 1996 she started to work in the office of the socialist party Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (PDS) in the German Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
, and in 2001 she joined the party as a member. PDS was the successor of the East German communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
party "Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology...
" (SED) after reforms in 1990. In 2003, Schubert joined the board of PDS. In connection with the fusion of Die Linkspartei (the name of PDS from 2005) and Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) to form Die Linke, Schubert became one of four vice chairmen of the party, which is led by two chairmen, one from the former Linkspartei and one from the former WASG.
Criminal charges against Wikipedia
On December 6, 2007, in a much-publicized move, Katina Schubert filed criminal chargeCriminal charge
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s against German Wikipedia
German Wikipedia
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, a German-language online encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
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, for featuring Nazi symbols such as the swastika
Swastika
The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form in counter clock motion or its mirrored left-facing form in clock motion. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient...
in its articles. In particular, an article on the Nazi youth movement Hitler-Jugend was referred to by Schubert. After criticism from other members of her party, Schubert withdrew her charges but maintained her criticism of Wikipedia.