Sachpolitik

English translation: non-partisan politics, issue-related politics

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German term or phrase:Sachpolitik
English translation:non-partisan politics, issue-related politics
Entered by: heikeb

14:01 Mar 21, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Politics
German term or phrase: Sachpolitik
Politics. Freeing one's republic from the USSR by usurping "Entscheidungsbefügnisse Moskaus in Sachen Personal- und Sachpolitik." Practical policy? Material policy? I can't even find a German definition; term seems nebulous.
Amelia Gill
Local time: 21:01
issue-related politics
Explanation:
Sachpolitik is very often used for approaches that are focused on a particular issue and not on partisan politics.

Sachpolitik statt Parteipolitik
www.pbi-butzbach.de
Sachpolitik ohne Parteibrille
www.fwg-mtk.de/sachpolitik_ohne_parteibrille.htm

The same distinction is made in the following sentence:

People engage in partisan or issue-related politics
http://www.isu.edu/~andesean/idahocrisis.txt

Another translation is "non-partisan politics," but I think in the context above the focus is on "issues".
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heikeb
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Thanks, Heike and everyone!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Special politics
Georgios Paraskevopoulos
4 +2in terms of personnel and policy making
Nicole Tata
4 +1issue-related politics
heikeb
3 +1policy approach
Jonathan MacKerron
3technical issues
vhz


  

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technical issues


Explanation:
... to decide on personnel and ...

vhz
Local time: 06:01
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Special politics


Explanation:
Sachpolitik statt Stammtischpolitik! <==> Special politics instead of table reserved for regulars politics!

Sachpolitik-Beratung <==> Special political counselling

search "sachpolitik" with Google


    Reference: http://www.junge-union.de/ju/news/pm0096.php3
    Reference: http://www.arp.co.at/stadt/sachpoli.htm
Georgios Paraskevopoulos
Local time: 07:01
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Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Сергей Лузан
2 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
policy approach


Explanation:
another possibility

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with respect to personnel and policy issues

Jonathan MacKerron
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 85

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agree  Terry Gilman: nice and compact
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
in terms of personnel and policy making


Explanation:
in terms of human resources/labour and policy matters

in matters of personnel and policy making

a few more


Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  gangels (X): like that. Perhaps ...in matters of personnel...
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agree  Endre Both
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
issue-related politics


Explanation:
Sachpolitik is very often used for approaches that are focused on a particular issue and not on partisan politics.

Sachpolitik statt Parteipolitik
www.pbi-butzbach.de
Sachpolitik ohne Parteibrille
www.fwg-mtk.de/sachpolitik_ohne_parteibrille.htm

The same distinction is made in the following sentence:

People engage in partisan or issue-related politics
http://www.isu.edu/~andesean/idahocrisis.txt

Another translation is "non-partisan politics," but I think in the context above the focus is on "issues".

heikeb
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks, Heike and everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger: non-partisan
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