berufspolitisch

English translation: vocational / occupational / professional

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German term or phrase:	berufspolitisch
English translation:	vocational / occupational / professional
Entered by:	John Speese

15:20 Sep 12, 2007

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

German term or phrase: berufspolitisch

Individuelle, persönliche Motive, inhaltliche, fachliche und institutionelle Interessen hatten innerhalb des EP-Umsetzungsprozesses eben solche Bedeutung wie berufspolitische bzw. sozialpolitische und ökonomische Motive und Interessen.

John Speese KudoZ activity Questions: 630 (3 open) (14 without valid answers) (30 closed without grading) Answers: 386 United States
Local time: 17:45

vocational / occupational / professional

Explanation:
Sometimes the Germans throw in a "-politisch"at the end of a word just because it sounds so wunderbar.

We have the word "sociopolitical" in English, but I've never heard of the word "occupational-political" or "vocational-political"!

"berufspolitische bzw. sozialpolitische und ökonomische Motive und Interessen" could be translated as follows =

"vocational, sociopolitical and economic motives and interests"

OR: "occupational, sociopolitical and economic motives and interests"

OR (using the word "professional" in the sense that it refers to a person's profession): "professional, sociopolitical and economic motives and interests"

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Here's another example of how to translate a German "-politisch" term:
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Selected response from:

Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 20:45

Grading comment

Thanks Paul! This is what I'll go with, and as you and everyone else said, the language can indeed be fluffed up, especially in the social sciences (but in all fairness, I'm not an expert in the field)!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

vocational / occupational / professional

Paul Cohen

2 +1

occupational policy

jccantrell

politico-professional

hollstes (X)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

occupational policy

Explanation:
Not my field, but my first thought.

Reference: http://www.turi.org/government/policy_topics/pollution_and_o...

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 14:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

vocational / occupational / professional

Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

writeaway

11 mins

agree

Armorel Young: yes, sound reasoning - with "occupational" being my preferred option and "vocational" least preferred

2 hrs

-> Thanks for the feedback, Amorel!

agree

Julia Lipeles

3 hrs

-> - and I assume you also prefer "occupational"...?

agree

Lori Dendy-Molz: also with Armorel

3 hrs

-> Thanks Lori. The general opinion appears to be that "occupational" best fits this context.

agree

Textklick: With Armorel. The 'xxx-politisch' is just as superfluous as the 'xxx-technisch', as has been stated here by German native speakers.

5 hrs

-> Thanks for pointing out that one, Chris! Ah, yes, another fluffed-up German combination: the dreaded '-technisch' (!) construction that confuses translators time and again. An occupational(-technical-political) hazard?

agree

sdvplatt: Ja

5322 days

1 hr confidence:

politico-professional

Explanation:
I think "berufspolitische Motive" refers to policy interests and issues pursued by a particular profession, or political interests that are motivated by professional considerations. I'd suggest 'politico-professional', which of course is far less common an expression in English than in German but does exist and seems to capture that meaning... (cf. reference)

Reference: http://www.familieschildrenchildcare.org/fccc_static_PDFs/Le...

hollstes (X)
Germany
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of:

German

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