Workshop series: Diversity in the Public Service as Public Value - Measures for more diversity in the public sector
Description and content of the event
The civil service is essential for the community and the state. The representation of society as a whole in the public service demonstrably promotes its responsiveness with regard to the interests of the population. In addition, the targeted promotion of people with a history of migration offers potential for tackling the shortage of skilled workers in the public service.
While people with a history of migration make up around 30 percent of the total population, this only applies to around 15 percent of employees in the public sector.
In 2010, Berlin's Participation and Integration Act (PartIntG) marked the start of a series of legal initiatives aimed at promoting diversity in the public sector. The integration laws of the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein and Saxony followed.
In the project “Diversity in the Public Service as Public Value”, the National Institute for Public Administration Germany is investigating the constitutional admissibility and practical possibilities of statutory and sub-statutory measures to promote diversity. The research results are to lead to a tool box for the administration. In a series of workshops, problem areas of particular practical relevance will be discussed in order to achieve greater legal certainty.
Time, location and organisation
| Event period: | may 2025-february 2027 | |
| Location: | Speyer/Berlin/online (depending on the date and individual workshop) | |
| Workshops leader: | Prof. Dr. Constanze Janda | |
| Team: | Helen Hermann | |
| Flyer: | event flyer |
Event details
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Diversity in the public sector as a public value
Recent years have seen a proliferation of initiatives aimed at increasing and strengthening the diversity of the public sector workforce. This has been driven not only by skills shortages, but also by the recognition that broad representation contributes to greater responsiveness in public administration. By responding better and more specifically to the concerns and needs of all sections of the population, it also strengthens the acceptance of administrative actions. Ultimately, the project aims to create a 'toolbox' for the diversity-sensitive socialisation of public administration. The focus is on the state level and includes the management and professional levels embedded there.
