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Magisterarbeit MAGISTERARBEIT Titel der Magisterarbeit Bezirkspartnerschaft Floridsdorf-Katsushika Die Analyse einer Partnerschaft zwischen Wien und Tokio Verfasser Mirko Fina angestrebter akademischer Grad Magister der Philosophie (Mag. phil.) Wien, Februar 2010 Studienkennzahl lt. Studienblatt: A 066 843 Studienrichtung lt. Studienblatt: Magisterstudium Japanologie Betreuer: Ass.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Wolfram Manzenreiter 2 Vorbemerkung Die Idee zu dieser Arbeit entstand genau genommen schon im Jahre 2002. Damals kam mir das erste Mal zu Ohren, dass eine Partnerschaft zwischen Floridsdorf, meinem damaligen Wohnort, und Katsushika in Tokyo bestünde. Da ich zu dieser Zeit gerade mit meinem Japanologie- Studium begonnen hatte, begriff ich diese Partnerschaft zunächst einfach nur als Chance, meine damals noch marginalen Sprachkenntnisse zu vertiefen. Es wurde aber viel mehr daraus. 2003 nahm ich an dem Jugendaustauschprogramm teil und reiste zusammen mit vier anderen Jugendlichen aus Floridsdorf für zwei Wochen nach Katsushika. Dieser erste Kontakt zu Katsushika hat mein Japanbild nachhaltig beeinflusst. Nicht nur schloss ich damals viele neue Freundschaften – allen voran mit meiner Gastfamilie, mit der ich auch heute noch in regelmäßigem Kontakt stehe – auch zeigte sich mir Japan aus einer völlig anderen, nicht touristischen Perspektive. Durch das Leben mit der Gastfamilie hatte ich das Gefühl, das Land wirklich von innen heraus erfahren zu können. Ein Jahr später absolvierte ich ein zweimonatiges Volontariat als Deutschlehrer am Institut für Kultur und internationalen Austausch in Katsushika und auch die darauf folgenden Jahre blieb ich durch meine ehemalige Gastfamilie in Kontakt mit meinem japanischen „Heimatbezirk“. Kurz, ich habe dieser Partnerschaft viel zu verdanken. Es war für mich daher bald klar, dass ich sie auch zum Thema meiner Abschlussarbeit machen würde. 3 4 Inhaltsverzeichnis Einleitung ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Fragestellung und Methodik ..................................................................................................................... 7 - Literaturanalyse ...................................................................................................................................... 7 - Der Kriterienkatalog ................................................................................................................................ 8 - Aufbau ................................................................................................................................................... 12 1. Abriss zur Geschichte der Beziehungen zwischen Österreich und Japan ............................................... 13 2. Städtepartnerschaften und deren Bedeutung ........................................................................................ 16 2.1.1 Definition ....................................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.2 Rechtliche Dimension .................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.3 Patenschaften ................................................................................................................................ 17 2.2 Entstehung und Hintergrund .............................................................................................................. 17 2.2.1 Europa nach dem Krieg .................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.2 Der Rat der Gemeinden und Regionen Europas RGRE ................................................................... 18 2.2.3 Erste und zweite Phase: Aufschwung und erste Probleme ............................................................ 18 2.2.4 Die dritte Phase der Entwicklung ................................................................................................... 20 2.2.5 Städtepartnerschaften in Japan ..................................................................................................... 22 2.3 Arten von Partnerschaften / Motivation............................................................................................. 23 2.4 Wie funktioniert eine Partnerschaft? ................................................................................................. 26 2.4.1 Vorbereitung und strategische Planung ......................................................................................... 26 2.4.2 Tätigkeitsfelder ............................................................................................................................... 28 2.5 Kritik an Partnerschaften .................................................................................................................... 29 2.6 Partnerschaften in Österreich ............................................................................................................. 30 2.6.1 Partnerschaften zwischen Österreich und Japan ........................................................................... 31 2.6.2 Arten von Partnerschaften im Speziellen ....................................................................................... 32 2.6.3 Bezirkspartnerschaften in Wien ..................................................................................................... 33 3. Bestandsaufnahme Berzirkspartnerschaft Katsushika – Floridsdorf ..................................................... 36 3.1.1 Floridsdorf ...................................................................................................................................... 36 3.1.2 Katsushika ....................................................................................................................................... 38 3.2 Entstehung der Partnerschaft ............................................................................................................. 40 3.3 Entwicklung ......................................................................................................................................... 42 3.4 Politische und wirtschaftliche Delegationen ....................................................................................... 44 5 3.5 Jugendaustausch ................................................................................................................................. 46 3.5.1 Auswahl .......................................................................................................................................... 46 3.5.2 Vorbereitung .................................................................................................................................. 47 3.5.3 Programm ....................................................................................................................................... 48 3.5.4 Wohnen bei Gastfamilien ............................................................................................................... 49 3.5.5 Finanzierung ................................................................................................................................... 50 3.6 Kulturelle Veranstaltungen ................................................................................................................. 51 3.6.1 Kulturelle Veranstaltungen in Katsushika ...................................................................................... 51 3.6.2 Kulturelle Veranstaltungen in Floridsdorf ...................................................................................... 52 3.7 Schulpartnerschaften .......................................................................................................................... 55 3.7.1 Kontaktaufnahme ........................................................................................................................... 55 3.7.2 Aktivitäten im Zusammenhang mit Schulpartnerschaften ............................................................ 55 3.8 Klubaktivitäten .................................................................................................................................... 56 3.9 Eigeninitiativen .................................................................................................................................... 58 3.10 Manifestationen der Partnerschaft ................................................................................................... 59 3.10.1 Geschenke .................................................................................................................................... 59 3.10.2 Denkmäler, Bauten und Widmungen ........................................................................................... 60 4. Funktioniert die Bezirkspartnerschaft Katsushika – Floridsdorf? ........................................................... 63 4.1 Vorbereitung ....................................................................................................................................... 67 4.2 Umsetzung und Evaluierung ............................................................................................................... 67 4.2.1 Jugendaustausch ............................................................................................................................ 66 4.2.2 Schulpartnerschaften ....................................................................................................................
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