Volume 41 (2023), Edition 2

In May 2021, I asked the members of the DGSv whether and how they use their professional competencies when they engage in challenging, often contentious conversations in private or public spaces. Conversations that deal with socially relevant but...

The text deals with perspectives and dimensions of the (socio-)political in the format of supervision. Based on a philosophical and political science understanding of politics, a deconstruction of power is addressed, which should make aware a...

Supervision as a consulting format for people in organizations has always claimed to have a reconnaissance effect. The core of supervisory work is to support the ability for democracy and discourse, collective responsibility and mature cooperation....

The controlled and disciplined communication of diplomatic services and the self-enlightening intentions of »Supervision«1 seem to contradict each other – just like the emphasized practicality of diplomacy aimed at rapid ability to act and...

With two examples from his counselling practice, the author illustrates his concept of reflected partiality in counselling, developed over the last two decades, which makes a selectively self-disclosing way of working seem sensible. Both examples...

The authors use a case study to illustrate the extent to which they see themselves as political in their role in the counseling process. In a broad understanding of the term, for them »being political« in their role as consultants means being...

Drawing on the experiences of a trainer and consultant in the diplomatic field, it raises the question of how supervision and diplomacy can learn from each other. Although there are commonalities, especially regarding the importance of managing the...

The author pleads for a stronger discourse about the meaning, the costs and the consequences of the Ukraine War. He draws a line to the practice of supervision and demands to give information about one’s own self-understanding and understanding of...