DHis book is that of the Chairman of the Green Party and has come under fire for allegations of plagiarism Annalena Balbok No longer for sale. Ullstein Publishing announced in Berlin on Thursday that this was decided by Baerbock himself. In fact, Baerbock has announced her book “Jetzt. How We Revitalize Our Country”. In mid-August, a publisher spokesperson announced at request that Baerbock was working to increase sources.
“The campaign and subsequent exploration and alliance negotiations left no room for the necessary supplementary work,” Balbok now explains in a quote distributed by the publisher. “It is foreseeable that this situation will not change in the next few months.” A German spokeswoman for the publisher said that the book will no longer be printed, stores will no longer be sold, and e-books will no longer be sold. News agencies on demand.
Baerbock’s book was published on June 21. Soon after, Austrian media scientist Stefan Weber drew attention to many striking linguistic similarities with other works.
Baerbock and her party and publisher initially defended the book.Federal Managing Director Michael Kellner Even the first reaction mentioned “character assassination”. Both the Green Party and Ullstein-Verlag rejected allegations of copyright infringement. There are no footnotes in the book, and no reference list at the end. Ullstein-Verlag stated in July that there are some sources in the text, which will now be added to possible further versions.
In mid-August, Belbok stated in an ARD summer interview that her next work should be an revision of the book that was criticized: “The next book is an revision of the obscure book because I made a mistake.”
On Thursday, the publisher quoted Balbok as saying: “As clearly stated in the book, our country needs to be modernized to have a bright future. I want to do my best to achieve this goal in the next few years. “
