Klekowski von Koppenfels, Amanda (1999) Citizenship and Participation in Post-Cold War Germany: Aussiedler Migration as a Challenge to German Citizenship. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis, Georgetown University. (KAR id:106894)
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Abstract
An examination of the integration and political participation and mobilization of German
post-war expellees, post-Cold War Aussiedler and the non-citizen residents in Germany forms
the basis for a discussion of citizenship in Germany. Citizenship in the Federal Republic of
Germany has, like most other nation-states in Western Europe, undergone a shift in the post-war
era. Where once membership in the nation-state - citizenship - was the crucial determinant for
rights and belonging, now residence and social integration are the determining factors.
Permanent resident status carries with it a number o f civil, social and political rights.
Consequently, the nearly 10% of the German population which does not have German
citizenship enjoys many more rights than is generally thought. The study of another migrant flow
- ethnic German migrants from Eastern and Central Europe (Aussiedler), who make up about
4% of the German population - offers another perspective on the issue. Although the Aussiedler
have citizenship, their integration is not necessarily any smoother than that of the non-citizens;
indeed, in many cases, it is more difficult.
This dissertation explores two aspects of the citizenship shift in Germany, suggesting
that substantive aspects of citizenship - those aspects actually exercised - are more significant
than are formal rights - the mere possession of such rights for integration. In this aspect, this
study adds to the postnational citizenship or devaluation of citizenship literature. Nor is it only
on the level of exercise of rights that German citizenship has shifted away from an ethnic model.
Item Type: | Thesis (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)) |
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Uncontrolled keywords: | Aussiedler; German citizenship |
Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations |
Depositing User: | Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels |
Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2024 18:42 UTC |
Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2024 12:52 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/106894 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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