Afterword. Outlook(s) – Citizenship in the Global Era: Outlook(s) – Citizenship in the Global Era

Daniel Levy, Yfaat Weiss

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Abstract

In contrast to most other countries, both Germany and Israel have descent-based concepts of nationhood and have granted members of their nation (ethnic Germans and Jews) who wish to immigrate automatic access to their respective citizenship privileges. Therefore these two countries lend themselves well to comparative analysis of the integration process of immigrant groups, who are formally part of the collective'self'but increasingly transformed into'others.'The book examines the integration of these'privileged'immigrants in relation to the experiences of other minority groups (e.g. labor migrants, Palestinians). This volume offers rich empirical and theoretical material involving historical developments, demographic changes, sociological problems, anthropological insights, and political implications. Focusing on the three dimensions of citizenship: sovereignty and control, the allocation of social and political rights, and questions of national self-understanding, the essays bring to light the elements that are distinctive for either society but also point to similarities that owe as much to nation-specific characteristics as to evolving patterns of global migration.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChallenging Ethnic Citizenship
Subtitle of host publicationGerman and Israeli Perspectives on Immigration
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherBerghahn Books
Pages268-276
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781571812919, 9781571812926, 9781782381631
StatePublished - 2002

Bibliographical note

Accession Number: 1214837; OCLC: 606841306; Language: English

Keywords

  • Minorities--Government policy--Israel
  • Immigrants--Government policy--Israel
  • Minorities--Government policy--Germany
  • Immigrants--Government policy--Germany
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
  • LAW / Emigration & Immigration
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration

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