The German Lands and Eastern Europe
Essays on the History of their Social, Cultural and Political Relations
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Political Science and International Relations
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Why do some cities adopt more diversity policies than others? A study in France and Germany
An increasing sociocultural heterogeneity of populations and vocal demands for the recognition of diversity have become common features of, in particular, cities in Western Europe. Do cities reshape policies i...
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The New Immigrant Elite in German Local Politics
The article investigates some consequences of immigration on urban politics. On the basis of original data, it first discusses to what extent the councils of big German cities reflect the new immigration-relat...
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Extending Urban Democracy? The Immigrant Presence in European Electoral Politics
Many European cities have significant shares of immigrants among their inhabitants. Their unequal access to the political life of the cities, and the country overall, is a major democratic deficit. This introd...
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Germany: Reluctant Steps Towards a System of Selective Immigration
Fachkräftemangel, the shortage of skilled labour, is a much debated issue in Germany. Nevertheless, resistance to any large-scale liberalization of immigration remains strong. The chapter discusses why this is...
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Open AccessEinwanderer als Wähler, Gewählte und transnationale Akteure
Die politische Inkorporation von Einwanderern ist in Deutschland ein relativ neues, noch wenig bearbeitetes Forschungsfeld. Dieser Literaturbericht stellt ausgewählte neuere Ergebnisse der internationalen Fors...
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Minority Rights at Home and Abroad: the German Debate
Germany is a champion of minority rights. This has been especially so since the break-up of the socialist regimes in Eastern and Central Europe has provided new opportunities for Germany to push for an improve...
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Introduction
The relationship between German speakers and German states, on the one hand, and their non-German counterparts in Central and Eastern Europe, on the other, has been a fundamental feature of European history. I...
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Invited but Unwanted? Migrants from the East in Germany, 1890–1990
Over the centuries, thousands of Germans have migrated from the territories between the rivers Rhine and Elbe to regions further east. This migration has been a focus not only of historiographical but also of ...
