Negotiating the Boundaries of Belonging

The Intricacies of Naturalisation in Germany

von Nils Witte

209 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Nils Witte explores Turkish migrants’ destigmatization strategies and investigates their legal and symbolic motives for naturalisation. Using mixed methods and unique data the author shows that Turkish migrants’ inclination to naturalise would be stronger if they were allowed to retain their former citizenship and if they were recognized as symbolic members of German society. Minority members enjoy expansive rights as permanent residents and many are entitled to hold German citizenship. However, they often experience symbolic exclusion making symbolic membership a rare motive for naturalisation. 

• Reihe: Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Soziale und ethische Themen Migration, Einwanderung und Auswanderung
• ISBN: 9783658197865
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.10.2017
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH