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(Re)constructing community in Berlin; of Jews, Turks and German responsibility

Unterschiede in der Minderheitenpolitik für jüdische und türkische Gemeinden in Berlin
[working paper]

Laurence, Jonathan

Corporate Editor
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Abstract

"In Diskussionen über das Staatsbürgerschaftsrecht und Nationalitätskonzepte diente Deutschland der Wissenschaft als Paradigma ethno-kultureller Exklusivität. Bis zu den jüngsten Änderungen in der Gesetzgebung folgte Deutschland dem Prinzip des jus sanguinus, nach welchem die Staatsbürgerschaft fast... view more

"In Diskussionen über das Staatsbürgerschaftsrecht und Nationalitätskonzepte diente Deutschland der Wissenschaft als Paradigma ethno-kultureller Exklusivität. Bis zu den jüngsten Änderungen in der Gesetzgebung folgte Deutschland dem Prinzip des jus sanguinus, nach welchem die Staatsbürgerschaft fast ausschließlich aufgrund deutscher Abstammung erworben wird. Das vorliegende Papier befaßt sich mit der finanziellen Förderung der jüdischen Gemeinde und den speziellen Einwanderungsrechten für sowjetische Juden. Ferner wird diskutiert, warum solche Ausnahmen nicht bei Türken gemacht werden, die in den 60er Jahren als Gastarbeiter einreisten und keine kulturellen oder historischen Verbindungen zu Deutschland geltend machen können. Die Fallstudie analysiert die Gründe für die Unterschiede in der Unterstützung der jüdischen und türkischen Gemeinden durch die kommunale Regierung in der Hauptstadt Berlin. Eine Reihe von Interviews mit einflußreichen städtischen Verwaltungsbeamten und Politikern sowie jüdischen und türkischen Gemeindevorsitzenden wurden im ersten Halbjahr 1999 durchgeführt. Dieser elitenorientierte Ansatz verdeutlicht die Motive und Formen, mit denen Akteure ihre Handlungen in bezug auf Minderheitenpolitik verstehen und rechtfertigen. Das Hauptergebnis der Studie ist, daß die Definition der deutschen 'imaginären Gemeinde', wie er von den politischen Eliten benutzt wird, zu einer institutionalisierten Aufnahmepolitik gegenüber Juden ungeachtet ihrer Nationalität einerseits und zu begrenzter Integrationshilfe für Türken andererseits führt." (Autorenreferat) "In discussions of citizenship law and concepts of nationhood, Germany has served scholars as a paradigm of ethno-cultural exclusivity. Until recent legislative changes, Germany adhered to the ius sanguinus principle where citizenship is acquired almost exclusively through German ancestry. This paper focuses on the financial aid for the Jewish community and the special immigration rights for Soviet Jews. In addition, it discusses why such exceptions are not made for Turks who arrived as guest-workers in the 1960s. The case study analyses the reasons for differing local government support of the Jewish and Turkish communities in the capital city, Berlin. A series of interviews were conducted with influential city administrators and politicians and Jewish and Turkish leaders during the first half of 1999. This elite-centered approach sheds light on the motivations and the ways in which actors perceive and justify their actions in relation to minority policies. The main finding is that the notion of the imagined community which is used by German elites leads to an institutionalized inclusive-minded policy towards Jews, regardless of nationality, and limited integration help for Turks." [author's abstract]... view less


"In discussions of citizenship law and concepts of nationhood, Germany has served scholars as a paradigm of ethno-cultural exclusivity. Until recent legislative changes, Germany adhered to the ius sanguinus principle where citizenship is acquired almost exclusively through German ancestry. This pape... view more

"In discussions of citizenship law and concepts of nationhood, Germany has served scholars as a paradigm of ethno-cultural exclusivity. Until recent legislative changes, Germany adhered to the ius sanguinus principle where citizenship is acquired almost exclusively through German ancestry. This paper focuses on the financial aid for the Jewish community and the special immigration rights for Soviet Jews. In addition, it discusses why such exceptions are not made for Turks who arrived as guest-workers in the 1960s. The case study analyses the reasons for differing local government support of the Jewish and Turkish communities in the capital city, Berlin. A series of interviews were conducted with influential city administrators and politicians and Jewish and Turkish leaders during the first half of 1999. This elite-centered approach sheds light on the motivations and the ways in which actors perceive and justify their actions in relation to minority policies. The main finding is that the notion of the imagined community which is used by German elites leads to an institutionalized inclusive-minded policy towards Jews, regardless of nationality, and limited integration help for Turks." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
nationality; integration; minority policy; Turk; municipality; Federal Republic of Germany; civil rights; Jew; political elite; law on aliens; citizenship; minority; immigration; Berlin

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Migration, Sociology of Migration

Method
empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
1999

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
24 p.

Series
Veröffentlichung / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Sozialer Wandel, Institutionen und Vermittlungsprozesse, Abteilung Öffentlichkeit und soziale Bewegungen, 99-102

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

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