Challenging Ethnic Citizenship German and Israeli Perspectives on Immigration [Paperback]

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.

Daniel Levyis Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He was previously Research Fellow at Harvard's Center for European Studies. His publications reflect his research interests in the comparative sociology of immigration in Europe and collective memory studies.

Acknowledgements

Introduction:Changing Configurations of German and Israeli Immigration Regimes: A Comparative Perspective
Daniel Levy

PART I: CITIZENSHIP AND MIGRATION

Chapter 1.Ethnos or Demos? Migration and Citizenship in Germany
Rainer M?nz

Chapter 2.From Haven to Heaven: Changing Patterns of Immigration to Israel
Yinon Cohen

PART II: CITIZENSHIP AND lS.