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Negotiating the Boundaries of Belonging

The Intricacies of Naturalisation in Germany

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Nils Witte

    1. Institut für Soziologie, Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie , Karlsruhe, Germany

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  • Mixed methods study using unique data
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik (SZMI)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Naturalisation in a Post-National World

    • Nils Witte
    Pages 11-28

  3. Theorizing Legal and Symbolic Membership

    • Nils Witte
    Pages 29-44

  4. Research Methods

    • Nils Witte
    Pages 45-55

  5. Survey Results: Symbolic and Legal Membership

    • Nils Witte
    Pages 57-93

  6. Qualitative Interviews: Stigmatization and Destigmatization

    • Nils Witte
    Pages 95-150

  7. General Discussion and Conclusion

    • Nils Witte
    Pages 151-172

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 173-219
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About this book

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. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Soziologie, Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie , Karlsruhe, Germany

    Nils Witte

About the author

Nils Witte is research assistant at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. 

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