Immigration Policy in the Federal Republic of Germany

Douglas B. Klusmeyer teaches in the Department of Justice, Law and Society in the School of Public Affairs at American University, Washington, DC. He has both a PhD in modern European history and a JD in law from Stanford University. Previously, he was the codirector of the Carnegie Endowment’s Comparative Citizenship Project and an associate with the Endowment’s International Migration Policy Program. His publications focus on migration, citizenship, political ethics, and international politics.

“To produce a book as thorough and useful as this one represents a major achievement. Anyone wanting an introduction to immigration in the Federal Republic should start with Klusmeyer and Papademetriou.”  ·  European History Quarterly“By providing an up-to-date account, this book fills a need and should be of interest to scholars, policy researchers, and students… I recommend this book as a very helpful overview of a policy area that has changed rapidly.”  ·  German Studies Review“The authors are two of the most innovative and refreshing thinkers on migration and integration policy worldwide. What makes this book extraordinary is its nuanced evaluation of historical and contemporary migration policies, including all the ambivalence and contradictions that have accompanied these policy debates in Germany. The book also distills the positive paradigm of change that has recently emerged; it identifies new opportunities and unsolved challenges in German migration and integration policies. With this book, the authors have made a timely and very important contribution to understanding the root causes and key challenges to immigration reform in the Federal Republic of Germany.”  ·  Rita Süssmuth, Chair of the EU High Level Group on “Social Integration of Ethnic Minorities and their full Participation in the Labor Market,” former Chair of Germany’s Independent Immigration Commission, and former President of the German Federal Parliament."...[T]he most authoritative and comprehensive study ever written on German immigration, citizenship and asylum policies. It offers a fresh view on well and less well known facts interpreted and put into perspective by two well known scholars of international migration policy."  ·  Rainer Münz, Senior Fellow at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics“This masterful, comprehensive, and incisive book lets us know how the largest and richest country in Europe has struggled to balance its commitment to its national character with the inevitability of migration-driven change. It is the definitive analysis of this vexing policy arena in Germany.”  ·  John Mollenkopf, Director, Center for Urban Research & Distinguished Professor, Political Science and Sociology, CUNY“This is a very timely and important book, and will provide immigration scholars on both sides of the Atlantic a clear understanding of developments related to immigration and integration policy in Germany. The authors’ pragmatic and critical approach addresses the years that Germany spent in denial of its status as a country of immigration and the impact this had on policy development. Germany is a key player in the European Union, and developments there will deeply impact developments related to immigration policy at the EU level.”  ·  Terri E. Givens, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin

• List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: MEMBERSHIP AND THE BASIC LAWChapter 1. The International DimensionChapter 2. The Federalist DimensionChapter 3. The Civic/Political DimensionChapter 4. The Social DimensionChapter 5. The Ethnonational DimensionChapter 6. Debating Concepts of National MembershipChapter 7. Integration, National Identity, and the Quest for HomogeneityPART II: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR MANAGING MIGRATION, 1949–1990Chapter 8. The Descent of the Aussiedler and the Politics of the German DiasporaChapter 9. The Federal Republic as German HomelandChapter 10. A Tradition of Imported LaborChapter 11. Between Retreat and Reform: Naturalization Laws and the Challenge of IntegrationChapter 12. Aliens Policy and the Federal CourtsChapter 13. The FRG’s International Refugee ChallengeChapter 14. Reunification: Triumph and TragedyPART III: GERMANY INSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNIONChapter 15. Reforming the Frameworks: The Maastricht Treaty and The Basic LawChapter 16. The Regulation of AsylumChapter 17. Rethinking Legacies: The New Aussiedler PolicyChapter 18. Jewish Immigration: Contesting and Confirming Germany’s Policies toward ImmigrantsChapter 19. Reforming German Citizenship LawChapter 20. Bilateral AgreementsChapter 21. Temporary Labor Migration ProgramsChapter 22. The Amsterdam Treaty and the Emergent EU Migration PolicyPART IV: GERMANY FACES THE FUTURE: NEW INITIATIVES, OLD HABITSChapter 23. Green Cards and LeitkulturChapter 24. Germany’s and Europe’s Demographic DilemmasChapter 25. Embracing Immigration: Laying the Foundation for a New PolicyChapter 26. From Policy Vision to Legislative Reality: The Making of the 2005 Migration LawChapter 27. Integration and the Migration lawConclusion: Negotiating Difference and Belonging in Today’s GermanySelected BibliographyIndex