The Impact of Immigration Policies & Integration Programs on Multicultural Identity in Germany

<p>Discussed against the background of current political developments and attitudes in Germany, the following research examines what roles immigration policies and locally implemented integration programs play in the development of immigrant identity in Germany. Further, this thesis illustrates how these policies and programs can effectively lead to a new conscious understanding of multiculturalism. Germany has created a society where the cultures of immigrants and autochthonous Germans do not intersect, thus creating separate entities that exist in a parallel reality. Immigrants face the dilemma of maintaining their ethnic sense of identity while simultaneously adapting to the cultural and political norms in their host country. This thesis argues that immigration policies and integration programs in Germany can - if structured and implemented based on long term concepts- motivate immigrants to feel a stronger cultural connection to their host country without weakening Germany’s existing culture and traditional value system. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in International Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International Studies

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• SchneiderGossens, Laila Bernice

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Susanne H. Hoelscher

• Immigration
• Integration
• Multiculturalism
• Identity
• Germany
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/17

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:thes-1018