Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series

Alba, R.; Schmidt, P.; Wasmer, M.

This book examines contemporary attitudes towards ethnic minorities in Germany. These minorities include some of immigrant origin, such as Italians, Turks, and asylum seekers, and the principal non-immigrant minority, Jews. While the findings demonstrate that intense prejudice against minorities is not widespread among Germans, many of whom in fact can be considered immigrant- and minority-friendly, a crystallization of attitudes is also evident: that is, attitudes towards immigrants are strongly correlated with anti-Semitism and with other worldview dimensions, such as positioning in the left-right political spectrum. In this sense, the fundamental question of whether immigrants and other minorities should be regarded as fellow citizens or ethnic outsiders remains relevant in the German context.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-01-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403963789

DOI: 10.1057/9780230608825

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 308