Week 13: Contemporary Challenges
(07.12.2021)
Due to the lockdown in Austria (where I reside), our session today will not be held.
The ppt presentation, planned for today, can be found here =>
I'm sorry that I couldn't be there for the final session :( If you have any questions about the final exam (dates are already posted in the IS) please drop me a line. Looking forwards to seeing you in the next semester!
This teaching unit will include a review of the contemporary challenges faced by the DACH countries (focusing on Germany).
Among the topics to be discussed: The refugee crisis, social tolerance, and contemporary political extremism.
Mandatory reading
Alba, R., Schmidt, P., & Wasmer, M. (Eds.). (2004). Germans or foreigners? Attitudes toward ethnic minorities in post-reunification Germany. Springer (Chapter 1). |
Vollmer, B., & Karakayali, S. (2017). The Volatility of the Discourse on Refugees in Germany. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 16(1-2), 118–139. |
Further Reading
Ehrkamp, P. (2005). Placing identities: Transnational practices and local attachments of Turkish immigrants in Germany. Journal of Ethnic and Migration studies, 31(2), 345-364. |
Wright, M. M. (2003). Others-from-within from without: Afro-German Subject Formation and the Challenge of a Counter-Discourse. Callaloo, 26(2), 296-305. |
| Wets, J. (2006). The Turkish community in Austria and Belgium: The challenge of integration. Turkish Studies, 7(1), 85-100. |