ISBN:
9780230506206
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (298 pages)
Series Statement:
Migration, Minorities and Citizenship Ser.
Parallel Title:
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DDC:
305.80094100000002
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This collection analyses some of the factors that contribute to racism and exclusion in Britain and Germany such as citizenship laws, racial violence, discrimination in education and employment, anti-semitism and the rise of the far right. Strategies to combat racism, racist violence and discrimination in Britain are described and analysed and proposals for anti-discrimination legislation in Germany are considered.
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Notes on the Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Citizenship and Nationality -- 1 Models of Citizenship and Rules of Naturalisation -- 2 The German Concept of Citizenship and Nationality -- 3 Citizenship and Nationality in Britain -- Part II: Racism and Racial Inequality -- 4 Racism and Racial Inequality: the British Case in a European Context -- 5 Dealing with Racial Harassment: the Development of Legal Strategies amongst Local Authorities -- 6 Anti-Semitism in a United Germany -- 7 The Racist Portrayal of Gypsies in the Media -- 8 The Mobilisation of the Extreme Right in Germany -- Part III: Strategies for Combating Racism -- 9 Race Laws and Policy in the United Kingdom -- 10 Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Law in Britain: Here There Be Monsters! -- 11 Changing Employers' Practices: from Exclusion to Inclusion -- 12 Anti-Discrimination Legislation in Germany: from Abstinence to Activism? The Influence of the New EC Equal Treatment Directive on Future Legislation -- 13 Racism, Discrimination, Citizenship and the Need for Anti-Discrimination Legislation in Germany -- 14 Afterword: Reflections on Challenging Racism and Discrimination in Britain and Germany -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
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