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The German Islam Conference and Multiculturalism in Germany
Emily Stephens, Shaun Cook, Rodanthi Dandoulaki
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Our aims
• to understand the concept of multiculturalism and its place in Germany
• to understand the context and the aims of the German Islam Conference
• to analyse whether it has had its desired effect• to determine why the policy of multiculturalism
has failed in Germany • to discuss the positive and controversial aspects
of the conference in terms of multiculturalism
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• Discussion: What to do you think multiculturalism is? What do you think integration is?
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Failure of Multiculturalism?
• A third of British people viewed multiculturalism as incompatible with British values.
• David Cameron referred to multiculturalism as ‘disastrous’ and ‘wrong headed’ in 2007.
• Hans Monath (2007): Islam is not compatible with European and German values.
• Wolfgang Schäuble states that the goal of the Islamkonferenz is, “eine bessere …Integration der muslimischen Bevölkerung und ein gutes Miteinander aller Menschen in Deutschland, gleich welchen Glaubens“
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The context of the German Islam Conference (DIK)
• Immigrant integration as ‘a national priority’• 4.3 Million Muslims living in Germany• ‘part of German society,’ ‘welcome in
Germany’
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• to regulate communication between Muslims and state actors
• to secure Muslims’ integration into German society
tool for integration a harmonious, prosperous, thriving living together to make Muslims feel at home in Germany
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Has the conference achieved its aims?
• Immigrant integration and the integration of Islam have have gained national relevance in Germany
• The involvement of migrants is only symbolic in nature
• A superior and inferior participant – Germany playing a steering role
• Muslims’ views not taken into account Muslims not living harmoniously with other German citizens
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Germany’s Integration Policy
Pre-2000s:
- integration was left primarily to civil society and market processes
- different integration policies for different groups of migrants:
1. former guest workers and their families (referred to as Ausländer)2. ethnic German migrants from Eastern Europe (Spätaussiedler)3. Jewish individuals from the USSR, EU citizens and refugees
1998: centre-left coalition government initiates the Süßmuth commission – immigration debate begins
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Leitkulturdebatte
• Christian Democratic Union (CDU) – creates own immigration commission & criticizes the government of jeopardizing “German cultural identity”
• Leitkultur: solely about culture?
Jörg Schönbohm (CDU), spoke of “incompatible parallel societies of immigrants and Germans” - kulturpluralismus
• European/ Western values• SHIFT: Culturally focused immigration policy & increasingly
challenging socio-economic societal fabric
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“Germany is a country of immigration, but…”
• Citizenship Law, 2000
• Immigration Law, 2005
• Law on the Transposition of European Union (EU) Directives, 2007
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Other reasons why multiculturalism has failed
• The recognition of minority group rights• Portrayal of immigrants• Perception of growing parallel societies• Exacerbation by terrorism and fanaticism• The end of the multicultural project?
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Revival of multiculturalism?
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Controversies concerning participants• Self-declared secular Muslims
representing women’s issues • Necla Kelek – critic of Islam • the women do not represent
the beliefs of all Muslims • ‘one-sided image’• the German state only
discussing certain issues with certain Muslims
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Controversies concerning participants
• Muslim associations backed out of the conference - the Central Council of Muslims in Germany and the German Islamic Council
• - built on security and mistrust • ‘the threat they pose’ • ‘not a dialogue between equals’
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Other criticisms
• Are the German state and the Muslims agreeing on where they want the future to lead?
• How wise is it to give a special place to Islam?• Are multicultural policies even necessary?• Do the efforts of the DIK conflict with other
policies?• Have the organizers even considered the
generational effect?
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Conclusion
• Is the DIK a form of multicultural governance? • Does it warrant a new type of
multiculturalism?
• Discussion: Do you think multicultural governance is more suited to societies today? Could this model be applied to the UK?
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