German Domestic and Foreign Policy [recurso electrónico] : Political Issues Under Debate - Vol. 2

This volume analyses current German domestic and foreign policy debates of international relevance. By reflecting their contemporary historical background and discussing the logic behind the different positions in a dispute, the author considers issues such as whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear headscarves, fears about immigration, the predominance of either a single national culture or multicultural pluralism and the admissibility of multiple citizenship. This book also sheds new light on the debate over the boundaries of freedom of expression, which was triggered by the so-called Danish ℓ́ℓMohammad cartoons.ℓ́ℓ Aspects of German foreign policy are addressed, including the debate on the ratification of a European constitutional treaty and of the Treaty of Lisbon, German attempts to obtain a permanent seat on the Security Council, as well as the question of whether the deployment of the German army in Afghanistan contributed to the defense of Germany. This book is of interest to students and scholars of political sciences, as well as to journalists and practitioners interested in an analysis of current political debates in Germany Front Matter....Pages i-x Political Issues Under Debate. On the Meaning and Purpose of a Series of Political Science Lectures on Contemporary History....Pages 1-16 The Offences and Repudiation of Thilo Sarrazin. Are There Limits to Freedom of Political Opinion in Germany?....Pages 17-42 The Dispute Over the Veil. The Conflict Between Laicism (The Separation of State and Religion) and Religious Tolerance....Pages 43-58 The Globalisation of the Danish Cartoon Dispute....Pages 59-73 “Multiculturalism” or German “Lead Culture” as Maxims for the “Integration” of Foreigners....Pages 75-90 Integration or Assimilation of Ethnic Minorities. On the Future of Danish, Sorbian, Italian, Turkish and Other Germans in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 91-105 The Advantages and Risks of Multiple Citizenship....Pages 107-122 Denglish Instead of German? The Changing Use of Language in Germany....Pages 123-139 From the Constitutional Treaty to the Lisbon Treaty: Is the European Union on the Way to Becoming a Federal State?....Pages 141-156 Once Again: Was Germany Defeated or Liberated on the 8th of May 1945?....Pages 157-172 From the West European Commemoration of Auschwitz to a Pan-European Commemoration of Auschwitz and the GULag Archipelago: An Inevitable Consequence of the Eastward Extension of the EU for Commemoration Policies....Pages 173-189 Expellers and Expelled. On an Appropriate Form of Commemoration....Pages 191-207 The “Defence of Germany in the Hindu Kush”. The German Role in Afghanistan....Pages 209-224 Should Germany Be a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council? On the Efforts to Reform the United Nations....Pages 225-241 Back Matter....Pages 243-246 This volume analyses current German domestic and foreign policy debates of international relevance. By reflecting their contemporary historical background and discussing the logic behind the different positions in a dispute, the author considers issues such as whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear headscarves, fears about immigration, the predominance of either a single national culture or multicultural pluralism and the admissibility of multiple citizenship. This book also sheds new light on the debate over the boundaries of freedom of expression, which was triggered by the so-called Danish ĺlMohammad cartoons.ĺl Aspects of German foreign policy are addressed, including the debate on the ratification of a European constitutional treaty and of the Treaty of Lisbon, German attempts to obtain a permanent seat on the Security Council, as well as the question of whether the deployment of the German army in Afghanistan contributed to the defense of Germany. This book is of interest to students and scholars of political sciences, as well as to journalists and practitioners interested in an analysis of current political debates in Germany