Still German: the case of Aussiedler and the framing of German national identity through citizenship in periods of transition, 1945-1955 and 1989-2000

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dc.contributor.authorMurray, Galen
dc.contributor.supervisorSchmidtke, Oliver
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-03T22:16:27Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_US
dc.date.issued2017-01-03
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Historyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractTraditionally, German citizenship has been viewed as one that embraces a common culture and heritage. The attributes of this culture and heritage are closely associated with the national identity of Germany. However, this national identity has been challenged, both through the tumultuous events of Germany’s twentieth century as well as the allegations that the basis for German citizenship is exclusionary and contributes to a racist understanding of German national identity. This thesis investigates such allegations through a particular category of citizenship, Aussiedler, those who were considered German based upon their lineage and upholding of German culture and tradition, although they lived in Central and Eastern Europe, sometimes for generations. By analyzing Aussiedler from the context of its creation as a category in the aftermath of the Nazi dictatorship through to its modifications following the end of the Cold War the fluid nature of German national identity is traced through a shifting citizenship policy.en_US
dc.description.embargo2017-12-15
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/7700
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectGermanyen_US
dc.subjectAussiedleren_US
dc.subjectcitizenshipen_US
dc.subjectnational identityen_US
dc.subjectWest Germanyen_US
dc.subjectBundesvertriebenen- und Flüchtlingsgesetzen_US
dc.subjectpost-waren_US
dc.titleStill German: the case of Aussiedler and the framing of German national identity through citizenship in periods of transition, 1945-1955 and 1989-2000en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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