Migration and Integration of Muslim Communities in Berlin and Germany in Comparative Perspective - Detailseite

This course is designed to familiarize students with

1) the concepts and issues concerning the migration and integration of Muslim Communities in Europe,

2) the current composition and representation of Muslim Communities in Berlin and Germany,

3) specific public policies that are geared to tackle complex issues emanating from intercultural challenges in Berlin and Germany, and put these insights into a

4) comparative perspective with other major countries of the European Union with Muslim immigrant population.

It encompasses comparative public policy, intercultural dialogue, internal security, and political Islam. Students will be empowered to analyse the multi-faceted dimensions of immigration in Germany and the strategic importance of Muslim communities in Berlin.

In addition, they will gain a European perspective in assessing dialogue and cooperation with Muslim Communities. They will develop a deeper understanding of the intercultural communication aspects and perspectives of integration.

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Bielefeldt, Heiner (2005) Nicht nur ein “Stück Stoff”, BpB Debatte: Konfliktstoff Kopftuch, 8.4.2005.
Cherribi, S. (2013) “Islam and Politics in Europe”, in Esposito John L. (ed) The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 278-288
Foroutan, Naika (2012) Muslimbilder in Deutschland: Wahrnehmungen und Ausgrenzungen in der Integrationsdebatte, Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, November 2012.
Foroutan, Naika (2013) Identity and Muslim Integration in Germany, Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, March 2013.
Haug, Sonja (2011) Muslime in Deutschland: Herkunft, Glaubensrichtung, Bildung, Partizipation, Dossier: "Islam - Kultur - Politik" des Deutschen Kulturrates, 29.3.2011.
Jones, Stephen H. (2013) “New Labour and the Re-making of British Islam: The Case of the Radical Middle Way and the ‘Reclamation’ of the Classical Islamic Tradition”, Religions 4, pp. 550-566.
Kortmann, Matthias (2014) “Asking Those Concerned: How Muslim Migrant Organizations Define Integration?”, International Migration and Integration, DOI.10.1007/s12134-014-0387-8, 10.9.2014.
Kortmann, Matthias and Kerstin Rosenow-Williams (2013) “Islamic Umbrella Organizations and Contemporary Political Discourse on Islam in Germany: Self-Portrayals and Strategies of Interaction”, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 33:1, pp. 41-60.
Kuru, Ahmet (2009) Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey, Cambridge: Cambridge Universtiy Press, pp.103-135.
Lanz, Tilman (2009) “Turkish Immigrants in Germany: Behind the Fantasy Screen of Multiculturalism”, in Kücükcan, Talip and Veysi Güngür (eds.) Turks in Europe: Culture, Identity and Integration, Amsterdam: Türkevi Research Center, pp. 7-33.
Lentin, Alana and Gavan Titley (2012) “The crisis of 'multiculturalism' in Europe: Mediated minarets, intolerable subjects”, European Journal of Cultural Studies, Vol.15, No.2, pp. 123-138.
Open Society Institute (OSI) (2010) Muslims in Berlin, At Home in Europe Project, http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/a-muslims-berlin-corrected-en-20100527_1.pdf.
Pauli, Ralf and Charlotte Gerling (2014) Stadt der unsichtbaren Moscheen, Zeit Online, 19. April 2014.
Pfahl-Traughber, Armin (2014) ”Islamfeindlichkeit, Islamophobie, Islamkritik – ein Wegweiser durch den Begriffsdschungel”, Bonn: BpB Dossier Rechtextremismus, 17.3.2014.
Riedel, Sabine (2005) Muslime in der Europäischen Union: Nationale Integrationskonzepte im Vergleich, SWP Studie (10), April 2005.
Sollich, Rainer (2014) “Could German Islamic extremists strike at home?”, Deutsche Welle, 12.9.2014.
Steinberg, Guido W. (2013) German Jihad: On the Internationalization of Islamist Terrorism, Columbia University Press.
Steinberg, Guido W. (2014) “Was glauben Salafisten? – Begriffsklärungen, theologische Positionen, einzelne Strömungen”, BpB Veranstaltungsdokumentation: Salafismus als Herausforderung für Demokratie und politische Bildung, 30.6.2014.
Taxacher, Gregor (2009) “Muslime in Deutschland: Vorreiter eines "Euro-Islam"?, Qantara, 13.3.2009.
Wübker, Thomas (2014) Comic übers Kopftuch: Sag mal, wo kommst du denn her?, Spiegel Online, 2.2.2014.
Yesilyurt Gündüz, Zuhal (2010): „The European Union at 50—Xenophobia: Islamophobia and the Rise of the Radical Right”, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp.35-47.
Yurdakul, Gökçe and Anna C. Korteweg (2013) “Gender equality and immigrant integration: Honor killing and forced marriage debates in the Netherlands, Germany, and Britain”, Women's Studies International Forum (41), pp. 204-214.

For international incoming students who enroll in Berlin Perspectives.

Application via Berlin Perspectives ONLY: BP module application

NO registration via Agnes.