I Long for Normality A Study on German Parliamentarians with Migration Backgrounds /

• Main Author: Nergiz, Devrimsel Deniz (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2014.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Emigration and immigration.; Social Sciences.; Migration.

The political participation of names such as Mowassat, Demirel, or Özdemir alongside conventional German names such as Schmidt, Maier, or Beck is already becoming a routine aspect in German politics. Recent political debates on introducing special quotas to motivate more political aspirants with mig...

Table of Contents:

• Approaching Political Recruitment and Representation
• The Multifaceted Structure of the Concept 'Migration Background' and the Road from Deficit to Difference and Diversity
• Methodical Process and Empirical Considerations
• Demystification of the Researcher in the Interview Encounter
• Common Patterns in Political Career Representation
• The Strategy of Singularisation
• The Strategy of Political Diversification.