@misc{Grosse2003, author = {Große, Ines}, title = {Ethnizit{\"a}t und Zuwanderung in Deutschland}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9547}, year = {2003}, abstract = {The central focus of this essay is the "politicisation" of ethnicity in contemporary German immigration policy and its underlying ethnic ideology. Emphasis is put on the relevance of ethnicity and how it is viewed within the framework of German immigration policy. The author discusses German citizenship policy and its ideology, which creates ethnic boundaries in order to serve as a mechanism to defend limited access to German citizenship. The effects of the elevation of so-called ethnic groups through privileged immigration are explained with the example of ethnic German emigrants living in the former Soviet Union - the "Auslandsdeutschen" - and the process of their ethnic formation.}, language = {de} } @misc{Heintze2003, author = {Heintze, Hans-Joachim}, title = {V{\"o}lkerrecht und Ethnizit{\"a}t}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-9559}, year = {2003}, abstract = {Both universal and regional international instruments seek to maintain and to strengthen peace and security through the development of friendly and co-operative relations between equally sovereign states respecting human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. History shows that failure to respect minority rights can undermine stability within states and negatively affect relations between states, thus endangering international peace. While minority situations vary greatly and the ordinary democratic process may be adequate to respond to the needs and aspirations of minorities, experience also shows that special measures are often required to facilitate the effective participation of minorities in public life. The article analyzes the contribution of international law to this field.}, language = {de} }