Poster: Grimm 2011 Lecture Poster (PDF)
On November 10th, the annual Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm Lecture 2011 on Citizenship in Germany: From Mono-Cultural to Multi-Cultural Society was given by the German political scientist Christiane Lembke.
Citizenship defines rights and rules of belonging to a political community. The German concept of ethno-cultural citizenship has been highly contested in recent years given the increased migration to the country. How has the modernization of citizenship laws affected realities and perceptions of the migrant population? Has multiculturalism "failed"' or is it well and alive? The talk addressed the current debate about multiculturalism and explored the situation of migrant populations in Germany in the light of new citizenship regulations.
Christiane Lemke is holder of the Max Weber Chair in German and European Politics at New York University and Professor of Political Science at the Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. Lembke is also co-director of the Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence.
For further information about the lecture, please read the article in our newsletter Wat's In-Sight issue 5 (PDF).