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Despite their structural similarities the two countries have developed contrasting traditions about immigration: a broad consensus about pluralistic integration in the Netherlands, and bitter party conflicts spoiling the atmosphere in Germany. Regarding policy outcomes, however, we find that immigrants are less disadvantaged in Germany — a fact that has been much discussed in the Netherlands, bringing about a new policy of active integration. We conclude that integration processes can be very specific and that multicultural programmes can carry powerful messages of exclusion.
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Meinen niederländischen Kolleginnen und Kollegen verdanke ich viel an Vertiefung meines Verständnisses über ihr Land. Die Grundidee des hier vorgelegten Vergleichs entstand als Reaktion auf einen Vortrag von Kees Groenendijk.
Dietrich Thränhardt, Professor für Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Münster, Platz der Weißen Rose, 48151 Münster
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Thränhardt, D. Einwanderungs-und Integrationspolitik in Deutschland und den Niederlanden. Leviathan 30, 220–249 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11578-002-0019-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11578-002-0019-0