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Safe Third Countries and External Processing

Rwanda and Albania are receiving much attention these days, not least in Germany where the government is examining the option of sending asylum applicants to third states. To do so can be compatible with human rights, if several conditions are being fulfilled. At the same time, there are different options of how such a project could be realised – as exemplified by differences between the British ‘Rwanda plan’ and the Italian ‘Albania model’. Professor Thym explains the options and potential…

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Racism: How Can the State and Administration Respond?

The German government aims at improving state structures to prevent racism and right-wing extremism. To this end, the InRa Study ‘Institutions & Racism’, funded by the Federal Ministry of Interior, is developing a toolbox of instruments in a project coordinated by Prof. Daniel Thym and Prof. Judith Froese from the University of Konstanz. On 27 February 2024, a workshop will discuss tried-and-tested instruments from administrative practice, identify key problems and gaps and elaborate untapped…

Dual Nationality as an Expression of Contradictory Membership Models

For more than 25 years, dual nationality has been discussed controversially within Germany. Parliament is about to adopt a law that will generally accept it, including in scenarios where I had still been outlawed. Daniel Thym welcomes the shorter time limits for naturalisation but highlights an underlying theoretical tension if dual nationality promotes a post-ethnic conception of nationhood from a German perspective, while perpetuating ethno-cultural belonging with regard to home states. An…