Immigrants and Refugees at German Universities: Diversity, Internationalization and Anticolonial Considerations...

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Lisa Unangst (Empire State College, USA)

Immigrants and Refugees at German Universities

Diversity, Internationalization and Anticolonial Considerations

Lisa Unangst (Empire State College, USA)

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Routledge
22 July 2024

Migration, immigration & emigration; Ethnic studies; Moral & social purpose of education; Universities

Series: Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility

This book takes a critical and historical perspective in parsing the current state of play for refugee and immigrant students in Germany, addressing federal, state, and institutional innovations as well as gaps in service.

Drawing from de/post/anticolonial theory, it considers the levels of support for diverse groups including migrants, refugees, and racialized Germans, investigating why a comparatively well-resourced higher education system has, to date, selectively invested in the support of some marginalized groups. It calls for the reconsideration of policy and programmatic support, drawing from emerging best practice across states and HEIs. Using historical analysis, federal and state level policy documents, institutional equal opportunity plans and student-facing websites, reporting, and first-person-accounts of marginalized students both prospective and enrolled, this critically-oriented work interrogates how and why the world’s fourth largest economy – and its primarily public higher education system – have failed to engage systemic change with an eye towards addressing mechanisms of exclusion including racialization and xenophobia. It concludes with a consideration of possible policy interventions supporting these minoritized student groups who are essential not only to German learning and economy, but also to the rebuilding of conflict states.

This volume will appeal to researchers, scholars and practitioners working across comparative and international higher education, crisis education, and education in emergencies, as well as diversity specialists.

By: Lisa Unangst (Empire State College USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032429038
ISBN 10: 1032429038
Series: Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 22 July 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Introduction 2. Higher education in the German sphere 3. German colonialism, postcolonialism, and coloniality 4. German immigration and refugee inflows 5. Germans of color and representation in K-20 education 6. “Diversity” at German universities 7. Existing university programs for migrants and refugees 8. Policy proposals 9. Implications for other higher education institutions and national systems 10. Conclusion

Lisa Unangst is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Empire State University, USA.