Much ado about not-very-much? Assessing ten years of German citizenship reform

This article examines the development and impact of German citizenship policy over the past decade. As its point of departure, it takes the 2000 Citizenship Law, which sought to undertake a full-scale reform and liberalisation of access to German membership. The article discusses this law’s content and subsequent amendments, focusing particularly on its quantitative impact, asking why the number of naturalisations has been lower than originally expected. The article outlines current challenges to the law’s structure operation and identifies potential trajectories for its future development

Self-Portrait of the Artist Stupid with Grief

This is a novel excerpt detailing the adventures of Liezel, the daughter of a German immigrant who, at the start of the novel, commits suicide, leaving Liezel desperate to understand why. Through her rambling monologues, we learn about their complex dynamic, her certainty that his past has been intentionally buried, and her relationship to art, capitalism, and labor. Much of this is fleshed out through her antics with her friend and artistic rival Lizard Madero. The two ultimately wind up at the center of an art theft, leaving each to define their own theories of ethics and theft under capitalism