The Legal Construction of Membership: Nationality Law in Germany and the United States. CES Germany & Europe Working Papers No. 00.5, 2000

The argument of this paper is that several empirical puzzles in the citizenship literature are rooted in the failure to distinguish between the mainly legal concept of nationality and the broader, political concept of citizenship. Using this distinction, the paper analysis the evolution of German and American nationality laws over the last 200 years. The historical development of both legal structures shows strong communalities. With the emergence of the modern system of nation states, the attribution of nationality to newborn children is ascribed either via the principle of descent or place of birth. With regard to the naturalization of adults, there is an increasing ethnization of law, which means that the increasing complexities of naturalization criteria are more and more structured along ethnic ideas. Although every nation building process shows some elements of ethnic self-description, it is difficult to use the legal principles of ius sanguinis and ius soli as indicators of ethnic or non-ethnic modes of community building.

Addressing organizational issues /

"September 1984."

Churches and church membership in the United States ; an enumeration and analysis by counties, states and regions. ser. A-E.

Ser. A: Major faiths by regions, divisions and states. 4 no.--Ser. B: Denominational statistics by regions, divisions and states. 8 no.--Ser. C: Denominational statistics by states and counties. 59 no.--Ser. D: Denominational statistics by metropolitan areas. 6 no.--Ser. E: Socioeconomic characteristics. 3 no.

Interstate and foreign transportation : hearings before the Joint Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Congress of the United States, pursuant to Public J. Res. 25, a joint resolution creating a joint subcommittee from the membership of the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce and the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to investigate the conditions relating to interstate and foreign commerce, and the necessity of further legislation relating thereto, and defing the powers and duties of such subcommittee.

Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce.

Membership on the governing body of a health systems agency : an orientation handbook.

Mode of access: Internet.

Constitution and membership.

Mode of access: Internet.

Yearbook [membership].

Lists of publications in each volume.

Membership of drainage basin committee /

Caption title on p. [1]: Drainage basin committees : membership, March 10, 1940.

Membership and jurisdiction of subcommittees /

Description based on: Jan. 1981.

DOD manufacturing technology program points of contact and Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group technical subcommittee membership.

"November 1984."

Study of women enrolled in home demonstration work in 1958; membership report. no. 1-58.

Mode of access: Internet.