Where is the failure?

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In the last months, the discussion about the failure of the multicultural model in Germany is becoming a daily issue in the media and academic debates. I assisted already to several public debates and read lots of news about. The most used words are: crisis, failure, minorities, integration. The religious arguments are added linguistic and cultural problems, with references to historical traditions and past, European legislation and local traditions. Movies, cultural events and other public debates are dedicated to this issue, from the German or the perspective of minorities.

What it is very unclear by now is the common understanding of terms - as multi-kulti, for example, a very cool concept if used by the hip youngsters living in Berlin - and the common project of society. What are the expectations of minorities and in what respects the state offer must be adapted or changed accordingly to satisfy these needs? Is this a common understanding of the minority policies at the level of the most part of the minorities - ethnic, religious - living in Germany? What are the limits of the new walls?

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