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Part A. Into the Topic

1. Introduction: Focus and Approach
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Part B. Reflection on Relevant Concepts: Towards a Way to Examine Politicians with Migration Backgrounds

2. Approaching Political Recruitment and Representation
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3. Setting the Stage: The Multifaceted Structure of the Concept “Migration Background” and the Road from Deficit to Difference and Diversity
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Part C. Research Design

4. Methodical Process and Empirical Considerations
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5. The Researcher vs. the Researched: Demystification of the Researcher in the Interview Encounter
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6. The Kitchen of Data Collection & Data Analysis
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Part D. Findings of the Empirical Data: A Level-by-Level Analysis of the Five Strategies of Management of the Marker “Migration Background” in Politics

7. Level of Formation: At the Doors of a Political Career
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8. Level of Recalibration: Via Redefinition, Recognition, and Negotiation
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9. The Level of Selective Delineation
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Part E. Final Remarks

10. Concluding Chapter
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Keywords: Social Sciences, Migration