Biological Citizenship Reconsidered: The Use of DNA Analysis by Immigration Authorities in Germany

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 488-510

  Heinemann, Torsten ^a   Lemke, Thomas ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

biological citizenship; DNA profiling; family reunification; German immigration policy; parental testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901204611     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243913509414     Document Type: Article

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