ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the viewpoints of the 'indigenous' population about nationalism, racism, and citizenship. It provides a brief review of selected polls and reports of social attitude surveys conducted in Germany and Britain. The chapter focuses on the findings with particular reference to the extent of 'racial' discrimination and acceptance of ethnic minorities or immigrants in both countries. In Britain and Germany, Muslims seem to encounter in particular high levels of hostility, prejudice or 'racial' discrimination. A typical German issue is that 'racial' discrimination and prejudice have often been regarded as a more serious problem in the eastern part since unification. The IPOS study of 1993 pointed out that the 'asylum and foreigners' issue' was still perceived as one of the most important problems in Germany since October 1991. In Germany, the representation of the Republikaner in a few local governments has certainly had some impact on the CDU/CSU's move further 'right'.
