UU150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dutch People, Allochtoon
France is certainly not alone among other European nations in its
pervasive and exclusionary reaction to Muslim citizens and
inhabitants. Like France, the Netherlands identifies itself as a
secular nation with Christian roots. Although on a different scale,
the Netherlands has experienced their own heated situations that
positioned Dutch Muslims against or at least on the periphery of a
society of all other non-Muslims. Scholars have recently described
a reawakening of national identity among the Dutch which
includes a renewed interest in perceived Dutch cultural traits,
values and characteristics (see Tonkens et al. 2010, for example).
These cultural norms and values have been described as:
speaking the language; completing some form of Dutch
education; gaining income; contributing to the economic welfare
of the state; raising one’s children in a Dutch manner; and
ensuring one’s own (and one’s children’s) ‘curiosity’ about the
Dutch culture (Schinkel 2008, 24).
Returning to our discussion at the very beginning of this module –
about immigrant integration – it is important to think about how
cultural practices and beliefs, when used to exclude individuals
from belonging to dominant (greater) society or community,
impact everyday experiences and relationships over time. As an
example of how these cultural re-imaginings are featured into
political policy, Dutch immigration officials have categorized
anyone who has one parent who was not originally Dutch, as
being non-Dutch. Therefore, youth who were born and raised in
the Netherlands are actually categorized as being ‘foreigners’ by
immigration law because one of their parents was not born in the
Netherlands. Conversely, if both parents of a child were born in
the Netherlands, but the family does not reside in the
Netherlands, the child is automatically considered to be ‘Dutch’ in
the eyes of the law. See Figure 1 below for a visual
representation of this law. The striped flag is that of the
Netherlands. Therefore, the top left box translates to “Residing in
the Netherlands, someone with a non-Dutch and Dutch parent
would be considered an Allochtoon. “Allochtoon” translates to
“foreigner” and “Autochtoon” translates to “native” as in someone
born or whose parents (both) were born in the Netherlands. What
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Document Summary
France is certainly not alone among other european nations in its pervasive and exclusionary reaction to muslim citizens and inhabitants. Like france, the netherlands identifies itself as a secular nation with christian roots. Although on a different scale, the netherlands has experienced their own heated situations that positioned dutch muslims against or at least on the periphery of a society of all other non-muslims. Scholars have recently described a reawakening of national identity among the dutch which includes a renewed interest in perceived dutch cultural traits, values and characteristics (see tonkens et al. As an example of how these cultural re-imaginings are featured into political policy, dutch immigration officials have categorized anyone who has one parent who was not originally dutch, as being non-dutch. Therefore, youth who were born and raised in the netherlands are actually categorized as being foreigners" by immigration law because one of their parents was not born in the.
