A. Why Hermannplatz?

The second question one could raise after what could be « landscaping » studies about might be why did we choose Hermannplatz?

Our initial idea was to study the impact of immigration on a particular spot which had been in the past and is still facing the arrival of people coming from different countries. The impact had to be revealed in the use of language. We chose the capital city of Germany, Berlin. Several factors influenced our choice. First, all members of the study group were familiar with the city, or at least, relatively familiar. The second argument is on the macro scale; since 1950, Germany called for immigrant labor on a regular basis - becoming by so a welcoming land for migrants. Furthermore, the country is facing since 2010 an immigration increase due to the refugee crisis. After choosing the country, we decided to focus on Berlin, because it was far easier to study and we thought we could have great results there.

Document 1. Immigration in Germany since 1950, Le Monde

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Source: http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2015/01/06/quel-est-le-poids-de-l-immigration-en-allemagne_4550225_4355770.html
In blue : net migration
In yellow : Arrivals
In red : Departures

As we were living in Berlin, the idea you get when you talk about immigration and Berlin is directly Neukölln and particularly this circle you can draw by hand around Hermannplatz. Hermannplatz is located in Neukölln, a borough in Berlin. The northwestern part of Neukölln is known for having a high percentage of immigrants in Berlin, only surpassed by Mitte. The station opened on April 1926, interchange between the lines U7 and U8

Neukölln brings a picture of diversity, Arabic words heard here and there, baklava and delicious dishes that are resting behind restaurants’ store fronts. We were curious about what we could find, we went there and we chose to transform all of this researches into an ethnographical study case.

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