This study provides an interdisciplinary examination of media portrayals of ethnic and religious minorities in Germany. Using years of combined quantitative and qualitative research, the author compares parliamentary discourse with that of the mainstream media and analyzes the politicized uses of collective identities.

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Current State of Affairs in Germany's Multicultural Society
Chapter 2: Theoretical Grounding and Methodologies
Chapter 3: Recent Trends in German Integration Discourse: From the Sarrazin Controversies to the Decline of Political Correctness
Chapter 4: Leitkultur and Discourse Hegemonies: German Mainstream Media Coverage on the Integration Debate between 2009 and 2014
Chapter 5: Leitkultur 3.0: A Latent Class Cluster Analysis of German Integration Discourse within Bundestag Plenary Protocols and Mainstream Newspapers
Chapter 6: Wutbürger in the Lügenpresse: A Relational Discourse Analysis of the New German Populism in Mainstream Newspapers (2013-2015)
Chapter 7: Conclusion