Hi historians,
a small question which has been on my mind for a while. I'm Austrian myself, but unfortunately this topic was never really addressed in my academical life.
Austria had a bias against non German speakers in public life. Starting with the right to own land, political representation (voting rights), public services etc. But, was this a language discrimination or a ethnic one? Was a German speaking Slav considered German (in the sense of German speaking Austrian, not Germany Germany...) or still 2nd class citizen? Could I be a civil servant in Vienna when my parents came from Croatia? Did it make a difference if I have one German parent?
The question can be expanded to the Hungarian half after the compromise as well of course. But from my understanding the discrimination of Slavs was even higher in Transleithania at the time, so I guess the answer is more into the No direction over there.
Thanks for your time.
The Dezemberverfassung from 1867 banned discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, religion and sex in Cislethania. However, I'm confused by your usage of the word "racism", as everyone in Austria was of the same race.
"Right to own land, political representation (right to vote), public services" I have never heard that that depended on the ethnic background/nationality? What's your source? Important was your social class and individual background. There was no constitution or general law for all the terretories So it was up to the state/land how those things were organised.