Pojmann Migration and Activism in Europe since 1945

2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-61554-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 278 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series

The political and social activism of immigrants to Europe since 1945 takes the spotlight in this volume. Each chapter draws on research from international scholars, offering a riveting look at a variety of migrant experiences and providing welcome comparisons of the impact of migration on different countries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pojmann, W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; W.Pojmann PART I: MIGRANT ACTIVISTS IN NATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS For the Nation and for Work: Black Activism in 1960s Paris; F.Germain Dissident Guests: Afro-Asian Students and Transnational Activism in the West German Protest Movement; Q.Slobodian The Kurdish Conundrum in Europe: Political Opportunities and Transnational Activism; V.Eccarius-Kelly The French 'Sans-Papiers' Movement: An Unfinished Struggle; J.Freedman PART II: MIGRANT ACTIVISTS IN TRADE UNIONS AND PARTY POLITICS The Example of a Communist Paper Aimed at Algerian Immigrants:  L'Algérien en France (1950–1960); C.Izambert Parties of Muslim Persuasion and the Left in Ceuta, Spain; G.A.Torres Colón Immigrants and the Brussels Labor Movement: Activism, Integration and Exclusion since 1945; E.Schandevyl 'From Camel-boy to MP:' The Politics of Agency and Exclusion in Swedish Political Parties; M.Dahlstedt PART III: MIGRANT ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUTSIDER POLITICS State Management of Immigrant Organizations in Sweden; O.Karan 'We're right here!' The Invisibility of Migrant Women in European Women's Movements: The Case of Italy; W.Pojmann The Political Participation of Berlin's Turkish Migrants in the Dual Citizenship and Headscarf Debates: A Multi-Level Comparison; A.Boucher French Dressing: Race, Gender, and the Hijab Story; J.Ezekiel

Über Autor(innen)

WENDY POJMANN is Assistant Professor of modern European history at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, USA. She is the author of Immigrant Women and Feminism in Italy (2006).