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"Negotiating Resettlement": some Concluding Thoughts
Das Verhandeln von Umsiedlungen: einige abschließende Bemerkungen
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Abstract In this article, I take the opportunity to discuss some recent work on the history of population displacement, including the valuable work represented in this HSR Special Issue, with a particular focus on the situation of displaced persons and refugees in Europe in the aftermath of the Second World ... view more
In this article, I take the opportunity to discuss some recent work on the history of population displacement, including the valuable work represented in this HSR Special Issue, with a particular focus on the situation of displaced persons and refugees in Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War. Here, I concentrate on the interaction of multiple actors in the post-war international refugee regime and then turn to some specific issues in relation to the confidential case files of the UNHCR compiled between 1951 and 1975. This allows me a few final reflections on the extent to which digital methods can support research and dissemination as well as the wealth of material at the disposal of any historian who wishes to study the mainsprings of mass population displacement, the management practices and policies of the state, the dynamics of the international refugee regime, the role of activists and relief workers, and not least the responses of refugees who navigated the dangerous waters of displacement, who were caught up in the myriad processes of categorisation, and who encountered officials who had the power to determine their prospects.... view less
Keywords
World War II; resettlement; historical analysis; expellee; post-war period; UNHCR; refugee
Classification
General History
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Population displacement; refugee regimes; refugees; displaced persons; forced migration
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 290-306
Journal
Historical Social Research, 45 (2020) 4
Issue topic
Violence Induced Mobility
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.45.2020.4.290-306
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed