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Enzyklopädie Migration in Europa vom 17. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart [2007/2011]
The encyclopedia of European migration and minorities: from the seventeenth century to the present; Foreword / Introduction
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Abstract Facing migration and integration many Europeans feel confronted with exceptional challenges today. However, historical migration research shows that these processes have always been central elements of European social and cultural history, and it also reveals that many 'native' insiders who today fe... view more
Facing migration and integration many Europeans feel confronted with exceptional challenges today. However, historical migration research shows that these processes have always been central elements of European social and cultural history, and it also reveals that many 'native' insiders who today feel anxious about assimilation or even integration of immigrants are themselves the descendants of foreign outsiders. Apart from some well-known exceptions - e.g. the Huguenots - little is known about the multitude and diversity of groups who have moved across political, social, and cultural borders in modern European history. It is the purpose of the Encyclopedia to illuminate the broad spectrum of these migrations by presenting selected examples. Special significance is attached to permanent immigrations within Europe and from outside regions into Europe. Of particular interest are the resulting intergenerational processes of assimilation lasting for at least two generations. They include many forms of social and cultural composition as well as decomposition, ranging from the gradual disappearance and dissolution of group identities in assimilation processes to minority formations and diaspora situations.... view less
Keywords
Europe; integration; ethnic group; diaspora; identity; assimilation; migration; minority; immigration; migration research
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Migration within and into Europe; migration groups
Document language
German
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 293-305
Journal
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2018) 30
Issue topic
Historische Migrationsforschung / Historical Migration Research
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.30.2018.293-305
ISSN
0936-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed