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Contested Solidarity: Practices of Refugee Support between Humanitarian Help and Political Activism
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Abstract In the summer of 2015, an extraordinary number of German residents felt an urge to provide help to refugees. Doing good, however, is not as simple and straightforward as it might appear. Practices of solidarity are intertwined with questions of power. They are situated, relative and contested, unfol... view more
In the summer of 2015, an extraordinary number of German residents felt an urge to provide help to refugees. Doing good, however, is not as simple and straightforward as it might appear. Practices of solidarity are intertwined with questions of power. They are situated, relative and contested, unfolding in an ambivalent space between humanitarianism and political activism. This ethnographic account of the German "welcome culture" provides insights into the contested practices, imaginaries, interests and politics of refugee solidarity. Drawing on works from critical migration studies to social anthropology, the author develops an empirically grounded understanding of solidarity in migration societies.... view less
Keywords
refugee; assistance; solidarity; citizens' involvement; civil society; humanism; migration policy; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Political Activism; Refugee Studies; Social Movements; Volunteering
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
272 p.
Series
Kultur und soziale Praxis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839454374
ISBN
978-3-8394-5437-4
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed