Cold War Austria and Migration from Eastern Europe: Refugees and Labor Migrants

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0067237824000626" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1017/S0067237824000626</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0067237824000626" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0067237824000626</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Cold War Austria and Migration from Eastern Europe: Refugees and Labor Migrants

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article revisits Austria’s migration history from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War. Recent research has challenged the persistently commemorated welcoming Austrian attitude toward refugees who had been living under communism. The initial humanitarian efforts in 1956 and 1968, respectively, were remarkable. However, an analysis beyond the first weeks of both events reveals that (though to different degrees) public and political attitudes toward refugees took a negative turn. Throughout the 1970s, asylum for dissidents was portrayed as a continuation of the country’s humanitarian tradition. However, in 1981, refugees from Poland were immediately perceived as unwanted labor migrants. In 1989/90, the scenario was similar: while the transiting East German refugees were welcomed, migrants from other countries (like Romania) were not. In the early 1990s, Austria decided on a reform of its asylum and foreigner policies. But when and why did the (supposedly welcome) refugees from countries under communist rule turn into unwelcome labor migrants? The analysis in this article explores the potential impact of the age of détente and the repercussions of the 1970s economic crises and the resulting end to active recruitment of foreign workers.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Cold War Austria and Migration from Eastern Europe: Refugees and Labor Migrants

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article revisits Austria’s migration history from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War. Recent research has challenged the persistently commemorated welcoming Austrian attitude toward refugees who had been living under communism. The initial humanitarian efforts in 1956 and 1968, respectively, were remarkable. However, an analysis beyond the first weeks of both events reveals that (though to different degrees) public and political attitudes toward refugees took a negative turn. Throughout the 1970s, asylum for dissidents was portrayed as a continuation of the country’s humanitarian tradition. However, in 1981, refugees from Poland were immediately perceived as unwanted labor migrants. In 1989/90, the scenario was similar: while the transiting East German refugees were welcomed, migrants from other countries (like Romania) were not. In the early 1990s, Austria decided on a reform of its asylum and foreigner policies. But when and why did the (supposedly welcome) refugees from countries under communist rule turn into unwelcome labor migrants? The analysis in this article explores the potential impact of the age of détente and the repercussions of the 1970s economic crises and the resulting end to active recruitment of foreign workers.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Austrian History Yearbook

ISSN

0067-2378

e-ISSN

1558-5255

Svazek periodika

55

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

May

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

350-358

Kód UT WoS článku

001217769200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85193714221