Ambivalent meanings of the past: state critique and memory politics in 1980s (pro-)Refugee struggles in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Focusing on the largely forgotten early period of (pro-)Refugee activism in the 1980s West-Germany and the role of memory politics therein, this article explores the ambiguity in critiquing the nation-state. Drawing on original data collected in seven social movement archives in Germany, different w...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 50; no. 14; pp. 3683 - 3707 |
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Aug2024
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