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Internment Refugee Camps
How did and does the fate of refugees unfold in internment camps? The contributors facilitate an extensive engagement with the organized, state led, and forced placement of refugees in the past and present. They show the parallels and differences between the practices and types of internment in different countries - while considering the specific historical contexts. Moreover, they highlight the nexus of relationships and agencies which constitute the camps in question as transitory spaces. The contributions consist of analyses of local phenomena or case studies as well as comparative engagements from an international and/or historical perspective.
Migration and Integration
Globalization has led to new forms, and dynamics, of migration and mobility. What are the consequences of these changes for the processes of reception, settlement and social integration, for social cohesion, institutional practices and policies? The essays collected in this volume discuss these issues with reference to recent research on migration and mobility in Europe, the US, North and East Africa and South and Southeast Asia. The twenty authors are leading migration researcher from different academic fields such as sociology, geography, political science and cultural studies.
Wege in die Zukunft
Der Übergang von der Schule in den Beruf bzw. in weiterführende Schulen gehört zu den wichtigsten Phasen im Lebenslauf junger Menschen. Dieser Band zeigt, welche Ziele die Jugendlichen verfolgen, wie sie durch sozioökonomische Faktoren (Klasse, Gender, Ethnizität bzw. Migrationsgeschichte) geprägt werden, inwiefern sie von ihren Familien Unterstützung erfahren und wie sie mit Übergängen in andere Schulen oder die Berufsausbildung und mit verschiedenen Unterstützungsangeboten umgehen. Die Neue Mittelschule in Österreich gilt oft als »Restschule« neben dem Gymnasium. Der Band zeigt, dass die Vielfalt an Lebenslagen, Bildungswünschen und Zukunftsplänen der Jugendlichen diesem Bil...
Internment Refugee Camps
How did and does the fate of refugees unfold in internment camps? The contributors to this book facilitate an extensive engagement with the organized, state led, and forced placement of refugees in the past and present. They show the parallels and differences between the practices and types of internment in different countries - while considering the specific historical contexts. Moreover, they highlight the nexus of relationships and agencies which constitute the camps in question as transitory spaces. The contributions consist of analyses of local phenomena or case studies as well as comparative engagements from an international and/or historical perspective.
The Social Dimension of Social Housing
A systematic global study of the social cultures within social housing Twenty short essays, based on case studies from around the world, describe and illustrate the social elements of social housing developments. This volume embarks on an ambitious journey across continents and contexts, offering up a kaleidoscope of social, political and cultural realities.
Die Soziologie und der Nationalsozialismus in Österreich
In Bezug auf den Nationalsozialismus ist oft von einer Bankrotterklärung der Soziologie die Rede. Der Band widmet sich daher der Frage, wie die erst spät universitär verankerte Soziologie in Österreich den Nationalsozialismus thematisiert hat: Wie verhielt sie sich im Vergleich zu anderen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen? Und welche Auswirkungen hatte und hat die Fachgeschichte auf die Entwicklung der Disziplin und das (un)bewusste Tradieren kontaminierter Konzepte nach 1945? Dabei werden verschüttete empirische und theoretische Arbeiten zum Nationalsozialismus vorgestellt und die Weitergabe von Erfahrungen in den Nachkriegs-Narrativen der soziologischen Forschung und gesellschaftlichen Erfahrung thematisiert.
The Hungarians
An updated new edition of a classic history of the Hungarians from their earliest origins to today In this absorbing and comprehensive history, Paul Lendvai tells the fascinating story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived as a nation for more than one thousand years. Now with a new preface and a new chapter that brings the narrative up to the present, the book describes the evolution of Hungarian politics, culture, economics, and identity since the Magyars first arrived in the Carpathian Basin in 896. Through colorful anecdotes of heroes and traitors, victors and victims, revolutionaries and tyrants, Lendvai chronicles the way progressivism and economic modernization have competed with intolerance and narrow-minded nationalism. An unforgettable blend of skilled storytelling and scholarship, The Hungarians is an authoritative account of this enigmatic and important nation.
Unequal Cities
This seminal edited collection examines the impact of austerity and economic crisis on European cities. Whilst on the one hand the struggle for competitiveness has induced many European cities to invest in economic performance and attractiveness, on the other, national expenditure cuts and dominant neo-liberal paradigms have led many to retrench public intervention aimed at preserving social protection and inclusion. The impact of these transformations on social and spatial inequalities – whether occupational structures, housing solutions or working conditions – as well as on urban policy addressing these issues is traced in this exemplary piece of comparative analysis grounded in origin...
Regent Park Redux
Regent Park Redux evaluates one of the biggest experiments in public housing redevelopment from the tenant perspective. Built in the 1940s, Toronto’s Regent Park has experienced common large-scale public housing problems. Instead of simply tearing down old buildings and scattering inhabitants, the city’s housing authority came up with a plan for radical transformation. In partnership with a private developer, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation organized a twenty-year, billion-dollar makeover. The reconstituted neighbourhood, one of the most diverse in the world, will offer a new mix of amenities and social services intended to "reknit the urban fabric." Regent Park Redux, based on a ten-year study of 52 households as they moved through stages of displacement and resettlement, examines the dreams and hopes residents have for their community and their future. Urban planners and designers across the world, in cities facing some of the same challenges as Toronto, will want to pay attention to this story.
