This timely study examines responses to mass refugee movements by a range of actors, from local communities to supranational organizations. Bringing together ten case studies from around the world, encompassing the global North and South alike, Refugee Crises 1945-2000 explores a broad spectrum of types of migration and of international and domestic contexts. Whilst the driving forces and numbers of people involved, and the backgrounds (national, religious, social) of the migrants, vary considerably, this book highlights a common factor: that each receiving country was confronted with the crucial question of how to deal with the arrival of a large number of people seeking refuge. They could not simply be sent away, but they were also widely seen in the receiving countries as an unpredictable challenge to stability and social cohesion. Taking a long-term perspective, this is an eloquent contribution to the intense public debate about the impact of refugee migration on state stability, societal cohesion and as an impetus for social change.

This timely study explores how societies have responded to mass inflows of refugees between 1945 and 2000.

About the Author
Jan C. Jansen is a professor of global history at the University of Duisburg-Essen and principal investigator of the research project 'Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s' funded by the European Research Council. A historian of Europe's entanglements with the world since the late eighteenth century and of decolonization, he is coeditor of Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar Germany and France (2016), a systematic comparison of two of the largest involuntary population movements to post-1945 Europe. Simone Lassig is Director of the German Historical Institute, Washington and Professor of Modern History at the University of Braunschweig. Her first book, a study of the campaign for electoral reform in Saxony, won the 1996 Horst Springer Prize. In 2004, the German Historical Association awarded her its biennial prize for the best second book (Habilitationsschrift, 2003) for her study of the embourgeoisement of German Jewry. Her research currently focuses on modern Jewish history, the history of knowledge, migration history, and digital history.

Reviews
'Historians agree - today's global refugee crisis is not unprecedented. To those who might respond, 'so what?' this volume offers historical case studies, generating rich insights for policy makers. It identifies refugee-mobilizations, changing terminologies, 'crisis' framing, and state interventions that can either promote integration or stigmatize refugees.' Donna Gabaccia, University of Toronto
'This timely book will be of great value to students of refugee history. Its great strength is the range of carefully contextualised illustrative examples of responses to episodes of mass population displacement. The nuanced discussion of the category of 'refugee' and the concept of 'crisis' across a range of international case studies make this altogether a rewarding volume.' Peter Gatrell, University of Manchester
'An excellent contribution to the growing field of refugee history, Refugee Crises, 1945-2000 expands our knowledge especially about lesser known non-European cases and about integration policies and processes in the receiving countries.' Philipp Ther, University of Vienna
'... the book will be useful to those interested in learning about refugees and how they are treated worldwide.' G. M. Farr, Choice



Book Information
ISBN 9781108835138
Author Jan C. Jansen
Format Hardback
Page Count 350
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 750g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 160mm * 28mm