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OverviewThe tensions between European conceptions of the welfare state and transnational migration have caused heated political, public, and academic debates over the last decades. Historiography, however, has not yet explored in depth how European societies struggled with this dilemma-filled relationship in the formative phases of modern welfare states from the late nineteenth century to the post-war era. The present volume contributes to filling this gap and thus to putting a highly topical issue into historical perspective. The focus is on Europe, but with a wide geographic scope that reaches also across the Atlantic. Following an introductory chapter, eleven case studies deal with four themes. The first part explores the agency of migrants in local-level administrative and judicial procedures that controlled practical access to formal rights. The second section investigates special regulations developed for seasonal labour migrants employed mainly in agriculture. The third part looks at the role of urban social policies in attracting, integrating, but also excluding both domestic and foreign migrants. The final section addresses the gradual globalisation of migrants’ social rights through international conventions. The book will be of interest not only to historians of welfare, migration, and citizenship, but also to social scientists as well as to graduate students in these fields. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Beate Althammer (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781032198262ISBN 10: 1032198265 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 25 August 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Beate Althammer is a researcher at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, with main interests in the social history of modern Europe. Her publications include the monograph Vagabunden (2017) and the journal article ""‘Welfare Does Not Know Any Borders’ – Negotiations on the Transnational Assistance of Migrants before the World Wars"" (2020)." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |