Contested solidarity : practices of refugee support between humanitarian help and political activism / Larissa Fleischmann.

Author
Fleischmann, Larissa, 1989- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Bielefeld : Transcript, [2020]
  • ©2020
Description
272 pages ; 23 cm.

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"In the summer of 2015, an extraordinary number of German residents felt an urge to provide help to refugees. Doing good, however, is not as simple and straightforward as it might appear. Practices of solidarity are intertwined with questions of power. They are situated, relative and contested, unfolding in an ambivalent space between humanitarianism and political activism. This ethnographic account of the German »welcome culture« provides insights into the contested practices, imaginaries, interests and politics of refugee solidarity. Drawing on works from critical migration studies to social anthropology, Larissa Fleischmann develops an empirically grounded understanding of solidarity in migration societies"--Back cover.
Notes
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Konstanz, 2019.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-269).
ISBN
  • 9783837654370 ((paperback))
  • 3837654370 ((paperback))
OCLC
1226679211
International Article Number
  • 9783837654370
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