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- Brunnström, Pål, Doktor, 1974-, et al.
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Problematic Yet Needed : Shifting Problematisations of Migrant Reception in Malmö 1945–1970
- 2021
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill Academic Publishers. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 7:3, s. 327-356
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article describes and analyses by whom, in what ways and with what consequences migrant reception was performed in Malmö during the period 1945–1970 and how this changed over time. Inspired by Carol Bacchi’s ‘what’s the problem represented to be’ (wpr) approach, the article analyses the shifting problematisations of migrant reception in Malmö, and argues that there were two decisive shifts in Malmö’s migrant reception policy. With the help of Robert Miles’ concept of racialisation, the article shows that different migrant groups were racialised in different ways, depending on how they were depicted by the Swedish society. We also identify a gendered racialisation as women and men were racialised differently.
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- Costello, Eugene, PhD
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Agriculture and the Integration of British Colonial Migrants in Early Modern Ireland
- 2022
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 8:2, s. 291-312
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article offers a critical re-examination of Early Modern migrations to Ireland and their effect on farming practices, c.1580–1660. During and after the English conquest of Ireland, tens and eventually hundreds of thousands of settlers arrived from Britain. Focusing on Munster and to a lesser extent Ulster, I argue they were not greeted with an agricultural tabula rasa ripe for ‘improvement’. In contrast to what Tudor writers claimed, and what some scholars today have assumed, cereal cultivation and field enclosure already formed important elements in the agricultural landscape. Changes clearly took place, but English, Welsh and Scots settlers also made some remarkable adaptations by accepting local breeds of livestock and relying economically on forms of semi-mobile pastoralism that earlier writers had decried. Looking outside Ireland helps to evaluate their actions, since livestock mobility was widespread in contemporary European pastoralism, and if anything contributed to, rather than conflicted with, the commercialisation of farming.
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- Frank, Denis, 1966
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Immigration from Yugoslavia to Sweden 1966–1971: An Analysis of the Impacts of Firms and State
- 2024
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In: Journal of Migration History. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 10:1, s. 120-147
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In the period 1947–1972, large numbers of migrants arrived in Sweden to perform work, particularly in the manufacturing industry. The largest number of migrants came from Finland. Prior to the 1960s, Yugoslavia had not been a significant origin country for immigrants in Sweden, but immigration from Yugoslavia to Sweden increased in that decade. The question posed in the article is: how did Sweden become interlinked with Yugoslavia as an emigration country? The article focuses on the part played by firms and their interaction with state authorities. Swedish employers developed preferences for Yugoslav workers in the 1960s, because they were viewed as skilled within the engineering industry. They were also viewed as a stable workforce, particularly in relation to Finnish workers. Furthermore, the article analyses how the labour market authority shaped immigration from Yugoslavia; it could guide firms towards the recruitment of workers in Yugoslavia.
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- Frohnert, Pär, 1956-
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Swedish Refugee Relief NGOs in the Shadow of Nazi Germany : Possibilities and Restraints in 'the People's Home'
- 2019
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 5:2, s. 277-303
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- NGOs were established in Sweden to help refugees from Nazi Germany. The government, dominated by Social Democrats, pursued a restrictive refugee policy and refugees were dependent on NGOs for support. The Labour Movement Refugee Relief, founded by the Social Democrats and the Trade Unions, used insider tactics and had strong expert and logistical authority. The Communist Red Aid pursued outsider tactics and relentlessly criticised the government. The Subscription for Exiled Intellectuals was an independent organisation that was critical of the official policy and yet had government ties. Important conclusions are that NGOs contributed to shape legislation and succeeded in securing state subsidies from 1939, but were unable to stop the increased restrictiveness from 1938 caused by the international refugee crisis. From 1943 onwards, many more refugees arrived and the state took financial responsibility. NGOs lost their crucial role. In general, the NGOs show very different characteristics due to their specific preconditions.
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- Jansson, Olle, 1978-
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Employer Agency and Migration Networks in Post-War Sweden : The Case of Manufacturing Companies and Migrant Workers in Västmanland County
- 2018
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 4:1, s. 187-210
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article investigates the influence and agency of employers for international labour migration through a case study on networks and migration to a county in Sweden in the decades after the end of the Second World War. Earlier research has focused on the supply-side of networks, such as contacts between migrants and prospective migrants and their place of origin, and how such relations led to cumulative effects, with increased migration over time. This article shows how employers in Västmanland County were, sometimes with the help of government agencies, able to solve their labour requirements through the active creation of migration networks. The article contributes to a deeper understanding of the functions of networks for international migration through developments on the demand-side of labour markets.
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- Klír, Tomáš, et al.
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Introduction : Meanings of Mobility Among Peasants in Europe, 1300–1800
- 2022
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill Academic Publishers. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 8:2 SI, s. 149-155
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Migration is a fundamental but often neglected chapter in the history of European peasant societies. Knowledge of migration in Medieval and Early Modern rural Europe adds significantly to our understanding of phenomena as diverse as serfdom, the land market, social stratification, the diffusion of agricultural practices, and responses to climate change. To advance this knowledge, we need to consult both documentary evidence and archaeological data, and study diverse parts of Europe. This special issue of the Journal of Migration History collects articles devoted to various aspects of mobility among peasants and its multiple meanings. Written by historians and archaeologists, they present a plethora of perspectives, methods, and approaches to the study of migration in the past. This introductory article describes the themes and scope of the articles. We argue for the importance of migration to peasant studies but also for the integration of peasant studies into mainstream migration history.
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- Lindström, Jonas, 1977-
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Understanding the Peasant Economy Through the Lens of Mobility : A Swedish Parish in the Early Modern Period
- 2022
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill Academic Publishers. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 8:2, s. 173-190
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Based on a study of a Swedish parish from the seventeenth century to the early 1800s, this article discusses the role of migration in the peasant economy. It argues that migration was a fundamental feature of the reproduction process among peasants, and that the mobility of some enabled the unchanging positions of others. Migration was a solution to the dilemma created by the dual features of peasant economies: the equivalence of the household and the production unit and the obligation to pay rent. Mobility created adaptability and resilience in peasant communities, but its selective character speaks to its link to wealth distribution, class relations and the struggle for resources.
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- Reimann, Christina
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People on Lists in Port Cities : Administrative Migration Control in Antwerp and Rotterdam (c. 1880-1914)
- 2020
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill Academic Publishers. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 6:2, s. 182-208
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article addresses the intertwined development of the port cities of Rotterdam and Antwerp into border zones that took place with the upswing of steam navigation in the upcoming age of high mobility. It focuses on administrative practice, namely local authorities' approaches to identifying and registering mobile people, to shed new light on the often-presumed shift in migration control in this period. Scrutiny of the paperwork used and produced by local authorities tasked with migration control suggests that administrative practice does not fit into coherent narratives of high modernity characterised by the increasing relevance of nationality, border control management, and a growing impact of the nation-state. Instead, this era is characterised by the layering of control practices: Resilient practices-some dating back to pre-modern times, some lacking coherence; the practices of individual police agents; and national policies.
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- Rönnbäck, Klas, 1974, et al.
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Working in the ‘White Man’s Grave’: Wages and Migration from Europe to the Gold Coast in the Eighteenth Century
- 2019
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 5:3, s. 438-465
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article examines the economic incentives for Europeans to migrate to the socalled ‘white man’s grave’ of West Africa. Ignorance and coercion have been proposed as explanations for migration to high mortality areas. We use data on the Royal African Company and their European employees on the Gold Coast during the period 1707– 1740. We found that the employees received a premium above the wage they would have received in England. Economic reasons might therefore have swayed the decision to migrate. Nevertheless, the wage premium was low in relation to the very high risk of dying. The migrating men either placed a low value on their own lives, or did not understand the risks they were facing.
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- Svanberg, Johan, 1978-
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The Contrasts of Migration Narratives : From Germany to the Swedish Garment Industry during the 1950s
- 2017
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In: Journal of Migration History. - : Brill. - 2351-9916 .- 2351-9924. ; 3:1, s. 131-156
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article combines a migration-systems approach with oral history and a local-level perspective. It focuses on migrant women recruited from Schleswig-Holstein to a Swedish garment factory in the early 1950s. These migrants were around 20 years old and single; about half of them were German wartime refugees and early post-war expellees from Central and Eastern Europe. The article analyses how migrants articulate retrospective narratives, as regards the different steps (background, journey and interactions in the receiving society) of the migration process. It shows how migrants’ life stories are narratively constructed around contrastive elements and turning points, which correspond to the three steps of their migration experiences. The article also argues that oral sources can be used both to study subjective dimensions of individual migration experiences, and to illuminate important details of past migrations.
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