The political and social activism of immigrants to Europe since 1945 takes the spotlight in this volume. Each of the twelve chapters draws on fresh research from international scholars who cover such conflict-ridden themes as autonomous migrant organizing and transnational activism. From Afro-Asian student protests and the sans-papiers movement to the labor unions, political parties, and feminist groups, the chapters offer a riveting look at a variety of migrant experiences in Europe. They also provide compelling material for a welcome comparison of the impact of migration on European countries as diverse as Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, and Italy.
Author(s): Wendy Pojmann
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 288
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Part I: Migrant Activists in National and Transnational Social Movements......Page 26
1 For the Nation and for Work: Black Activism in Paris of the 1960s......Page 28
2 Dissident Guests: Afro-Asian Students and Transnational Activism in the West German Protest Movement......Page 46
3 The Kurdish Conundrum in Europe: Political Opportunities and Transnational Activism......Page 70
4 The French “Sans-Papiers” Movement: An Unfinished Struggle......Page 94
Part II: Migrant Activists in Trade Unions and Party Politics......Page 110
5 The Example of a Communist Paper Aimed at Algerian Immigrants: L’Algérien en France (1950–1960)......Page 112
6 Parties of Muslim Persuasion and the Left in Ceuta, Spain......Page 124
7 Immigrants and the Brussels Labor Movement: Activism, Integration, and Exclusion since 1945......Page 142
8 “From Camel-Boy to MP”: The Politics of Agency and Exclusion in Swedish Political Parties......Page 164
Part III: Migrant Activists and Organizations in Outsider Politics......Page 186
9 State Management of Immigrant Organizations in Sweden......Page 188
10 “We’re right here!”: The Invisibility of Migrant Women in European Women’s Movements—The Case of Italy......Page 206
11 The Political Participation of Berlin’s Turkish Migrants in the Dual Citizenship and Headscarf Debates: A Multilevel Comparison......Page 222
12 French Dressing: Race, Gender, and the Hijab Story......Page 246
Bibliography......Page 264
Notes on Contributors......Page 280
D......Page 284
H......Page 285
S......Page 286
Y......Page 287
