Call for papers: Practices of Exclusion: Xenophobic Movements and the State

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Call for papers: Practices of Exclusion: Xenophobic Movements
and the State

 
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WORKSHOP: "Practices of Exclusion: Xenophobic Movements and
the State" (Bergen, 14-18 August, 2000)
From: "Galt, Anthony" <[email protected]>

Call for Papers: Workshop on "Practices of Exclusion: Xenophobic
Movements and the State" (Bergen, 14-18 August, 2000)
 
In the last quarter of the 20th century many European countries have
experienced the rise of politico-social movements mobilizing against
immigration and multiethnicity. In fighting "foreign infiltration" and
the multicultural society, xenophobic movements not only use
traditional channels of political participation, but often also incite
people to illegal actions, such as personal attacks, harassment and
collective violence against foreigners (to the point of
small-scale-riots and pogroms as, for example, in Germany 1991-1992).
Typical of collective violence against immigrant minorities,
perpetrators regard themselves as legitimate representatives of the
majority and believe that they are acting in accordance with society
(and even the authorities), redefining their violent practice as "self
help" against "foreign dominance". The "success" of their violent
actions largely depends on the behavior of the government and the
police and on the responses of the media and civil society.
 
The proposed workshop takes this constellation as a point of
departure. It seeks to examine the varying causes, motives, and
surrounding conditions of anti-foreigner mobilization in an
analytically precise way. The goal is to achieve a clearer, more
refined picture of the relation between xenophobia/racism as ideology
and violent practice. The findings of this workshop might also
contribute to the development of strategies to counteract xenophobic
movements.
 
Papers may focus on one or more of the following aspects: (1) the
origins of xenophobic movements: public discourses, the role of the
media, definitions of the "self" vs. the "other", social conflicts,
triggering events, symbols etc.; (2) the organization of xenophobic
movements: political parties and platforms, activities, social
background of members and activists, "radicals" vs. "moderates"; (3)
forms of exclusion: legal restrictions against immigration and
integration; violent forms of exclusion; (4) the role of the state and
civil society in escalating or containing xenophobic
mobilization/violence; (5) defense strategies: responses of the
minorities affected; anti-racism groups and activities, "healing"
xenophobia.

Papers may present individual case studies or be comparative in
orientation. Although the workshop is mainly concerned with post-1945
Europe, contributions about historical precedents (such as, for
example, popular opposition to Jewish or Catholic emancipation in the
19th century, or the anti-Chinese movement in the U.S.) are also
welcome.
 
The workshop is part of the Seventh ISSEI conference: Approaching a
New Millennium: Lessons from the Past - Prospects for the Future which
will take place in Bergen, Norway, from the 14th to 18th August 2000.
Further details about the organisation of the conference can be
obtained from the ISSEI 2000 website at http://www.uib.no/issei2000/
 
Proposals for papers should be mailed to the organizer of this
workshop 
Christhard Hoffmann, 
Department of History, 
University of Bergen, 
Sydnesplassen 7, 5007 Bergen, Norway; 
phone: + 47 55 58 89 43; 
fax: + 47 55 58 96 54; 
e-mail: [email protected]
 
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Dr. phil. Christhard Hoffmann
Associate Professor of Modern European History
University of Bergen
Department of History
Sydnesplassen 7
N- 5007 Bergen
Norway
phone: + 47 55 58 89 43
fax: + 47 55 58 96 54
e-mail: [email protected]
 
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Petra Kovacs
LGI Managing Multiethnic Communities Project
Hungary 1051
Budapest Nador u. 11
email: [email protected]
Tel: (361) 327.31.04 /ext 2316
Fax: (361) 327.31.05
http://www.osi.hu/lgi/ethnic
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