Practicing Willkommenskultur: Migration and solidarity in Germany

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Practicing Willkommenskultur: Migration and solidarity in Germany. / Hamann, Ulrike; Karakayali, Serhat.
In: Intersections: East European Journal of Society and Politics, Vol. 2, No. 4, 21.12.2016, p. 69-86.

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title = "Practicing Willkommenskultur: Migration and solidarity in Germany",
abstract = "During the 'long summer of migration' (Kasparek and Speer, 2015) a set of collective practices of solidarity with refugees in many European cities became (gradually) coined in public discourse as a 'culture of welcome'. This article focuses on the volunteers in Germany who created structures out of the first spontaneous practices by building so-called welcome initiatives. Based on empirical research about these initiatives in Germany we share our first reflections about the attitudes toward migration policies, right-wing protests and the notion of integration held by these volunteers in order to illustrate what they think of the society of migration and its potential chances and conflicts.",
keywords = "'Willkommenskultur', Civil society, Germany, Migration, Solidarity, Welcome culture",
author = "Ulrike Hamann and Serhat Karakayali",
year = "2016",
month = dec,
day = "21",
doi = "10.17356/ieejsp.v2i4.296",
language = "English",
volume = "2",
pages = "69--86",
journal = "Intersections: East European Journal of Society and Politics",
issn = "2416-089X",
publisher = "Centre for Social Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences",
number = "4",

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JO - Intersections: East European Journal of Society and Politics

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