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Book SynopsisFrances Trix is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Indiana University and Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Center for the Study of the Middle East. She has been the recipient of a number of distinguished grants and was a Fulbright Research Fellow in Istanbul, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Albanian American National Association. In the winter of 201516, she spent time working in refugee transit camps on the Macedonian border and is the author of numerous books, including
Urban Muslim Migrants in Istanbul (2016) with I.B.Tauris.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Prologue Introduction Focus Researcher Quandaries and Stratagems Important Influences Style Organization
1. What Affects Attitudes Toward Refugees National Leadership Earlier Refugees in Europe Postwar Refugees: Expulsions, Escapees, to “Ethnic Cleansing” Postwar Immigrants Anti-Immigrant Violence to Pro-Immigrant Consensus The “Alternative for Germany:” Pegida and AfD Forgotten Connections of Germany and Islam Reflection on Attitudes Toward Refugees
PART I. Entry to Europe through Macedonia – Transit of Refugees 2. NGOs and Local Responses Macedonia and Refugees Jasmin Redjepi’s Response: Establish an NGO with Friends Lence Zdravkin’s Response: Feed Those Who Pass By
3. Refugee Transit Camps Tabanovce on the Northern Border Gevgelija on the Southern Border Reflection on Refugee Transit Camps
PART II. Inside Germany – Accommodation of Refugees 4. Responses of Villages The First Village and First Refugee The Second Village of Elzach: Whose People Made Wise Decisions The Third Village: Whose People Worked Yet Missed the Mark
5. Responses of Towns and Smaller Cities Bruchsal: A Town with Dedicated Volunteers and Leaders Bamberg: A University Town Where Research Did Not Work Nürnberg: A Central City of Immigrants and Refugees Schwäbisch Gmünd: A Town of Integrated Civic Engagement
6. Responses of Large Cities Munich: The Rule-Tight City Cologne: Toleration and Organization Spread across the Rhine Hamburg: The Northern City of Visionary Programs
7. Toward Integration Major Issues in Integration: Access to the Labor Market Major Issues in Integration: Education Major Issues in Integration: Urban Planning Major Issues in Integration: Social Cohesion
Conclusion Positive Initiatives and Strategies for Success Emphasis on Leadership at the Local Level Purpose Rexamined
Notes Bibliography Index
