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This volume presents research from an international,
interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research project in which 15
doctoral researchers explored a range of issues related to the
life-course experiences of children born of war in 20th-century
conflicts. Children Born of War (CBOW), children fathered by
foreign soldiers and born to local mothers during and after armed
conflicts, have long been neglected in the research of the social
consequences of war. Based on research projects completed under the
auspices of the Horizon2020-funded international and
interdisciplinary research and training network CHIBOW
(www.chibow.org), this book examines the psychological and social
impact of war on these children. It focusses on three separate but
interrelated themes: firstly, it explores methodological and
ethical issues related to research with war-affected populations in
general and children born of war in particular. Secondly, it
presents innovative historical research focussing specifically on
geopolitical areas that have hitherto been unexplored; and thirdly,
it addresses, from a psychological and psychiatric perspective, the
challenges faced by children born of war in post-conflict
communities, including stigmatisation, discrimination, within the
significant context of identity formation when faced with contested
memories of volatile post-war experiences. The book offers an
insight into the social consequences of war for those children
associated with the 'enemy' by virtue of their direct biological
link.
This volume presents research from an international,
interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research project in which 15
doctoral researchers explored a range of issues related to the
life-course experiences of children born of war in 20th-century
conflicts. Children Born of War (CBOW), children fathered by
foreign soldiers and born to local mothers during and after armed
conflicts, have long been neglected in the research of the social
consequences of war. Based on research projects completed under the
auspices of the Horizon2020-funded international and
interdisciplinary research and training network CHIBOW
(www.chibow.org), this book examines the psychological and social
impact of war on these children. It focusses on three separate but
interrelated themes: firstly, it explores methodological and
ethical issues related to research with war-affected populations in
general and children born of war in particular. Secondly, it
presents innovative historical research focussing specifically on
geopolitical areas that have hitherto been unexplored; and thirdly,
it addresses, from a psychological and psychiatric perspective, the
challenges faced by children born of war in post-conflict
communities, including stigmatisation, discrimination, within the
significant context of identity formation when faced with contested
memories of volatile post-war experiences. The book offers an
insight into the social consequences of war for those children
associated with the 'enemy' by virtue of their direct biological
link.
Europe has a long history of state-led population displacement on
ethnic grounds. The nationalist argument of ethnic homogeneity has
been a crucial factor in the mapping of the continent. At no time
has this been more the case than during and after the Second World
War. Both under the aggressive expansionism of the Third Reich and
after Germany's defeat, millions were brutally forced out of their
homelands. Presenting a history from the top as well as the bottom,
People on the Move reconstructs the complex map of forced
population displacements that took place across Europe during and
immediately after the Second World War.
Europe has a long history of state-led population displacement on
ethnic grounds. The nationalist argument of ethnic homogeneity has
been a crucial factor in the mapping of the continent. At no time
has this been more the case than during and after the Second World
War. Both under the aggressive expansionism of the Third Reich and
after Germany's defeat, millions were brutally forced out of their
homelands. Presenting a history from the top as well as the bottom,
People on the Move reconstructs the complex map of forced
population displacements that took place across Europe during and
immediately after the Second World War.
Based on interviews and a broad array of sources from Russian and
Austrian archives, this collection provides a comprehensive
analysis of the Soviet occupation of Austria from 1945 to 1955. The
contributors cover a wide range of topics, including the Soviet
Secret Services, the military kommandaturas, Soviet occupation
policies and the withdrawal of troops in 1955, everyday life, the
image of "the Russians," violence against women, arrests,
deportations, and Soviet aid provisions.
At the beginning of June 1961, the tensions of the Cold War were
supposed to abate as both sides sought a resolution. The two most
important men in the world, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev,
met for a summit in Vienna. Yet the high hopes were disappointed.
Within months the Cold War had become very hot: Khrushchev built
the Berlin Wall and a year later he sent missiles to Cuba to
threaten the United States directly. Despite the fact that the
Vienna Summit yielded barely any tangible results, it did lead to
some very important developments. The superpowers came to see for
the first time that there was only one way to escape from the
atomic hell of their respective arsenals: dialogue. The "peace
through fear" and the "hotline" between Washington and Moscow
prevented an atomic confrontation. Austria successfully
demonstrated its new role as neutral state and host when Vienna
became a meeting place in the Cold War. In The Vienna Summit and
Its Importance in International History international experts use
new Russian and Western sources to analyze what really happened
during this critical time and why the parties had a close shave
with catastrophe.
At the beginning of June 1961, the tensions of the Cold War were
supposed to abate as both sides sought a resolution. The two most
important men in the world, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev,
met for a summit in Vienna. Yet the high hopes were disappointed.
Within months the Cold War had become very hot: Khrushchev built
the Berlin Wall and a year later he sent missiles to Cuba to
threaten the United States directly. Despite the fact that the
Vienna Summit yielded barely any tangible results, it did lead to
some very important developments. The superpowers came to see for
the first time that there was only one way to escape from the
atomic hell of their respective arsenals: dialogue. The "peace
through fear" and the "hotline" between Washington and Moscow
prevented an atomic confrontation. Austria successfully
demonstrated its new role as neutral state and host when Vienna
became a meeting place in the Cold War. In The Vienna Summit and
Its Importance in International History international experts use
new Russian and Western sources to analyze what really happened
during this critical time and why the parties had a close shave
with catastrophe.
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