Labnet: CFP: German Migrants - Liverpool 7 May 2008

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Conf. Ann: German Migrants: a workshop in Liverpool 7 May 2008
http://labourhistory.net/news/i0804_52.php 

German Migrants and European Development: In-migration, acculturation
and identity from the eighteenth century to the present day

The expansion of the European Union in 2004 has been followed by a
significant increase in migrant numbers in various members states.
Despite the increasing political importance of this issue, current
debates on the relative costs or benefits of in-migration seldom utilise
historical evidence, whether drawn from aggregate data or specific case
studies. This international workshop has been convened to examine the
extent and impact of German migration within Europe in the modern period
focusing on different occupational groups, whether from the world of
commerce and finance, the arts and education, professional practice,
retailing, or the service sector. It will focus on both skilled and
unskilled migrants and analyse the process of migration, the changing
configuration of ethnic boundaries, and the impact of German in-migrants
on their local environment. The international workshop will address the
following themes:

http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/termine/id=9197 



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