The Political Legacy of Forced Migration: Evidence from Post-WWII Germany

Menon, Anil

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“…Another possible transmission channel is the activism of local communities through old and new social networks. Civil society institutions and interpersonal ties maintain social identities salient and permit their mobilization (Menon, 2023). A change to the lin- This is suggestive that ethnic media may have increased local activism in defense of identity and formed new social networks along linguistic lines, which helped reinforce group boundaries and radical political preferences.…”

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Ethnic Media and the Mobilization of Identity

Lemoli

2023

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Can media fuel support for ethnic parties? By their nature, ethnic media can manipulate the salience of cultural boundaries, strengthening group identity. In a conflicting environment, they can help coalesce grievances against the state along identity lines, which favors ethnic mobilization. I study the case of the Basque Country in the late phase of the Franco regime, where an independent radio station operated by the local clergy promoted the revival of regional language. Using contemporary, archival, and survey data, I show that exposure to ethnic radio increased support for new radical independentist parties, and that the effect is driven by linguistically hispanified municipalities with low historical support for Basque nationalism. I also show that radio increased bilingualism in subsequent generations, and contributed to the progressive bundling of ethnic identity and political radicalism during the democratic transition.

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confidence: 99%

Ethnic Media and the Mobilization of Identity

Lemoli

2023

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“…Shared traumatic experiences affect the formation of attitudes and identities in a community and leave enduring legacies on its social and economic fabric. The social cleavages along which violence is directed can crystallize into stable political loyalties (Lupu and Peisakhin 2017) or remain latent during peacetime just to re-emerge years later when the appropriate conditions arise (Charnysh 2015; Fouka and Voth 2023; Menon 2023).…”

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Collective Memories of Violence and Political Attitudes: Evidence from a World War II Frontline

Lemoli,

Gennaro

2024

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Violence can shape political behavior across generations, but the social mechanisms underlying this process are only partially understood. We propose that collective memories permit the inter-generational transfer of attitudes induced by violence, even when state recognition is weak, making them prone to mobilization following changes in the political environment. We study a case of indiscriminate violence against Italian civilians by French North African soldiers during World War II. Using a geo-targeted survey experiment, we document that memories of violence are locally transmitted within the family and community and causally affect attitudes toward immigration. Using electoral outcomes and party platforms from 1948 to 2018, we then show that increasing the nationalist content of a party’s manifesto results in more gains in formerly victimized communities. This paper sheds new light on the social nature of memory, and how it allows conflict experiences that are marginalized from national narratives to be politically consequential.

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“…The most dramatic examples of such discriminatory reactions are the internment of Japanese during the Second World War in US (Nagata, Kim and Nguyen, 2015) and the discrimination of Germans in the US (Fouka, 2019a;Ferrara and Fishback, 2022;Fouka, 2020) and Europe (Menon, 2023) during the World Wars and interwar period. Other examples include discrimination against Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attack (Rodriguez Mosquera, Khan and Selya, 2013;Abu-Ras, Senzai and Laird, 2013).…”

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You Can Leave The Autocracy, But Will The Autocracy Leave You? Subjective Well-being of Russian Political Migrants in 2022

Sergeeva,

Kamalov

2023

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Due to political crises, millions of people have moved beyond their autocratic home countries in search of a more secure life. However, the influence and control of these autocratic regimes often follow them on this journey. By examining the case of Russian emigration following the full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in 2022, we demonstrate how the direct and indirect actions of autocratic home countries can undermine the subjective well-being of migrants. Utilizing a unique panel survey and in-depth interviews, our findings reveal that the actions of autocratic home countries are significantly connected to the migrants' well-being, often more so than traditional determinants like income and employment. Fears of transnational repression, instilled by the Russian government and widespread among Russian migrants, correlate with a reduction in subjective well-being comparable to the effects of income loss and unemployment. Notably, the fear of discrimination, stemming from a host-country backlash against the actions of autocrats, has a more detrimental effect on well-being than experienced discrimination, highlighting the psychological toll of anticipatory fears. The study also finds that group-based guilt and a sense of responsibility for Russia's actions in Ukraine may further exacerbate subjective well-being of migrants. The paper concludes that autocratic regimes maintain a substantial influence on the lives of their emigrants, frequently intensifying the potential negative impact of host countries. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex factors affecting the well-being of individuals forced to emigrate due to political crises. It also sheds light on how autocrats potentially diminish the resilience of political migrants to engage in home-country politics by undermining their psychological resources for action.

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The Political Legacy of Forced Migration: Evidence from Post-WWII Germany

Cited by 4 publications

References 77 publications

Ethnic Media and the Mobilization of Identity

Ethnic Media and the Mobilization of Identity

Collective Memories of Violence and Political Attitudes: Evidence from a World War II Frontline

You Can Leave The Autocracy, But Will The Autocracy Leave You? Subjective Well-being of Russian Political Migrants in 2022

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