The Dynamics of Othering in Activism as Part of Germany’s Post-2015 “Willkommenskultur

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ID7419456
AuthorsLinda Becht, Laura Boucsein, Katharina Mayr (0000-0002-6602-0827)
Year2018
Issue47
Publication date2018-02-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTwo Homelands (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0353-6777 • E-ISSN: 1581-1212
PublisherThe Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3986/dd.2018.1.04
OpenAlexW4211189634
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

The article critically evaluates the involvement of activists in the country’s often praised Willkommenskultur (culture of welcome). Using humanitarianism as a starting point, it investigates the ways activists otherise refugees in spite or because of seemingly good intentions. The analysis of interviews conducted with activists in Northern Germany showed that Othering among activists takes different forms, depending on their form of involvement and individual characteristics, such as their (lack of a) personal flight history. Exclusionary Othering is predominantly used by activists who are not sensitised to power hierarchies, while other activists often employ inclusive Othering when attempting to connect on an equal level

Dynamics (music · Media studies · Political science · Power (physics · Refugee · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law

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