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Uprooted : how post-WWII population transfers remade Europe / Volha Charnysh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Charnysh, Volha
Published
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
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1 online resource (xx, 313 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Understanding forced migration -- Europe's zero hour : population transfers in the aftermath of WWII -- Cooperation in homogeneous and heterogeneous Polish villages -- Forced migration and public goods contributions in West Germany -- State-building in the Polish Wild West -- Expellees and the state in West Germany -- Economic implications of cultural diversity in Western Poland -- Economic legacies of forced migration in West Germany.
Summary
Each year, millions of people are uprooted from their homes by wars, repression, natural disasters, and climate change. In Uprooted, Volha Charnysh presents a fresh perspective on the developmental consequences of mass displacement, arguing that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen receiving states and benefit local economies. Drawing on extensive research on post-WWII Poland and West Germany, Charnysh shows that the rupture of social ties and increased cultural diversity in affected communities not only decreased social cohesion, but also shored up the demand for state-provided resources, which facilitated the accumulation of state capacity. Over time, areas that received a larger and more diverse influx of migrants achieved higher levels of entrepreneurship, education, and income. With its rich insights and compelling evidence, Uprooted challenges common assumptions about the costs of forced displacement and cultural diversity and proposes a novel mechanism linking wars to state-building.
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9781009441995 (ebook)
9781009442008 (hardback)
9781009441971 (paperback)
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