Solidarity as a Field of Political Contention: Insights from Local Reception Realities

Miriam Haselbacher
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Miriam Haselbacher: Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Austria

Social Inclusion, 2019, vol. 7, issue 2, 74-84

Abstract: Reception realities are marked by contentious moves and a strong degree of politicization. Claims made for the inclusion/exclusion of asylum seekers frame the activities of local solidarity initiatives. Based on a set of data on newly opened accommodation centres since 2015 as well as comparative case studies conducted in small-scale and predominantly rural municipalities in Austria, this research explores the characteristics and manifestations of solidarity in the context of asylum. Results show how claims of solidarity are under pressure as they are deeply rooted in exclusionary frames of deservingness on the one hand and federal disputes about the adequate management of asylum systems on the other.

Keywords: accommodation; asylum; Austria; contentious politics; deservingness; local reception; solidarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.17645/si.v7i2.1975

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