Belonging in Austria : citizens, minorities and refugees in the Twentieth Century

Julie Thorpe, Matt Killingsworth

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[This article shows how a distinction was made between ‘citizens’ and persons of ‘undesirable’ nationality in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War One. It argues that citizenship was constructed along both ethnic and civic lines of belonging, not just for the duration of the war, but also in the interwar period as a way to exclude minorities, especially Jews, from the boundaries of the ‘German’ Austrian state. In so far as it examines the interactions between diverse groups in an ethnically pluralist region in Central Europe, this article seeks to contribute to transnational studies of national identity and citizenship in Europe.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEurope : New Voices, New Perspectives : Proceedings from the Contemporary Europe Research Centre Postgraduate Conference, 2005/2006
    PublisherUniversity of Melbourne
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Print)9780646472638
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    EventContemporary Europe Research Centre Postgraduate Conference -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2007 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceContemporary Europe Research Centre Postgraduate Conference
    Period1/01/07 → …

    Keywords

    • refugees
    • citizenship
    • ethnicity
    • belonging
    • World War, 1914-1918

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