History, Memory and Migration Perceptions of the Past and the Politics of Incorporation

By conversing with the main bodies of relevant literature from Migration Studies and Memory Studies, this overview highlights how analysing memories can contribute to a better understanding of the complexities of migrant incorporation. The chapters consider international case studies from Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Irial Glynn is Adjunct Lecturer at University College Dublin, Ireland. He received his PhD from the European University Institute, Florence, and has held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford and New York University. He specialises in migration history and sports history. J. Olaf Kleist received a PhD in Political Science from Freie Universitt Berlin, Germany. He was a visiting fellow at Swinburne University of Technology and at the University of Oxford. He is interested in and has published on topics such as politics of memory, belonging and migration, with a focus on Australia and Germany.

"This is an exciting new collection which looks at the various and shifting interplays between memory and migration. It is certainly a welcome addition to historiography in this field."
- Kathy Burrell, De Montfort University, UK