Migrations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
In contemporary Europe and beyond, the concept of “migration” has acquired multiple distinct meanings. The range of reactions to migrants depends on the country of origin, their “symbolic capital” (education, professional background, language skills) as w
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Michi Messer • Rene´e Schroeder • Ruth Wodak Editors
Migrations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Editors Michi Messer University of Vienna Vienna Austria
Ruth Wodak Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, Lancaster UK
Rene´e Schroeder Max F. Perutz Laboratories Department of Biochemistry Vienna Austria
ISBN 978-3-7091-0949-6 ISBN 978-3-7091-0950-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-0950-2 Springer Wien Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012939851 # Springer-Verlag Wien 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Ideas, Innovation and Communication – IDee In fall 2008, the then rector of the University of Vienna Professor Georg Winckler appointed the University’s winners of the Wittgenstein-Award (Austrias most prestigious prize for elite academics) as organisers of interdisciplinary debate and research on an interdepartmental and cross-faculty level – thus initiating the “Forum for Interdisciplinary Dialogue” (IDee). Accordingly, we provide researchers who have an interest in interdisciplinary research with the opportunity to exchange experiences with interdisciplinary project work and – in doing so – establish local, national and international networks. Our aim is to brin
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