 | Migration and Development in Southern Europe and South America Subjects: Area Studies; Global Development; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Development Studies Environment Social Work Urban Studies; Social Sciences; European Studies; Latin American & Hispanic Studies; Culture & Development; Development Policy; Politics & Development; Regional Development; History; International Relations; Regulatory Policy; Anthropology; Sociology & Social Policy; Latin America; European History; World/ International History; Social & Cultural History; Latin American History; Migration & Diaspora; Immigration Policy; Cultural Studies; Race & Ethnic Studies; This book explores the linkages between Southern Europe and South America in the post-World War II period, through organized migration and development policies. In the post-war period, regulated migration was widely considered in the West as a route to development and modernization. Southern European and Latin American countries shared this hegemonic view and adopted similar policies, strategies, and patterns, which also served to promote their integration into the Western bloc. This book showcases how overpopulated Southern European countries viewed emigration as a solution for high unemployment and poverty, whereas huge and underpopulated South American developing countries such as Brazil and Argentina looked at skilled European immigrants as a solution to their deficiencies in qualified human resources. By investigating the transnational dynamics, range, and limitations of the ensuing migration flows between Southern Europe and Southern America during the 1950s and 1960s, this book sheds light on post-World War II migration-development nexus strategies and their impact in the peripheral areas of the Western bloc. Whereas many migration studies focus on single countries, the impressive scope of this book will make it an invaluable resource for researchers of the history of migration, development, international relations, as well as Southern Europe and South America. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Maria Damilakou is Assistant Professor at the Ionian University of Greece, History Department. Yannis G. S. Papadopoulos is Visiting Professor at the University of Brasília (UNB) of Brazil, Postgraduate Programme in Social Policy / Fellow of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (FORTH), Greece. |
