Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Cultural Studies - Canada, McGill University, course: Ethnicity and Public Policy, language: English, abstract: Brigitte Rabe was a German woman who survived the Second World War and who, by immigrating to Canada, had tried to leave behind memories of war and loss. Like many other Germans, Brigitte wanted to get out of a disintegrating home, "that's really the reason why she] left." Most German ethnic immigrants had been affected by Nazi resettlement schemes, were part of the flight to the West in the wake of German defeats, and shared the...

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject History Europe - Other Countries - European Postwar Period, grade: A, McGill University, course: Independant Research, language: English, abstract: The following essay argues how the ethnic bargaining model and theory of fear provide a better understanding of ethnic irredentism and violence in Yugoslavia. This essay analyzes how institutional arrangements of the republics in the former Yugoslavia affected the collapse of the Yugoslav federation, and demonstrates how Jenne's ethnic bargaining model and Lake and Rothchild's theory of fear account for the...