MIZUNO Hiroko
   Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Arts and Letters
   Position   Professor
Language Japanese
Publication Date 2018/02
Type Academic Journal
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title The Historical Conditions of Building the Austrian Nation: A Case of Welfare Policies for "Victims of Fascism"
Contribution Type Sole-authored
Journal SUNDAI SHIGAKU (Sundai Historical Review)
Journal TypeJapan
Publisher Sundai Historical Association of Meiji University
Volume, Issue, Page (No. 162),pp.181-215
Details This paper examines the historical conditions of building the Austrian nation after 1945 by focusing on welfare policies for "victims of fascism". These policies played an influential role in redefining Austrian national borders, because the people concerned typically represented the self-image of the Austrian nation, which, after the Second World War, defined itself as the "first victim" of National Socialism. However, a large majority of people in Austria attached little importance to the integration of those persecuted by National Socialist regime for race, religion, or nationality.