Miletić, Aleksandar R. (2024) (Regular) immigration controls in the interwar (semi-)periphery? East-central- and southeast European policy patterns, 1918–1928. In: Refugees and Population Transfer Management in Europe, 1914–1920s, ed. Kamil Ruszała. New York: Routledge, pp. 249-282. ISBN 9781003472742

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Abstract

This chapter delves into critical aspects concerning state control over immigration processes implemented by European (semi-)peripheral nations during the first interwar decade. The analysis is centered on the daily bureaucratic routines and intricate decision-making processes associated with individual applications with a primary focus on scrutinizing the general criteria governing the admission or denial of entry to national territories. One of the principal objectives of the study is to discern between decision-makers’ economic considerations, chiefly linked to labor and industry, and political motivations, predominantly grounded in ethnic factors. The chapter additionally endeavors to enhance comprehension of the regulation of human mobility within the interwar Southeast- and East-Central European countries. It places particular emphasis on contextualizing it within the global interwar developments and draws comparisons with the corresponding late imperial and pre-1914 policies.

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