This volume compares one of the largest instances of 'ethnic cleansing' – the German expellees from the East (Vertriebene) – with the most important case of decolonization migration – the French repatriates of Algeria (pieds-noirs).

Introduction: Comparing Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs; Manuel Borutta and Jan C. JansenPART I: FROM EMPIRE TO NATION-STATE: 1945 AND 19621. Legacies of Lebensraum: German Identity and Multiethnicity; Shelley Baranowski2. The Birth of the Hexagon: 1962 and the Erasure of France's Supranational History; Todd ShepardPART II: REPATRIATION AND INTEGRATION 3. Assimilation versus Incorporation: Expellee Integration Policies in East and West Germany after 1945; Michael Schwartz4. The Postcolonial Repatriations of the French of Algeria: An Emblematic Case of a Public Integration Policy; Yann Scioldo-ZürcherPART III: SELF-ORGANIZATION AND REPRESENTATION 5. The German Expellee Organizations: Unity, Division, and Function; Pertti Ahonen6. Unity above all? Relationships and Rivalries within the Pied-Noir Community; Claire EldridgePART IV: POLITICAL IMPACT AND PARTICIPATION 7. The Political Integration of the Expellees in Postwar West Germany; Frank Bösch8. The Pieds-Noirs and French Political Life, 1962-2015; Eric SavaresePART V: COMMEMORATIVE PRACTICES AND EMOTIONS 9. Homeland Corners: Memories, Objects, and Emotions of Expellees in Postwar West Germany; Tobias Weger10. Pied-Noir Pilgrimages, Commemorative Spaces, and Counter-Memory; Michèle BaussantPART VI: POLITICS OF REMEMBRANCE11. Towards a European Memory of Forced Migration? Processes of Institutionalization and Musealization in Germany and Poland; Stefan Troebst12. Memory Lobbying and the Shaping of 'Colonial Memories' in France since 1990: the Local, the National, and the International; Jan C. JansenConclusions: Comparison – the Way to Understanding; Etienne François

After 1945 and 1962, Germany and France received millions of refugees and expellees from Middle and Eastern Europe and from North Africa. Bringing together leading international scholars from both fields, this volume compares one of the largest instances of 'ethnic cleansing' – the Germans from the East (Vertriebene) – with the most important case of decolonization migration – the French repatriates of Algeria (pieds-noirs). By shifting the focus away from the origins and forms to the aftermath of these two examples of mass migration, the book explores to which extent postwar Europe was shaped by the integration of migrants. How did this process impact on the definition of citizenship and the construction of the welfare state in postwar Germany and France? How did it alter the associational and political landscape of both countries? Which marks did it leave on the public memory of crucial chapters in their national histories?

“This volume nonetheless constitutes a highly valuable collection of essays. It brings together many of the best-known experts on either subject and showcases the increasingly sophisticated, critical, and professional character of research in these fields in recent years.” (Gaëlle Fisher, H-Nationalism, H-Net Reviews, February2018)“Articles are supremely researched, compelling, and enjoyable to read. … This book provides a rich comparative study, the first of its kind, and certainly the first in English … to address two lesser known populations of migrants who had and continue to have an important role in the national identities of France and Germany. Specialists in migration studies, diaspora and memory studies, as well as the unversed in the history of the Pieds-Noirs and Vertriebene, will find this book useful.” (Amy L. Hubbell, EuropeNow Journal, europenowjournal.org, April, 2017)

Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar Germany and France is an essential and timely publication. Engaging leading scholars in a vivid dialogue, it links two academic fields that have remained isolated from each other. At a time when the continent is facing an unprecedented wave of people seeking asylum, it is a powerful reminder of how much postwar Europe has been shaped by mass migrations.' - Jürgen Osterhammel, Professor of Modern History at the University of Konstanz, Germany 'This crisply edited volume placing German Vertriebene and French Pieds-noirs in critical comparison is groundbreaking. Beautifully wrought, through its careful pairing of topical chapters, it reveals unexpected commonalities and surprising contrasts, causing us to see Germany's former eastern settlements, postcolonial Europe, and even comparative historiography in new light.' - Andrea L. Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Lafayette College, USA