Intended and Unintended Consequences of Forced Migrations: A Neglected Aspect of East Europe's 20th Century History

The article examines the consequences, thus far under-investigated in transnational migration studies, of forced population movements for the societies and cultures of the sending/expelling countries. The cases considered are immense forced migrations, involving over 80 million people, across and outside Eastern Europe during the twentieth century. The discussion focuses on the consequences of these involuntary movements in the public sphere, including effects on the collective (group) self-perceptions and representations of others (non-group) and inter- and intra-group relations; on national/ethnic culture (collective memory, customs, value orientations); on domestic and international relations; and on human resources (skills, abilities) and economic growth. </jats:p