Die Deutsche Jugend des Ostens

Interessenpolitik junger Vertriebener im Spannungsfeld von Heimat, kultureller Identität und Integration

By (author) Anne-Christine Hamel

Book cover: Die Deutsche Jugend des Ostens

Extent: 1008 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Cultural Studies, German Studies, Social Sciences 

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(December 2023)

ISBN: 9783847116554

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $188.00

In stock

Die Perspektive auf den – fachwissenschaftlich bislang vernachlassigten – Integrationsprozess der jungen Vertriebenengeneration bedarf mit Blick auf die Interessenpolitik der Deutschen Jugend des Ostens einer Differenzierung.


As one of the defining factors for the generation of German expellees and their descendants, the history pf the DJO offers unique and more nuanced perspectives on their migration process. In regard to integration, cultural and political endeavors, the “Deutsche Jugend des Ostens” (DJO) developed extensive concepts to claim its space within post-war Germany. Reaching out to young sympathizers, the DJO fostered the acquisition of cultural, social, and economic capital among the displaced youth. Over the course of its history, the organization’s internal decisions, negotiations, and directives have been vividly reflecting the ties and tensions between the parent generation’s values on the one hand and the search for autonomous identity and societal change among the displaced youth on the other.

  • By (author) Anne-Christine Hamel