Mariiage links Athens

Balancing Integration

Measures of Inclusion and Exclusion in Metic Membership of Ancient Greek Societies

Public Defence of PhD Thesis by Maja Rechendorff Møller.

 

Integration of immigrants presented ancient democracies with a balancing act of opposing interests of the state in relation to the incorporation of migrants into society. On one hand, the principles of equal participation rights of citizens in democratic governing made it advantageous to concede as few privileges as possible to newcomers leading to very limited efforts of inclusion. On the other hand, the benefits economically and politically of trade and allies in surrounding poleis were clear incentives for the polis to create attractive conditions for migrants, as the benefits rested on movement and opportunities to cultivate relationships with foreigners. Thus, it was necessary for the polis to be both including and excluding towards migrants simultaneously. It is the aim of this dissertation to investigate the framework and conditions of migrant integration, which resulted from a process of negotiation of the interests of both polis and migrant.

 

Assessment Committee

  • Professor Emeritus Vincent Gabrielsen (University of Copenhagen)
  • Professor Denise Demetriou (University of California San Diego)
  • Senior Lecturer, Benjamin Gray (University of London)

Moderator of the Defence

  • Associate Professor Juliane Engelhardt,  University of Copenhagen

Copies of the thesis will be available for consultation at the following three places:

  • The Information Desk of the Copenhagen University Library, South Campus, Karen Blixens Plads 7
  • In Reading Room East of the Royal Library (the Black Diamond), Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1
  • At the Saxo Institute, Karen Blixens Plads 8, room 12-3-40