The Tasks of Peace
In 1945, as the Second World War came to an end, social rebuilding began. Across Europe, societies faced urgent questions of justice, welfare, and democracy. Former collaborators had to be punished or reintegrated. Prisoners of war, refugees, and displaced persons required housing, education,and hel...
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2026
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| description | In 1945, as the Second World War came to an end, social rebuilding began. Across Europe, societies faced urgent questions of justice, welfare, and democracy. Former collaborators had to be punished or reintegrated. Prisoners of war, refugees, and displaced persons required housing, education,and help with repatriation. Veterans, resistance fighters, and victims needed recognition, compensation, and support.
The Tasks of Peace examines the difficult transition from warfare to welfare in Western Europe after 1945. It shows how post-war reconstruction was not simply a return to normality, but a contested process in which states, resistance and veterans’ organisations, welfare institutions, and civil society sought to define and shape post-war society.
Drawing on case studies from Denmark, Finland, Italy, Britain, and Norway, the book explores how punishment, social assistance, democratic education, compensation, and institutional reform became part of the same struggle to secure peace and stability. It reveals how postwar welfare and democracy were shaped not only by political visions, but also by everyday administrative decisions about deservingness, danger, and belonging. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1780682026-06-29T10:38:05Z The Tasks of Peace Rasmussen, Søren Werther Kjær World War II Post-war Democratisation Resocialisation Welfare Veterans Refugees NHWR7 NHD JP JKS 1DD 3MPQ-DE-J In 1945, as the Second World War came to an end, social rebuilding began. Across Europe, societies faced urgent questions of justice, welfare, and democracy. Former collaborators had to be punished or reintegrated. Prisoners of war, refugees, and displaced persons required housing, education,and help with repatriation. Veterans, resistance fighters, and victims needed recognition, compensation, and support. The Tasks of Peace examines the difficult transition from warfare to welfare in Western Europe after 1945. It shows how post-war reconstruction was not simply a return to normality, but a contested process in which states, resistance and veterans’ organisations, welfare institutions, and civil society sought to define and shape post-war society. Drawing on case studies from Denmark, Finland, Italy, Britain, and Norway, the book explores how punishment, social assistance, democratic education, compensation, and institutional reform became part of the same struggle to secure peace and stability. It reveals how postwar welfare and democracy were shaped not only by political visions, but also by everyday administrative decisions about deservingness, danger, and belonging. Published 2026-06-29T10:38:02Z 2026-06-29T10:38:02Z 2026-06-29 book https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/178068 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://openbooks.kb.dk/aauopen/catalog/book/658 Aalborg University Open Publishing Aalborg University Open Publishing 10.54337/aau.tasksofpeace 10.54337/aau.tasksofpeace b91688fa-85c2-40dc-b659-126ed762ff40 Aalborg University Open Publishing 235 Aalborg University, Denmark open access |
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| title | The Tasks of Peace |
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| title_short | The Tasks of Peace |
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| topic | World War II Post-war Democratisation Resocialisation Welfare Veterans Refugees NHWR7 NHD JP JKS 1DD 3MPQ-DE-J |
| topic_facet | World War II Post-war Democratisation Resocialisation Welfare Veterans Refugees NHWR7 NHD JP JKS 1DD 3MPQ-DE-J |
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