German media and politicians say that the country is experiencing another "migration crisis." But has it ever not been? To explore the history of migration politics in the BRD, Ted speaks with Lauren Stokes (@laurenstokes), a historian at Northwestern University, about her book Fear of the Family (2022) and article "The Permanent Refugee Crisis in the Federal Republic of Germany" (2019). They discuss the recurring arguments and contradictory policy responses that surround the German migration debate. -Buy the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/fear-of-the-family-9780197558416?cc=gb&lang=en& -Read the article here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/central-european-history/article/permanent-refugee-crisis-in-the-federal-republic-of-germany-1949/137BEF2AD9044E733AC147E86C62F638 -- Support Spaßbremse on Patreon here: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spassbremse⁠⁠ Co-hosted by Ted (⁠⁠⁠@ted_knudsen⁠⁠⁠) and Michelle (⁠⁠⁠@shhellgames⁠⁠⁠). Edited by Nick of ⁠⁠@cornerspaeti⁠⁠ Follow Spaßbremse on Twitter (⁠⁠@spassbremse_pod⁠⁠). Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.