Internationalism, Protectionism, Xenophobia: The Second International's Migration Debate (1889–1914)

Abstract In 1907, the Second International adopted a resolution on migration that rejected restrictions free movement of workers. this article, we contend that, despite official stance, issue was highly controversial one for international socialist community. We present multi-level analysis, in which detail debate as it took place platforms (roughly between 1903 and 1907) way played out domestically Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Socialist Party America – two parties openly rooted at level. discern three ideal-typical stances immigration internationalism, hand, protectionist nativism xenophobic nativism, other argue incompatibility internationalist nativist positions caused internal divisions to arise during debates. Apart from speaking classic historiography International, deals with internationalism nationalism, article traces influence additional racist culturalist ideologies further historicizes within broader context modern system taking shape time.