ABSTRACT
Wecanidentifymanypatternsinthebehaviourofpolicy-makersand governments.Thischapterwillfocusonfiveofthem,whichIderivefrom thefieldofpost-warmigrationtotheNetherlands.ToprovemypointsI willelaborateuponthehistoryofcolonialmigrantsfromwhatisnow Indonesia,butbefore27December1949usedtobetheDutchEastIndies. 1 InthedecadesfollowingtheSecondWorldWarthecolonialEuropean communityinthatpartoftheworldwasforcedbythechangingpolitical tidetoleaveasocietywhichstartedtolookuponthemasacategoryof strangers.
