The Politics of Immigration in Scotland - Softcover

Westfall, Aubrey

 
9781474491594: The Politics of Immigration in Scotland
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1474491596 ISBN 13: 9781474491594
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

At a time when many European nationalist movements are attempting to preserve their culture by rejecting immigration and diversification, openness to immigration and diversity is a central political strategy for Scottish nation building, making Scotland a key case study for how nationalist sentiments and cosmopolitan identities can join together. This book discusses whether the pro-immigration strategies implemented by the Scottish political leadership could be employed elsewhere, addressing ongoing public debates about minority integration and multiculturalism in Western democracies, and the potential power of local or national political elites to steer rhetoric against anti-immigrant forces.

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Aubrey Westfall is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wheaton College. She is co-author of The Politics of the Headscarf in the United States (2018, Cornell University Press).

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How nationalism can be leveraged to promote modern democratic and pro-diversity valuesWhile most nationalists worldwide fear immigration will dilute their national culture, pro-immigrant advocacy has become a critical element of nationalism and nation-building in Scotland. Elite-level endorsement of immigration and diversity serves Scotland’s moral and strategic interests and is a symbol of Scotland’s distinction from England, which justifies arguments for further devolution or, ultimately, independence.This book examines the central features of Scotland's social and political environment that provide an opportunity for the development of pro-immigration policy preferences. It evaluates how well those preferences are communicated with quantitative and qualitative analysis of primary and secondary data. The book also analyses the elite and mass divergence in understandings of Scottish identity and the desirability of immigration, which threatens the implementation of the government’s multicultural policies. It illustrates the extent of the divergence and presents recommendations for how Scottish leaders can bridge the gap.Aubrey Westfall is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wheaton College in Massachusetts.

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Verlag
Edinburgh University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1474491596
ISBN 13 
9781474491594
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
352
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