When Policy Creates Politics: the Problematizing of Immigration and the Consequences for Refugee Integration in the UK

Mulvey, Gareth

doi:10.1093/jrs/feq045

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“…Immigration has been a policy area in which the party has attempted to claim that Scotland's needs are different from those of other parts of the UK and that the main state-wide parties (Labour and Conservatives) do not take into account Scotland's immigration requirements. Whilst both Labour and Conservatives at the state-wide level have both adopted tougher immigration policies over the last decade (Mulvey 2010), the SNP has argued that Scotland's demographic and economic challenges require a more flexible approach. 4 The SNP (2010) manifesto states:…”

Section: Cultural Pluralism In the Snp And The Fnpmentioning

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“…immigration, multiculturalism, citizenship) can have a profound impact on a party's image. Over the past two decades, there has been a hardening of public opinion in many western European countries and a certain level of desensitisation to the language used by political parties in relation to cultural pluralism (Sniderman and Hagendoorn 2007;Mulvey 2010). However, parties are aware of the need to use moderating rhetoric as they are concerned that they can be labelled as 'nasty', which may have repercussions for their overall party image (Quinn 2008).…”

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To see ourselves as others see us: identity and attitudes towards immigration amongst civic nationalists

Zwet

2015

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This article examines how different conceptions of national identity can be linked to attitudes towards cultural pluralism. The tensions between more culturally pluralistic societies and sustained support for nationalism represent an important political issue in modern western European politics. Such tensions are of particular relevance for stateless nationalist and regionalist parties (SNRPs) for whom national/regional identity is a major political driver. This article empirically tests the relationship between different conceptions of national identity and attitudes towards cultural pluralism in two SNRPs-the Scottish National Party and the Frisian National Party. The article draws upon evidence from two unique full party membership studies and is supported with evidence from documentary analysis. A key finding is that the manner in which members conceptualise national identity has significant implications for their attitudes towards cultural pluralism, which has the potential of becoming a source of tension within SNRPs. A key implication of the article is that there is evidence that attitudes of general members and officially stated party positions and narratives diverge on issues relating to cultural pluralism and national identity. These tensions could potentially be harmful for the party's overall civic image.

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Section: Cultural Pluralism In the Snp And The Fnpmentioning

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To see ourselves as others see us: identity and attitudes towards immigration amongst civic nationalists

Zwet

2015

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…It deploys a range of discursive tropes including deserving and undeserving, health tourism, bogus asylum seekers, and being 'over run'. Many of these recall earlier iterations of anti-immigrant rhetoric and debate and all act to stigmatise and exclude (Mulvey, 2010;Duffy and Frere-Smith 2014). Alongside the rhetorical responses to immigration there have also been significant policy and legislative responses both in terms of seeking to restrict the number of immigrants who can enter the UK, and in regulating the lives of those who seek to remain in the UK.…”

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‘We make them feel special’: The experiences of voluntary sector workers supporting asylum seeking and refugee women during pregnancy and early motherhood

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“…In this way, the discussion of policy that accompanies its implementation is a key factor in how the policy is received (Mulvey 2010).…”

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Refugees in Cyprus: Local Acceptance in the Past and Present

Alecou

Mavrou

2017

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This paper seeks to report how Greek-Cypriots view migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Cyprus, compared with their views on the first migratory wave in the late 1940s, taking into account the influence of the media. More specifically, the paper investigates the lack of integration and local acceptance of asylum seekers and migrants in the host countries both in Europe and in Cyprus, giving special emphasis on the role of the media and the language used and how this affects the perception of civil society on refugees. The paper led us to the conclusion that this group of people faced in Cyprus, both previously in the 1940s as well as today, racism, exploitation, and marginalization from Greek-Cypriots due to the language used by the media and the lack of policies towards integration of refugees and asylum seekers.

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When Policy Creates Politics: the Problematizing of Immigration and the Consequences for Refugee Integration in the UK

Cited by 126 publications

References 20 publications

To see ourselves as others see us: identity and attitudes towards immigration amongst civic nationalists

To see ourselves as others see us: identity and attitudes towards immigration amongst civic nationalists

‘We make them feel special’: The experiences of voluntary sector workers supporting asylum seeking and refugee women during pregnancy and early motherhood

Refugees in Cyprus: Local Acceptance in the Past and Present

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