The politics of immigration in Scotland / Aubrey L. Westfall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westfall, Aubrey L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scotland--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Scotland.

Scotland--Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 336 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, 2022.

Summary:

Examines immigration as a central strategy of Scottish nation building. Presents Scotland as a key test case for the marriage of nationalist sentiments and cosmopolitan identities. Addresses ongoing public debates about minority integration and multiculturalism in Western democracies and the potential power of local or national political elites to steer rhetoric. Engages with primary and secondary sources of data (ex. survey data, newspaper coverage) and employs varied methodological tools to achieve insight into the nature of public discourse on immigration. Utilises comparative data to support or reject claims of Scottish exceptionalism. Uses case studies from specific Scottish immigration and integration policies. Features unique qualitative data from a number of interviews with Scottish migration policy stakeholders in 2016 and 2019. 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FIGURES, TABLES AND APPENDICES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION: THE POLITICAL CONTEXT OF A UNIQUE SCOTTISH APPROACH TO IMMIGRATION

1 THE PAST: A BRIEF HISTORY OF MIGRATION IN SCOTLAND

2 THE PROJECT: BUILDING A SCOTTISH NATION WITH ‘NEW SCOTS’

3 THE PEOPLE: MIGRATION AND SCOTTISH NATIONAL IDENTITY

4 THE PROMISE: THE BENEFITS OF IMMIGRATION FOR SCOTLAND

5 THE PROBLEM: PROMOTING SOCIAL COHESION AND ANTI-RACISM IN SCOTLAND

6 THE POLITICS: PARTY COMPETITION OVER IMMIGRATION IN WESTMINSTER AND HOLYROOD

7 THE PRESS: NEWSPAPER REPORTING ON IMMIGRATION IN THE UK VERSUS SCOTLAND

8 THE PUBLIC: ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRATION IN SCOTLAND

9 THE PROJECTIONS: ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR THE POLITICS OF IMMIGRATION IN SCOTLAND

CONCLUSION: THE PROSPECTS FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING MIGRANTS IN SCOTLAND

APPENDICES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-3995-1909-3

1-4744-9160-X

1-4744-9161-8

OCLC:

1325650762