Mclaren, L. M. (2014) Immigration and trust in politics in the UK. Policy Scotland Blog,
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Publisher's URL: http://policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/immigration-trust-politics-uk/
Abstract
Since the end of World War Two, the UK has grappled with the potentially conflicting aims of using cheap immigrant labour and maintaining social cohesion. Recent decades have witnessed persistent public concern about immigration, despite government attempts to assuage public opinion by trying to restrict new immigration and introducing citizenship tests designed to increase immigrant assimilation and ultimately social cohesion. My research indicates that public concern about this issue may be having detrimental effects on the functioning of the British political system. Here, I summarise these findings and discuss whether an independent Scottish government should also be worried about the potential effects of public concern about immigration.
| Item Type: | Articles (Other) |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | No |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Mclaren, Professor Lauren |
| Authors: | Mclaren, L. M. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics |
| Journal Name: | Policy Scotland Blog |
| Publisher: | University of Glasgow |
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