The organisation of that stateless nation as a cohesive diaspora can be explained by the historical context of how Sikhs have been perceived in India, but also how Sikh communities have constructed themselves through migration. In the new ‘home’, wherever that might have been,...
]]>The political salience of this issue led to attitudinal changes in public opinion regarding the European Union and its institutions. Brexiteers shaped the discourse on European immigration to influence how people chose to vote in the EU referendum. Their anti-immigration discourse had indeed a significant role in shaping beliefs among the public and, hence, in voters’ support for Brexit vote. This paper will assess the role of the Leavers’ rhetorical strategy, which consisted in portraying European immigrants as a threat to the British national community. Using official government speeches, parliamentary debates, press conferences, election manifestos, media interviews, social media and newspaper articles, the following paper will aim to highlight the discursive strategies of the prominent campaigners participating i...
]]>The focus of this paper is a discursive analysis of the British traditional parties in power, in the context of what has been called a « white Vincent LATOUR2022-0...
]]>Paradoxically, the United Kingdom has also been historically perceived as one the most ambitious and proactive Western democracies in combating racism and discrimination and in promoting so-called ‘multiculturalist’ policies (e.g. ‘ethnic’ questions in the census and ethnic monitoring; encouragement of minority political representation; State support of religious pluralism etc.).
In France, Garbaye, Esteves and Latour have documented both the trends towards the retreat of multiculturalism, the trends towards increasingly restrictionist approaches to immigration policies, and the securitisation of migrant integration - including, and in particular, with respect to Muslims and Islam (Este...
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