Dynamics of Power in Dutch Integration Politics: From Accommodation to Confrontation

ISBN-13: 9789089644060 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 306 str.

Justus Uitermark

Opis

Integration politics in the Netherlands has changed dramatically between 1990 and 2005. Whereas ethnic and religious differences were hitherto pacified through accommodation, a new and increasingly powerful current in Dutch politics problematized the presence of minorities. This development represents a challenge to sociologists and political scientists: how to map and explain drastic changes? Arguing that extant approaches are better at explaining continuity than change, this book develops a relational discourse analysis to understand dynamic power relations in national as well as local politics.