Moving Up and Getting on: Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in the UK

ISBN-13: 9781447314622 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 356 str.

Jill Rutter

Opis

The question of immigration is a perennial hot topic in politics around the world. What gets far less attention is what happens to immigrants after their arrival how they integrate into their newly chosen societies. This book draws on fieldwork in London and eastern England, analyzing and critiquing the effectiveness of recent policies that aim to promote integration and social cohesion. Successful management of immigration, Jill Rutter argues, requires a greater emphasis on the social aspects of integration and opportunities for meaningful social interactions between migrants and long-settled residents, particularly in workplaces."

Spis treści

Part One: Setting the scene; Introduction; The nature of immigration into the UK and how it affects integration and social cohesion; The emergence of modern policies; Redefining integration and social cohesion; Part Two: Moving up: migrant integration; Integration: an incomplete evidence base; Integration and employment; Bumpy integration: children and schooling; Portuguese and Tamils: case studies in the nuances of integration; Irregular migration: the greatest integration challenge of all; Part Three: Getting on: social cohesion, conflict and change; Mainly about attitudes; Meeting and mixing in Peterborough, Wisbech and London; Transversal space, meaningful social contact and social cohesion; Social cohesion and political leadership; Part Four: Developing the capabilities of people and places; Conclusions: new visions for integration and social cohesion.