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Go home? : the politics of immigration controversies /

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"The 2013 Go Home vans marked a turning point in government-sponsored communication designed to demonstrate control and toughness on immigration. In this study, the authors explore the effects of this toughness: on policy, public debate, pro-migrant and anti-racist activism, and on the everyday...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jones, Hannah
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > Political aspects.
Media studies.
Migration, immigration and emigration.
Politics and government.
Refugees and political asylum.
Social issues and processes.
Society and culture: general.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Sociology and anthropology.
Sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Emigration and immigration > Political aspects
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Great Britain
immigration.
policy.
government.
activism.
ethics.
racism.
britain.
research.
migrant.
communication.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction. Living Research one: why are we doing this? Public sociology and public life
  • 2. Permeable borders, performative politics and public mistrust
  • Living Research two: emotions and research
  • 3. Immigration and the limits of statistical government
  • Living Research three: Migration research and the media
  • 4. Spaces and places of governance and resistance
  • Living Research four: ethics in uncomfortable research situations
  • 5. Un/deserving migrants and resisting dehumanisation
  • Living Research five: public anger in research (and social media)
  • 6 Conclusion: 'ordinary' people and immigration politics
  • Living Research six: collaborations
  • Afterword by Kiri Kankhwende
  • Appendix: further details on research methods
  • Index.