Title Brexitland : identity, diversity and the reshaping of British politics / Maria Sobolewska, Robert Ford

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Reviews -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: How Britain Became Brexitland -- Brexit is not Year Zero -- Part I Demographic change and the emergence of new political divides over identity -- Part II Identity conflicts from New Labour to the Coalition -- Part III Brexitland -- Inevitable limitations and omissions -- Conclusion -- Part I Demographic change and the emergence of new political divides over identity -- 2 Social Change, Ethnocentrism and the Emergence of New Identity Divides Introduction -- Education: university expansion and the rise of the graduate class -- Racial diversity and immigration: the rise of multiracial Britain -- Ethnocentrism: how educational and ethnic divides translate into political conflicts -- From demographic change to political conflict: conviction liberals, necessity liberals and identity conservatives -- Educational expansion and the rise of conviction liberals -- Ethnic diversity and necessity liberal ethnic minorities -- Decline and backlash: identity conservatives -- Identity polarisation: generations and geography From demographic change to political change: is demography destiny? -- 3 Divided Over Diversity: Identity Conservatives And Identity Liberals -- Introduction -- Identity conservatives: ethnocentrism as a political agenda -- Graduate conviction liberals: social norms and the politics of anti-racism -- Ethnic minority necessity liberals: discrimination, linked fate and strategic alliances -- Why identity conflicts are polarising: a clash of social norms -- Conclusion -- 4 Legacies of Empire: Commonwealth Immigration and the Historical Roots of Identity Politics Divides -- Introduction The origins of the first wave: the entanglement of citizenship and Empire -- Public opposition to migration in the first wave -- The elite-mass divide on immigration in the first wave -- The political activation of ethnocentrism: Enoch Powell and 'Rivers of Blood' -- After Powell: the consolidation of an identity politics divide -- Mobilisation on the left: entrenching anti-racism norms -- Conclusion: why did liberal immigration policies persist for so long? -- Part II Identity conflicts from New Labour to the Coalition -- 5 The Long Divorce: Parties and Voters Parting Ways -- Introduction Parties leaving voters: centralisation and professionalisation -- Voters leaving parties: de-alignment and disengagement -- A flag to rally around: the second wave of immigration and the activation of identity politics -- Ethnocentric activation: how immigration mobilised identity divides into politics -- Conclusion -- 6 The Identity Conservative Insurgency and the Rise of UKIP -- Introduction -- Riding on reputation: the Conservatives and immigration under New Labour -- Early warning signs: the BNP and UKIP under New Labour Summary Long-term social and demographic changes - and the conflicts they create - continue to transform British politics. In this accessible and authoritative book Sobolewska and Ford show how deep the roots of this polarisation and volatility run, drawing out decades of educational expansion and rising ethnic diversity as key drivers in the emergence of new divides within the British electorate over immigration, identity and diversity. They argue that choices made by political parties from the New Labour era onwards have mobilised these divisions into politics, first through conflicts over immigration, then through conflicts over the European Union, culminating in the 2016 EU referendum. Providing a comprehensive and far-reaching view of a country in turmoil, Brexitland explains how and why this happened, for students, researchers, and anyone who wants to better understand the remarkable political times in which we live Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 24, 2020) Subject European Union -- Great Britain. SUBJECT European Union fast Subject Politics and government SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2007- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007010853 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Ford, Robert Anthony, 1980- author. ISBN 9781108562485 1108562485 9781108473576 1108473571 9781108634939 1108634931

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