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Immigration and Populist Politics

Thursday, 19 July 2018: 17:30-19:20
Location: 701B (MTCC SOUTH BUILDING)

RC31 Sociology of Migration (host committee)

Language: English


Recent elections in the USA, the UK, across Europe, and elsewhere have resulted in victories for populist politicians riding – and indeed fomenting – waves of anti-immigrant sentiment.  Yet this trend is by no means universal.  An historical view also suggests it is not irreversible.  Insofar as populist politics leads to ethically dubious policy outcomes, questions along the following lines seem pertinent and significant: why does populism (in connection with immigration) take root in some places but not others?  What factors lead to the overcoming of populist movements’ dominance?  What (if anything) do answers to these questions tell us about future directions for countries where populism is currently dominant?
Session Organizer:
David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, d.bartram@le.ac.uk
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