Moving Up and Getting On : : Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in the UK / / Jill Rutter.

In most developed countries immigration policy is high on the political agenda. But what happens to migrants after their arrival – integration and social cohesion – has received less attention, yet these conditions matter to migrants and to wider society. Drawing on fieldwork in London and eastern E...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Complete eBook-Package 2015
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (356 p.) :; 16 Black and White
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of abbreviations
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Developing the capabilities of people and places
  • Conclusions: new visions for integration and social cohesion
  • A postscript on Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index