Solidarities Under Conditions of Mobility
Post-war welfare states were systems of membership which assumed stable national populations. From the early 1970s, these assumptions have been increasingly unrealistic, and governments have been forced to take measures both to absorb immigrant population
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Immigration, Social Cohesion and Political Reaction
Bill Jordan
Immigration, Social Cohesion and Political Reaction
Bill Jordan Social Policy and Social Work University of Plymouth Plymouth, UK
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To the memory of Jean Packman—partner, colleague and inspiration
Acknowledgements
For helpful discussions and suggestions, I would like to thank Sarah Jordan, Linda and Colin Janus-Harris, Simon Pearson, Alexandra Allan, Franck Düvell and John Ingham.
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Contents
1 Introduction: Migration, Integration and Pandemics— Historical Perspective 1 2 Solidarities Under Conditions of Mobility 19 3 Global Capitalism, Inequality and Insecurity 33 4 Family, Health and Well-Being 45 5 Terrorism and Instability 59 6 Policies for Sustainability 69 7 Alternative Scenarios or Back to the Future? The Case of the UK 79 8 The Growth in Coercion 89 9 Conclusions 97 References105 Index111 ix
CHAPTER 1
Introduction: Migration, Integration and Pandemics—Historical Perspective
Abstract Although globalisation has transformed every aspect of the world’s economies, polities and societies, by accelerating movements of money, goods and people across national borders, it has been the recent migration of refugees that has in many ways been most transformative of political life. Whereas wars—both civil strife and international conflict— have always given rise t
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