A Comparison and Analysis of Immigration Waves in the United Kingdom

A comparison of the political, media, and public reactions in the UK to both the Post-war Commonwealth immigration wave and current reactions to immigration following A8 accession to the EU, with a specific focus on A8 migration to the UK. The aim is to see if a pattern of backlash toward immigration in the UK transcends time or circumstances. These circumstances are examined to see if there are any common threads; such as biased media reactions, economic circumstances or political manoeuvring that may have contributed to this backlash toward immigration. Although these two periods did not evolve in the same manner there are clear similarities in how they developed and their consequences with popular opinion, a partisan press and populist politicians playing a role in both periods.

Author dc:creator

• Magnús Rínar Magnússon 1989-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn á Bifröst

• Flóttamenn
• Saga
• Bretland
• Evrópusambandið

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1946/26784

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:skemman.is:1946/26784