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Immigration, Nationalism, and Politics in Scotland

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The Politics of Immigration in Multi-Level States

Part of the book series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series ((CAL))

Abstract

Scotland has been vaunted for following a distinctive — and arguably progressive — path on policy issues within the United Kingdom (Bradbury and Mitchell, 2001; Keating, 2010). However, while key devolved policy issues such as education, healthcare, and environmental policy have received considerable attention (Paterson, 1997; Greer, 2005; McEwen, Bomberg and Swenden, 2010; Cairney, 2011), there is a notable research gap on reserved areas such as immigration. This is a key oversight given compelling evidence that Scotland is developing a distinctive approach to immigration, and in particular the social and political integration of migrants. Although immigration is reserved to Westminster, its impact on devolved policy issues has caused Scotland’s parties to take a stance on this issue. Markedly, the positions of Scottish parties have diverged considerably from the UK party norm.

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  1. Eve Hepburn
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  1. School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK

    Eve Hepburn

  2. Department of Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain

    Ricard Zapata-Barrero

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Hepburn, E., Rosie, M. (2014). Immigration, Nationalism, and Politics in Scotland. In: Hepburn, E., Zapata-Barrero, R. (eds) The Politics of Immigration in Multi-Level States. Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137358530_12

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