Neo-assimilationist citizenship and belonging policies in Britain: Meanings for transnational migrants in northern England |
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| Authors: | Louise Waite |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China;2. Department of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China;3. Shandong Primary Chemical Industry Quality-Monitoring and Inspection Station, Chemical Technology Academy of Shandong Province, Jinan, China;4. Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umea University, Umea, Sweden;5. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shouguang People’s Hospital, Shouguang, China;6. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China |
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| Abstract: | The overall aim of this paper is to contribute to debates on the relationships between citizenship and migration in the UK context in the light of recent changes in UK immigration policy. In particular, it focuses on the question of what an increasingly neo-assimilationist state articulation of national belonging means for transnational migrants living in Britain. The paper begins by charting the evolving nature of citizenship conceptualisations in Western neoliberal contexts and illustrates how Britain has responded to this shifting landscape. The context is one of enhanced ‘migration securitization’ wherein the state implies that the integrity of the nation state and its security can only be assured if migration flows and migrants themselves are closely controlled and monitored. This has led to Britain attempting to bolster the formal institution of citizenship (with its attendant rights and responsibilities) and tie it more explicitly to notions of belonging to the nation. Through research with national/regional policy officials and migrant organisations this paper firstly examines the political landscape of citizenship and belonging in Britain as it relates to migrants. Secondly, it draws on research with African transnational migrants in northern England to explore their senses of belonging and ask whether these cohere with the described state discourse or whether their feelings of belonging exist in tension with neo-assimilationist policies designed to promote a core national identity. |
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