Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics

Cover -- Half-title -- Reviews -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: How Britain Became Brexitland -- Brexit Is Not Year Zero -- Part I Demographic Change And The Emergence Of New Political Divides Over Identity -- Part Ii Identity Conflicts From New Labour To The Coalition -- Part Iii Brexitland -- Inevitable Limitations And Omissions -- Conclusion -- Part I Demographic Change And The Emergence Of New Political Divides Over Identity -- 2 Social Change, Ethnocentrism And The Emergence Of New Identity Divides Introduction -- Education: University Expansion And The Rise Of The Graduate Class -- Racial Diversity And Immigration: The Rise Of Multiracial Britain -- Ethnocentrism: How Educational And Ethnic Divides Translate Into Political Conflicts -- From Demographic Change To Political Conflict: Conviction Liberals, Necessity Liberals And Identity Conservatives -- Educational Expansion And The Rise Of Conviction Liberals -- Ethnic Diversity And Necessity Liberal Ethnic Minorities -- Decline And Backlash: Identity Conservatives -- Identity Polarisation: Generations And Geography From Demographic Change To Political Change: Is Demography Destiny? -- 3 Divided Over Diversity: Identity Conservatives And Identity Liberals -- Introduction -- Identity Conservatives: Ethnocentrism As A Political Agenda -- Graduate Conviction Liberals: Social Norms And The Politics Of Anti-racism -- Ethnic Minority Necessity Liberals: Discrimination, Linked Fate And Strategic Alliances -- Why Identity Conflicts Are Polarising: A Clash Of Social Norms -- Conclusion -- 4 Legacies Of Empire: Commonwealth Immigration And The Historical Roots Of Identity Politics Divides -- Introduction The Origins Of The First Wave: The Entanglement Of Citizenship And Empire -- Public Opposition To Migration In The First Wave -- The Elite-mass Divide On Immigration In The First Wave -- The Political Activation Of Ethnocentrism: Enoch Powell And 'rivers Of Blood' -- After Powell: The Consolidation Of An Identity Politics Divide -- Mobilisation On The Left: Entrenching Anti-racism Norms -- Conclusion: Why Did Liberal Immigration Policies Persist For So Long? -- Part Ii Identity Conflicts From New Labour To The Coalition -- 5 The Long Divorce: Parties And Voters Parting Ways -- Introduction Parties Leaving Voters: Centralisation And Professionalisation -- Voters Leaving Parties: De-alignment And Disengagement -- A Flag To Rally Around: The Second Wave Of Immigration And The Activation Of Identity Politics -- Ethnocentric Activation: How Immigration Mobilised Identity Divides Into Politics -- Conclusion -- 6 The Identity Conservative Insurgency And The Rise Of Ukip -- Introduction -- Riding On Reputation: The Conservatives And Immigration Under New Labour -- Early Warning Signs: The Bnp And Ukip Under New Labour Maria Sobolewska, Robert Ford. Electronic Reproduction. Cambridge Available Via World Wide Web.