Moving Up and Getting On: Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in the UK

Rutter, Jill

ISBN 10: 144731462X / ISBN 13: 9781447314622

Published by Policy Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moving Up and Getting On: Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in the UK
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144731462X
• ISBN 13: 9781447314622
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

In most developed countries immigration policy is high on the political agenda. But what happens to migrants after their arrival – integration and social cohesion – has received less attention, yet these conditions matter to migrants and to wider society. Drawing on fieldwork in London and eastern England, Moving up and getting on is the first accessible, yet comprehensive, text to critique the effectiveness of recent integration and social cohesion policies and calls for a stronger political leadership. Written for those interested in public policy, the book argues that if the UK is to be successful in managing migration, there needs to be greater emphasis on the social aspects of integration and opportunities for meaningful social contact between migrants and longer-settled residents, particularly in the workplace.

About the Author

Jill Rutter is Head of Research and Policy at the Family and Childcare Trust and Vice-Chair of the Migration Museum Project. Previously she worked at the Refugee Council and at London Metropolitan University. From 2007-2009 she was based at Institute for Public Policy Research, one of the UK’s largest think tanks, where she led its work on migrant integration. A political blogger and media commentator, this is her first book that addresses broader community relations.