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‘The Return of Assimilationism: Race, Multiculturalism and New Labour’

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  • Les Back
  • Michael Keith
  • Azra Khan
  • Kalbir Shukra
  • John Solomos

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This paper develops a critique of the politics of race and multiculturalism under New Labour. It argues that as a political formation New Labour is fraught with incommensurable impulses and commitment with regard to issues of multiculturalism, nationalism, racial justice and racism. While there have been palpable shifts and important new legislative initiatives, one of the consequences is that the project of assimilation has been reinvigorated under New Labour. This in turn leaves the normative whiteness that colonises British institutions and political life intact.

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  • Les Back & Michael Keith & Azra Khan & Kalbir Shukra & John Solomos, 2002. "‘The Return of Assimilationism: Race, Multiculturalism and New Labour’," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 7(2), pages 96-105, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:7:y:2002:i:2:p:96-105
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.719
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    1. Liza Schuster & John Solomos, 2001. "Asylum, Refuge and Public Policy: Current Trends and Future Dilemmas," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 6(1), pages 75-82, May.
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    1. Derek McGhee, 2005. "Patriots of the Future? A Critical Examination of Community Cohesion Strategies in Contemporary Britain," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 10(3), pages 18-32, November.
    2. Ludi Simpson & Charles Husband & Yunis Alam, 2009. "Comment: Recognising Complexity, Challenging Pessimism: The Case of Bradford's Urban Dynamics," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 46(9), pages 1995-2001, August.

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