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The Racialization of British Politics

Robert MilesView all authors and affiliations
Volume 38, Issue 2
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1990.tb01493.x

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The idea of ‘race’ was an important part of the post-1945 political and ideological context within which migration from the New Commonwealth began. This is demonstrated by an analysis of an important policy document which provides a foundation upon which to evaluate the character and significance of racism in the subsequent political process. This evaluation contrasts and comments upon rival accounts of the impact of racism offered by writers who have analysed official government files from the period. The paper concludes by arguing against a conception of racism which presumes that it is a constant and unchanging ideological bloc within the British political process.

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Volume 38, Issue 2
Pages: 277 - 285
Article first published: June 1990
Issue published: June 1990

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Robert Miles*
University of Glasgow
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This is a revised and edited version of a paper prepared for the Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association at the University of Warwick, 4–6 April 1989.1 wish to thank Sue Smith for taking so much time to discuss with me her ideas and earlier drafts of this paper. I also acknowledge the constructive criticism of John Solomos and the comments of the anonymous referees. The content of part of the paper derives from collaborative research with Dr Diana Kay, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, on the history of the European Volunteer Worker Scheme. For preliminary findings, see D. Kay and R. Miles, ‘Refugees or migrant workers? The case of the European volunteer workers in Britain (1946–1951)‘, Journal of Refugee Studies, 3:3(1988), 214–36.

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