1st Edition

The Making of the Conservative Party’s Immigration Policy

By Rebecca Partos Copyright 2019
200 Pages
by Routledge

199 Pages
by Routledge

199 Pages
by Routledge

This book explains the development of the Conservative Party’s immigration policy during the seven decades since 1945, up to today. By bringing together existing theories from the fields of political science and migration studies, this book offers a new model of party policy-making, which could be modified and tested in other contexts. Grounded in rigorous scholarship, but of interest... Read more

1. Introduction

2. No Need for Policy? 1945 to 1964

3. Time to Legislate: 1964 to 1979

4. A Problem with No Solution: 1979 to 1997

5. Odd, Silly Policies: 1997 to 2015

6. Conclusion

Biography

Rebecca Partos is a senior analyst in the UK Civil Service, with experience of UK immigration analysis.