Reforming the UK’s Citizenship Test: Building Bridges, Not Barriers

Thom Brooks

doi:10.46692/9781529218541

Reforming the UK’s Citizenship Test

Building Bridges, Not Barriers

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Thom Brooks

Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Online publication date:: October 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781529218541
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529218541

Subjects:: Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics

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Thom Brooks draws on first-hand experience and interviews with key figures including past Home Secretaries to expose the UK's Citizenship test as ineffective and a barrier to citizenship. This accessible guide offers recommendations for transforming the citizenship test into a ‘bridge to citizenship’ which fosters greater inclusion and integration.

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Reforming the UK’s Citizenship Test

Building Bridges, Not Barriers

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-iv

Contents
pp v-v

About the Author
pp vi-vi

Preface
pp vii-x

One - A Bad Pub Quiz
pp 1-8

Two - Why Test for Citizenship?
pp 9-22

Three - A New Beginning
pp 23-28

Four - Not Learning from Mistakes
pp 29-42

Five - From Trivia to Trivial
pp 43-75

Six - Building Bridges and a Better Test
pp 76-100

Seven - Conclusion and Recommendations
pp 101-107

Appendix: Setting a New Citizenship Test
pp 108-114

References
pp 115-130

Index
pp 131-134

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