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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

Les Back ,
Michael Keith ,
Kalbir Shukra  and
John Solomos
Les Back
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
Michael Keith
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Kalbir Shukra
Affiliation:
Goldsmiths, University of London
John Solomos
Affiliation:
University of Warwick
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This introductory chapter provides an overview of the key issues that are addressed in the book as a whole. It addesses two key questions that are at the heart of the book. First, what is the current state of racial and ethnic politics in Britain today? Second, how can we locate the forms of racialised politics that have become entrenched in our everyday political institutions within a wider historical frame that traces their development up to the current conjuncture? Addressing these questions against the background of recent trends in British society allows us to explore both the processes that are helping to shape the current conjuncture as well as locating the present in the wider frame of the period from 1945 onwards and likely trends in the future.

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British societypolitical institutionspolitical participationpublic sphereracial and ethnic politics
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The Unfinished Politics of Race
Histories of Political Participation, Migration, and Multiculturalism
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Introduction
  • Les Back, University of Glasgow, Michael Keith, University of Oxford, Kalbir Shukra, Goldsmiths, University of London, John Solomos, University of Warwick
  • Book: The Unfinished Politics of Race
  • Online publication: 18 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009261340.002
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  • Introduction
  • Les Back, University of Glasgow, Michael Keith, University of Oxford, Kalbir Shukra, Goldsmiths, University of London, John Solomos, University of Warwick
  • Book: The Unfinished Politics of Race
  • Online publication: 18 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009261340.002
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  • Introduction
  • Les Back, University of Glasgow, Michael Keith, University of Oxford, Kalbir Shukra, Goldsmiths, University of London, John Solomos, University of Warwick
  • Book: The Unfinished Politics of Race
  • Online publication: 18 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009261340.002
Available formats
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