IMISCOE research series,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 129 - 144
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Abstract
London
hosts
by
far
the
largest
population
of
non-national
EU
citizens
in
Europe.
It
is
also
home
to
roughly
one-third
entire
citizen
living
UK.
London’s
changed
rapidly
following
enlargement
2000s
terms
its
size,
variety
and
number
nationalities
it
hosts,
socio-demographic
profile
(Lessard-Phillips
&
Sigona,
2018).
These
changes
have
intensified
shaped
process
‘diversification
diversity’
captured
late
anthropologist
Steve
Vertovec
his
seminal
work
on
superdiversity
(Vertovec,
2007).
Despite
Britain’s
exit
from
EU,
new
geopolitical
orientation
(towards
a
more
‘Global
Britain’)
immigration
regime
that
has
come
replace
EU’s
freedom
movement,
this
diversification
continued.
For
example,
between
2016
2020,
live
births
among
mothers
stayed
same
-
only
marginally
declined
17.52
17.18
per
cent
total
London,
with
Poland,
Romania,
Germany
Lithuania
top
10
countries
birth
for
non-UK
city
(ONS,
2021;
see
Lessard-Phillips
2019).
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
19(1), P. 25 - 38
Published: Sept. 28, 2020
In
this
paper
I
attempt
a
novel
interpretation
of
Brexit
as
'wicked
problem'.
Wicked
problems
are
those
which
unique
and
complex,
full
internal
contradictions,
defy
solution,
instead
only
creating
other
problems.
After
reviewing
the
lead-up
to
2016
referendum,
particularly
role
immigration,
core
takes
main
criteria
for
specification
wicked
problem
applies
them
Brexit.
Special
attention
is
given
two
propositions:
that
every
symptom
problems;
attempted
solution
produces
irreversible
consequences.
Both
seen
apply
conclusion,
explore
synergies'
between
coronavirus
pandemic.
IMISCOE research series,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 17
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Abstract
This
opening
chapter
offers
a
novel
perspective
and
terminology
for
exploring
the
complexities
of
migration,
integration
migration
governance
in
context
where
various
crises
overlap
intersect.
The
argues
that
so-called
are
actually
cascading
crises,
crisis-induced
morphs
into
crisis
then
political
crisis,
subsequently
bringing
about
integration.
different
cascades
co-occurrence
overlapping
creates
situation
turbulence,
which
presents
particular
challenge
anxieties
both
among
migrants
other
members
societies.
IMISCOE research series,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 129 - 144
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Abstract
London
hosts
by
far
the
largest
population
of
non-national
EU
citizens
in
Europe.
It
is
also
home
to
roughly
one-third
entire
citizen
living
UK.
London’s
changed
rapidly
following
enlargement
2000s
terms
its
size,
variety
and
number
nationalities
it
hosts,
socio-demographic
profile
(Lessard-Phillips
&
Sigona,
2018).
These
changes
have
intensified
shaped
process
‘diversification
diversity’
captured
late
anthropologist
Steve
Vertovec
his
seminal
work
on
superdiversity
(Vertovec,
2007).
Despite
Britain’s
exit
from
EU,
new
geopolitical
orientation
(towards
a
more
‘Global
Britain’)
immigration
regime
that
has
come
replace
EU’s
freedom
movement,
this
diversification
continued.
For
example,
between
2016
2020,
live
births
among
mothers
stayed
same
-
only
marginally
declined
17.52
17.18
per
cent
total
London,
with
Poland,
Romania,
Germany
Lithuania
top
10
countries
birth
for
non-UK
city
(ONS,
2021;
see
Lessard-Phillips
2019).
