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THE POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN BRITAIN

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AuthorMike Goldsmith
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12152
Date01 March 2015
Published date01 March 2015
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THE POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN BRITAIN
Anthony F. Heath, Stephen D. Fisher, Gemma Rosenblatt, David Sanders
and Maria Sobolewska
Oxford University Press, 2013, 225 pp., £55.00 (hb), ISBN 978-0199656639
This book is an excellent example of what is best about much of British social sciences and
survey research. It deals rigorously with a topic of relevance not only to British politics
today,but to those in other countries with large ethnic minorities. Meanwhile, the authors
produce some interesting (and perhaps surprising) results, yet remain cautious in terms
of explanations and policy suggestions.
Two views have been predominant in many British discussions about ethnic minorities
over recent years. First, there is a view that many of them are not integrated into British
society as a whole. Second, there is a belief that such minorities largely suffer from and
feel a sense of discrimination which leads them to be excluded from the mainstream of
British politics. While the Labour Party has beneted most from winning political support
from ethnic groups, with the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties failing to draw
widespread support amongst them, such support cannot be taken for granted by Labour
as we approach the forthcoming general election in 2015.
Public Administration Vol.93, No. 1, 2015 (262–270)
© 2015 John Wiley& Sons Ltd.

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