The Figure of the Worker and the Figure of the Migrant: From the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike to the ‘Channel Migrant Crisis’ in Kent
The paper argues that the decline of the figure of the worker within British politics following upon the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85 can be profitably viewed in relation to a concomitant renewed emphasis on immigration and the figure of the migrant in political discourse through the replacement of the...
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Revue française de civilisation britannique
2025
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Crynodeb: | The paper argues that the decline of the figure of the worker within British politics following upon the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85 can be profitably viewed in relation to a concomitant renewed emphasis on immigration and the figure of the migrant in political discourse through the replacement of the post-war social democratic consensus with a narrowly inscribed vision of the nation. |
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