The Race Relations Policy of the First Wilson Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12239442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Dean (0000-0003-2534-8065, Universidad de Londres, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-283 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Twentieth Century British History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-2359 • E-ISSN: 1477-4674 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/tcbh/11.3.259 |
| OpenAlex | W1988061309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article seeks to explore the evolution of a race relations policy in the first period of the Wilson government. It is argued that Wilson adopted a triple approach. This included the following components: a tightening of immigration control to satisfy senior figures in his government who had been badly shaken by the Smerhwick election result; a commitment to outlaw racial incitement which, it was hoped, would influence favourably Commonwealth and wider world opinion; the introduction of race relations machinery to promote integration and reconciliation, advocated both by more progressive elements in his own party and in the wider political world. In 1965 he attempted to ensure that all these approaches were kept in balance and that the issue of race, rising up the political agenda in the early 1960s, ceased to create the prospect of dangerous disagreements with his main political opponents. In the short term he overcame a range of challenges and secured a political agenda in which issues concerning immigration became less confrontational. After marginalization of immigration issues in the 1966 election Jenkins had space to pursue the more liberal aspects of the policy. The exodus of East African Asians, together with Enoch Powell's determination to use the lessons of Smethwick to exploit differences with the Conservative leadership, ensured that Wilson's success was, however, short-lived
Commonwealth · Government (linguistics · Immigration · Immigration policy · Incitement · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Sociology · Australian History and Society · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Irish and British Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2016 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |