Arguments for European Disintegration
A Mobilization Analysis of Anti‐Immigration Speeches by U.K. Political Leaders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7971994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennie Portice (0000-0002-1252-1343, University of St Andrews), Stephen Reicher (0000-0002-3449-0082, University of St Andrews, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1357-1372 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/pops.12551 |
| OpenAlex | W2903733882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 38 |
In this article, we develop a mobilization analysis of contemporary antagonism to immigrants. We argue that such antagonism does not arise spontaneously from the cognitions of ordinary people but is mobilized by political actors. This leads us to ask why politicians mobilize such antagonisms and how they do so. Our analysis, illustrated by set piece speeches on immigration by the four main U.K. party political leaders in the period prior to the 2015 elections, suggests (1) that while these speeches are ostensibly about an intergroup issue, they equally serve intragroup dynamics, notably demonstrating how the speaker serves national interests and hence qualifies to serve as a national representative; (2) the way that speakers mobilize antagonism to immigrants is through construing a variety of forms of threat: spatial threat, economic threat, security threat, and diversity threat. We focus particularly on the last of these because of the ways in which it invokes social psychological arguments and hence speaks in our name. We conclude by raising issues of accountability—both of politicians and social psychologists—regarding the way we talk about immigration
Accountability · Diversity (politics · Immigration · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
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| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |