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Hostile immigration policy and the limits of sanctuary as resistance: counter-conduct as constructive critique
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Abstract This article addresses the tense relationship between national and municipal approaches to the inclusion and exclusion of irregular immigrant ‘non-citizens.’ While national policies in the UK have created hostility for irregular migrants, municipallevel cities of sanctuary offer a ‘warm welcome’ whi... view more
This article addresses the tense relationship between national and municipal approaches to the inclusion and exclusion of irregular immigrant ‘non-citizens.’ While national policies in the UK have created hostility for irregular migrants, municipallevel cities of sanctuary offer a ‘warm welcome’ which has been extolled as immanently progressive in the face of hostility. This article assesses the extent to which city-based sanctuary movements in the UK provide effective resistance to the national policies of hostility. Building on critiques of the City of Sanctuary (CoS) movement, effective resistance is redefined using a Foucauldian counter-conduct approach. Through applying a counter-conduct lens to a document analysis of the CoS newsletter archive and online resources, the article shows it is not easy to dismiss sanctuary as ineffective resistance, as some earlier critiques have argued. Rather, CoS is demonstrated as both effective and ineffective counter-conduct due to its uneven approach to the various discourses within the hostile environment.... view less
Keywords
Great Britain; migration policy; immigration policy; behavior; xenophobia; town; civil defense; inclusion
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
cities of sanctuary; counter-conduct; hostile environment
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 141-151
Journal
Social Inclusion, 7 (2019) 4
Issue topic
Inclusion through Enacted Citizenship in Urban Spaces
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed