Immigration in the populist crucible: Comparing Brexit and Trump

Joppke, Christian (2020). Immigration in the populist crucible: Comparing Brexit and Trump. Comparative migration studies, 8(49), pp. 1-18. Springer Open 10.1186/s40878-020-00208-y

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The successful Brexit referendum and the election of Trump in 2016 mark the breakthrough of populism in the West. Opposition to immigration has been central to both events. However, it has been central in different ways. This paper maps these differences and the implications of both populisms for a liberal immigration policy. Driven by hostility to free mobility within the EU, the ironic consequence of Brexit will be an immigration policy that is less discriminatory than previously, in the sense that favoritism for other Europeans is now ruled out. By contrast, Trump’s immigration policy is openly and brazenly discriminatory. In particular, its Muslim Ban breaches the “anti-populist norm” (Freeman 1995) and thus the essence of a liberal immigration policy.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Sociology

UniBE Contributor:

Joppke, Christian Georg

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

2214-594X

Publisher:

Springer Open

Language:

English

Submitter:

Justyna Beata Rokosz

Date Deposited:

12 Aug 2021 09:24

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:52

Publisher DOI:

10.1186/s40878-020-00208-y

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/158036

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/158036

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