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The Politics of Immigration and Exclusion
The debate and politics surrounding immigration have become increasingly polarised. Within this context, how do Western democratic societies grapple with rising nativism, exclusionary ideologies, and structural discrimination?
In this hybrid seminar series, leading scholars of political behaviour, race and ethnicity, gendered politics, and inequality will examine the causes and consequences of exclusionary politics and discriminatory structures, and discuss the interventions required to challenge them.
Over the course of the series, speakers will explore a range of topics, including:
> The dilemmas facing mainstream social democratic political parties responding to pressures from the radical right, with a focus on the UK;
> The prevalence and political consequences of colour-blind attitudes in the UK;
> How gendered anti-immigration narratives gain and lose traction;
> How discrimination shapes opportunities across the life course, from employment and housing to childcare, and continues to reproduce inequalities across generations.
This series will be hybrid: register to join via the Zoom link, or join us in person. You do not need to register to participate in person.
Attendance is free, and all are welcome.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser:
Sanne van Oosten (University of Oxford)
Timing: Thursdays, 3:45 pm - 5 pm
Web Address:
https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/the-politics-of-immigration-and-exclusion
Organising department: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)
Talks:
Thursday 22 January 2025
Does Accommodating Radical Right Positions Help Social Democratic Parties?
Date: 22 January 2026, 15:45 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Stuart Turnbull-Durgate (University of Southampton)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Venue Details: The Hub
Organiser:
Sanne van Oosten (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 5 February 2025
Racism without racists: Colour-blind ideology in post-Brexit Britain
Date: 5 February 2026, 15:45 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Maria Sobolewska (University of Manchester)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Sanne van Oosten (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 19 February 2025
Facts against femonationalism: how to stop radical right normalisation
Date: 19 February 2026, 15:45 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Katharina Lawall (University of Reading)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Sanne van Oosten (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 5 March 2025
Housing, childcare, and employment: How cumulative discrimination compounds inequality
Date: 5 March 2026, 15:45 - 17:00
Speaker
s:
Valentina Di Stasio (European University Institute),
Stefanie Sprong (Universiteit Utrecht),
Daniel Muir (Youth Futures Foundation),
Katy Neep (Youth Futures Foundation)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Venue Details: Mawby Room
Organiser:
Sanne van Oosten (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Editor:
Nathan Grassi
