The Figure of the Worker and the Figure of the Migrant: From the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike to the ‘Channel Migrant Crisis’ in Kent

The paper argues that the decline of the figure of the worker within British politics following upon the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85 can be profitably viewed in relation to a concomitant renewed emphasis on immigration and the figure of the migrant in political discourse through the replacement of the post-war social democratic consensus with a narrowly inscribed vision of the nation.

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Revue française de civilisation britannique
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.4000/1452j
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Political and Economic history of UK and US
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The Figure of the Worker and the Figure of the Migrant: From the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike to the ‘Channel Migrant Crisis’ in Kent

J. R. Parker
Revue française de civilisation britannique
Political and Economic history of UK and US
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The Figure of the Worker and the Figure of the Migrant: From the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike to the ‘Channel Migrant Crisis’ in Kent

J. R. Parker
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The paper argues that the decline of the figure of the worker within British politics following upon the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85 can be profitably viewed in relation to a concomitant renewed emphasis on immigration and the figure of the migrant in political discourse through the replacement of the post-war social democratic consensus with a narrowly inscribed vision of the nation.

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The Figure of the Worker and the Figure of the Migrant: From the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike to the ‘Channel Migrant Crisis’ in Kent — J. R. Parker · Revue française de civilisation britannique (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS