Neoliberal nationalism : immigration and the rise of the populist right

The Brexit and Trump shocks of 2016 mark a deep caesura in the history of liberal societies. It is no longer sufficient, if it ever was, to look at Western states' immigration and citizenship policies through the single lens of advancing liberalism. Instead, two additional forces need to be reckoned with: a new nationalism, but also the neoliberal restructuring of state and society in which it is generated. Joppke demonstrates that many of the new policies have their roots in neoliberalism rather than the new nationalism. Moreover, some of them, such as 'earned citizenship', are the product of neoliberalism and nationalism working in tandem, in terms of a neoliberal nationalism. The neoliberalism-nationalism nexus is complex, its elements sometimes opposing but sometimes complementing or even constituting one another. This topical book will appeal to students and scholars of populism, nationalism, and immigration and citizenship, across comparative politics, sociology and political theory. "The Brexit and Trump "double shock" of 2016 marks a deep caesura in the history of liberal societies. In the center of the populist storm is immigration. It is no longer sufficient, if it ever was, to look at Western states' immigration and citizenship policies through the singular lens of advancing liberalism. Instead, two additional forces have to be factored-in: a new nationalism, but also the neoliberal restructuring of governing and society in which this nationalism is generated. Through a comparative look at changing immigration and citizenship policies across the Western state world, Christian Joppke demonstrates that many of the new restrictions can actually be accounted for within a neoliberal rather than a nationalist framework. Moreover, some of the restrictive changes, such as the rise of "earned citizenship", are due to neoliberalism and nationalism working in tandem, in terms of a genuinely neoliberal nationalism. The neoliberalism-nationalism nexus is complex, its components sometimes opposing but sometimes complementing or even constituting one another. The nexus is still unlikely to reverse nondiscriminatory immigration and citizenship policies whose liberal basis remains intact"-- Provided by publisher The immigration and citizenship policies of Western states have often been considered from the vantage point of advancing liberalism. Joppke shows that two additional forces have to be factored in to understand these policies: a new nationalism, but also the neoliberal restructuring of society and state in which it is generated.