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"The 2013 Go Home vans marked a turning point in government-sponsored communication designed to demonstrate control and toughness on immigration. In this study, the authors explore the effects of this toughness: on policy, public debate, pro-migrant and anti-racist activism, and on the everyday lives of people in Britain. Bringing together an authorial team of eight respected social researchers, alongside the voices of community organisations, policy makers, migrants and citizens, and with an afterword by journalist Kiri Kankhwende, this is an important intervention in one of the most heated social issues of our time."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introduction. Living Research one: why are we doing this? Public sociology and public life -- 2. Permeable borders, performative politics and public mistrust -- Living Research two: emotions and research -- 3. Immigration and the limits of statistical government -- Living Research three: Migration research and the media -- 4. Spaces and places of governance and resistance -- Living Research four: ethics in uncomfortable research situations -- 5. Un/deserving migrants and resisting dehumanisation -- Living Research five: public anger in research (and social media) -- 6 Conclusion: 'ordinary' people and immigration politics -- Living Research six: collaborations -- Afterword by Kiri Kankhwende -- Appendix: further details on research methods -- Index.

English.

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