Uitermark, Justus,

Dynamics of Power in Dutch Integration Politics From Accommodation to Confrontation - Amsterdam University Press 2012 - 1 online resource (256 pages) - Solidarity and Identity .

Integration politics in the Netherlands has changed dramatically between 1990 and 2005. Whereas ethnic and religious differences were hitherto pacified through accommodation, a new and increasingly powerful current in Dutch politics problematized the presence of minorities. This development represents a challenge to sociologists and political scientists: how to map and explain drastic changes? Arguing that extant approaches are better at explaining continuity than change, this book develops a relational discourse analysis to understand dynamic power relations in national as well as local politics.

Amsterdam Anti-Racism Bestuurskunde Civil Society Public Administration