Dynamics of power in Dutch integration politics : from accommodation to confrontation /
Justus Uitermark.
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations.
- Solidarity and Identity .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.