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Final session of @PolStudiesAssoc event on refugee politics at @ScotParl, a roundtable chaired by @alison_phipps on what a ‘better’ refugee system would look like in #Scotland The #newscots strategy is rights-based and refugee-centered. But does it work in practice? 
Key principle of #NewScots is integration from Day 1 says Jackie Walter from @scotgov, would be easier to do this with 1. Integrated rather than separate welfare support systems 2. right to work for asylum seekers 3. properly resourced language support #refugeepolitics
We shouldn’t take political leadership on refugee and migration issues in #Scotland for granted says Gary Christie from @scotrefcouncil Need to embed these narratives into law through a Scottish human rights act and devolved migration policies #RefugeePolitics
Fascinating presentation by Ian Klinke on rise of ‘hipster fascists’ across Europe - no policies, aim is to subtly manipulate parameters of public and policy debate by bringing into mainstream that which would be considered unthinkable #refugeepolitics @PolStudiesAssoc @ScotParl
Bharat Ganesh continues the story...Generation Identity (GI) use social media and publicity stunts such as Defend Europe boat to create a sense of white marginalisation and idea that people can ‘do something’ to stop migration #refugeepolitics @PolStudiesAssoc
GI build transnational connections between UK and US to create a common sense of a beleaguered white identity - presents attempts to stop them as illustrative of the marginalisation of their voices and perspectives #refugeepolitics @PolStudiesAssoc @ScotParl
Language is important for processof integration says Gareth Mulvey from @scotrefcouncil but it’s not a silver bullet e.g. refugees who speak English and ethnic minorities born in UK also often struggle to access labour market @PolStudiesAssoc @ScotParl #refugeepolitics
UK government treats resettled refugees as ‘good’ and everyone else arriving under their own steam as ‘bad’. This narrative has implications for how everyone is treated i.e. #HostileEnvironment does not differentiate but affects everyone perceived as ‘other’ #refugeepolitics
We live in societies in which there are structural inequalities and in which racism is rampant says Gareth Mulvey from @scotrefcouncil Really important that this is said and acknowledged otherwise integration will never be understood as a two-way process #refugeepolitics
