Becoming British: UK Citizenship Examined

by Thom Brooks

Overview

Migration to the United Kingdom receives widespread attention, but less attention is paid to the major increase in the number of people becoming British citizens. UK citizenship has undergone substantial changes in recent decades and a clear up-to-date examination of what UK citizenship actually means, who has access to it and on what terms, is long overdue.

Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University, and one of the United Kingdom's leading experts on British citizenship. Brooks passed the UK citizenship test and became a British citizen in 2011. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849549769
Publisher:	Biteback Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/10/2017
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	590,336
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Thom Brooks: Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University, a columnist for Newcastle’s daily The Journal and one of the UK’s leading experts on British citizenship. Brooks passed the citizenship test and became a British citizen in 2011. He is a dual citizen of the UK and United States.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Immigration rising 1

Chapter 2 From subject to citizen 23

Chapter 3 What is Britishness? 53

Chapter 4 Testing citizenship 85

Chapter 5 The English question 121

Chapter 6 The free movement myth 149

Chapter 7 Love and marriage 181

Chapter 8 Seeking asylum 207

Chapter 9 Ending Britishness 235

Chapter 10 A future for Britishness? 253

Further rending 283

Acknowledgements 317

About the author 321