Integration of the african communities in the UK

The article is devoted to the issue of integrating African communities into modern British society. In the United Kingdom, activities in this area are based on improving legal mechanisms to protect the civil, economic and social rights of foreigners residing on its territory. In practice, this is manifested in the development of the legal system and the creation of new public authorities that combat manifestations of racial discrimination in all spheres of public life. The government course towards the integration of immigrant communities, including Africans, depended on the correlation of political forces in the country - the Labor party was traditionally more loyal than the Conservative Party, who created additional legal and administrative obstacles for immigrants. In the ideological sphere, this difference between the leading British parties was manifested in the concepts of multiculturalism and the «hostile environment», which opposed each other.

The definition of British identity as a result of multiculturalism tends to expand when immigrants who form an alien sociocultural environment begin to identify themselves with the British. In multiculturalism, the concepts of identity, nationality and citizenship are very closely intertwined. In modern Britain, we can observe the spread of the ideas of regionalism and the desire for ethnic isolation. In the era of globalization, it is difficult for the UK to form common values for native British and immigrants, which is why society is segmented according to racial, cultural and religious grounds. In these conditions, the success of the integration of African communities in the United Kingdom directly depends on the development of a new strategy for socio-cultural mediation.

Keywords

Africa, the UK, integration, racial discrimination, multiculturalism

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28.09.2020

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GOST	OKHOSHIN O. Integration of the african communities in the UK // Asia and Africa Today – 2020. – Issue 9 C. 46-51 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750010860-8-1 (circulation date: 16.01.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750010860-8
MLA	OKHOSHIN, Oleg V. "Integration of the african communities in the UK." Asia and Africa Today 9 (2020):46-51. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750010860-8
APA	OKHOSHIN O. (2020). Integration of the african communities in the UK. Asia and Africa Today (9), pp.46-51 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750010860-8

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