Irish paupers in Scotland between the wars: Deportation, citizenship and empire

Feldman, David and Taylor, Becky (2026) Irish paupers in Scotland between the wars: Deportation, citizenship and empire. History Workshop Journal, 101 (Spring). ISSN 1363-3554

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Abstract

The years 1925–32 saw a racialized and sectarian campaign driven by Scottish Conservatives, demanding the repatriation of Irish paupers and the imposition of immigration restrictions on anyone entering Britain from Ireland without employment. Despite powerful support their demands were rejected by the Cabinet because they clashed with the imperatives of imperial subjecthood. This episode brings into focus the relationship between citizenship, rights and belonging in Britain and independent Ireland. Tracing demands for interwar immigration restriction, and their political failure, we reveal the local and national, imperial and international scales of concern shaping policy and practice on migration and citizenship.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	british empire,irish,scotland,citizenship,imperial policy,interwar,migration,welfare,history,history and philosophy of science ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1202
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of History
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Migration Research Network
Related URLs:	https://www.scopus.com/pages/publication...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2025 11:30
Last Modified:	26 Jun 2026 10:46
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100443
DOI:	10.1093/hwj/dbag009

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