Reforming the UK's Citizenship Test: Building Bridges, Not Barriers

by Thom Brooks

Overview

How many questions could you answer in a pub quiz about British values? Designed to ensure new migrants have accepted British values and integrated, the UK's citizenship test is often portrayed as a bad pub quiz with answers few citizens know. With the launch of a new post-Brexit immigration system, this is a critical time to change the test. Thom Brooks draws on first-hand experience of taking the test, and interviews with key figures including past Home Secretaries, to expose the test as ineffective and a barrier to citizenship. This accessible guide offers recommendations for transforming the citizenship test into a ‘bridge to citizenship’ which fosters greater inclusion and integration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529218534
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	04/29/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	761 KB

About the Author

Thom Brooks is the Dean of Durham Law School at Durham University.

Table of Contents

1. A Bad Pub Quiz 2. Why Test for Citizenship? 3. A New Beginning 4. Not Learning from Mistakes 5. From Trivia to Trivial 6. Building Bridges and a Better Test 7. Conclusion and Recommendations

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“An important addition to literature on British citizenship which provides a much needed critique of the citizenship test.” Devyani Prabhat, University of Bristol

“Writing from personal experience of the citizenship test and from deep expertise in its development and shortcomings, Professor Brooks provides a welcome and constructive critique of what he demonstrates to have become a dysfunctional institution. This is a timely book with a compelling reforming message and clear proposals to change things for the better.” Arthur Chapman, UniversityCollege London