Migration to Britain

About the lecture

In this module, we think about the development of migration into Britain over the last two centuries, and its main drivers. We focus on: (i) the major migration flows into Britain since c. 1800, beginning with refugees from the French Revolution and including movements of people from former colonies in the post-World War II period; (ii) the major underlying factors for this migration - Britain’s wealth, its political liberties, and migration policies; (iii) the importance of occupational and community networks in migration to Britain, using examples of movements from Cyprus and India.

About the lecturer

Professor Panikos Panayi is Professor of European History at De Montfort University. He has researched widely in the fields of immigration and interethnic relations in Britain and Europe. His publications include Migrant City: A New History of London (2020), The Germans in India: Elite European Migrants in the British Empire (2017) An Immigration History of Britain (2010).