New Scots is a term sometimes used to describe people of any nationality who have immigrated or moved to Scotland. The term has a basis in Scottish Government policy geared towards welcoming refugees and economic migrants and is widely used in modern Scottish media and culture. Anyone of any incomer nationality can describe themselves as a 'New Scot' from the first day they arrive without affecting their existing nationality.
Terminology
editThe history of Scottish peoples includes a mixture of immigrants from outside of Scotland. However, the term New Scots has been used to describe new immigrants since the twentieth century after the Second World War, with the increase of settled immigrants from other parts of the world and especially after the decolonisation period of the mid 20th century, as well as more modern refugee 'crises' of the 21st century. [1][2]
In the 2000s, the Scottish government has also employed the term in official documents, speaking both in terms of the new talent immigrants bring to Scotland[3] and those who come as refugees and asylum seekers.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Maan, Bashir (1997). The New Scots: The Story of Asians in Scotland. John Donald Publishers Ltd. ISBN 978-0859763578.
- ^ Devine, Tom M. (2018). New Scots: Scotland's Immigrant Communities since 1945. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-3790-5.
- ^ Scottish Executive (2004). New Scots: Attracting Fresh Talent to Meet the Challenge of Growth. Scottish Executive. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019.
- ^ Scottish Government (2018). New Scots: Refugee Integration Strategy: 2018–2022. Scottish Government.
- ^ Scottish Government (2024). New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy (PDF). Scottish Government.
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