THE TIMES SUNDAY TIMES FINANCIAL TIMES and EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018Whiteshift
tells the most important political story of the 21st century: how demographic change is
transforming Western politics and how to think about the future of white majorities'Powerful
and rigorously researched. . . this is a book that speaks to the most urgent and difficult
issues of our time' - John Gray author of Seven Types of AtheismThis is the century of
whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race demographic change is
transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white and by the end of the
century minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the majority in the UK and
other countries. The early stages of this transformation have led to a populist disruption
tearing a path through the usual politics of left and right. One of the most crucial challenges
of our time is to enable conservatives as well as cosmopolitans to view whiteshift as a
positive development.In this groundbreaking book political scientist Eric Kaufmann examines
the evidence to explore ethnic change in Western Europe and North America. Tracing four ways of
dealing with this transformation - fight repress flight and join - he charts different
scenarios and calls for us to move beyond empty talk about national identity. If we want to
avoid more radical political divisions he argues we have to open up debate about the future
of white majorities. Deeply thought provoking Whiteshift offers a wealth of data to redefine
the way we discuss race in the twenty-first century.
