• Langue : Français
• Identifiant : ULIL_MSPL_2025_059
• Faculté/Ecole : Sciences Po Lille
• Date de soutenance : 28/05/2025
• Type de mémoire : Mémoire de Master
• Discipline : SPL - Paix, Action Humanitaire et Développement (PHD)

Résumé

The Scottish Parliament was officially established in 1999, transferring devolved powers to Scotland, over health, education, etc, and marking a significant step toward self-governance. Yet key areas such as defence, foreign policy and immigration remain reserved to Westminster. Devolution in the UK is an ongoing topic of debate as different nations feel that their interests in reserved areas are not always reflected in UK-wide policies. While the UK has increasingly been shaping restrictive policies regarding immigration, Scotland has demonstrated a clear political will to welcome and integrate migrants, for demographic, economic and moral reasons. This qualitative research examines the extent to which Scotland’s public and third sectors leverage their devolved powers, and the absence of UK-wide integration policy, to better integrate asylum seekers and refugees. Ultimately, the research aims to show that while the nation faces internal and external limitation, Scotland is indeed forging a distinct migrant integration model within the UK’s legal framework.