The political dynamics of inclusion: noncitizen workers in ethnocratic states

Bondy, Assaf S. and Preminger, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-5737 2026. The political dynamics of inclusion: noncitizen workers in ethnocratic states. Work, Employment and Society Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

Research into migrant workers suggests noncitizens are subject to tensions between their inclusion for labour and their exclusion as the ethnic ‘other’. These tensions are held in balance by a stable configuration of state and social actors. However, a security crisis is an opportunity for actors to shift the balance in their interests and is likely to strengthen the exclusionary logic. We analyse the labour market in Israel/Palestine following the extreme crisis of October 2023, to show how actors shift the inclusionary/exclusionary balance and how this impacts the entry and employment terms of noncitizen workers. We find that while crisis enables actors to challenge the status quo, key logics underpinning that status quo are resilient, and neoliberal inclusionary pressures persist even during extreme security crises. We thus reveal the structural constraints that market economies place on ethnonational projects, including ethnocracies with a powerful ethnonational ethos expressed in populist racist politics.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ethnocracy, ethnonationalism, exclusion, inclusion, Israel/Palestine, labour migration, neoliberalism, Palestinians, settler colonialism, trade unions
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0950-0170
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 January 2026
Date of Acceptance:	6 January 2026
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2026 16:20
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/183733

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