Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland / edited by Bryan Fanning.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fanning, Bryan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Ireland.

Emigration and immigration.

Social change--Ireland.

Social change.

Social conditions.

Ireland--Social conditions--21st century.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

xii, 262 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, [2007]

Summary:

"Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland" addresses the impact of recent rapid social, economic, political and cultural change on Irish society. It includes chapters on citizenship and constitutional change, returned emigrants, the economic contribution of immigrants, the exploitation of migrant workers, asylum seekers and forced migrants, immigrant communities, politics, integration models and choices and social policy. It will be of immense interest to students and general readers interested in racism and social change resulting from immigration from the disciplines of sociology, social policy, human geography, politics, law and psychology. It is a companion volume to "Racism and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland "also published by Manchester University Press.

Contents:

2 Racism, rules and rights / Bryan Fanning 6

3 Children, citizenship and constitutional change / Siobhan Mullally 27

4 Cherry-picking the diaspora / Katy Hayward, Kevin Howard 47

5 The economic contribution of immigrants in Ireland / Alan Barrett, Adele Bergin 63

6 Neo-liberalism and immigration / Kieran Allen 84

7 Between 'here' and 'there': Nigerian lone mothers in Ireland / Insa Lichtsinn, Angela Veale 99

8 Forced migration and psychological stress / Dermot Ryan, Ciaran Benson, Barbara Dooley 113

9 Tuyen Pham: caught between two cultures / Vera Sheridan 129

10 The 'Bosnian project' in Ireland: a 'vision of divisions' / Maja Halilovic-Pastuovic 153

11 African Pentecostals in twenty-first-century Ireland: identity and integration / Abel Ugba 168

12 Getting into politics / Neltah Chadamoyo, Bryan Fanning, Fidele Mutwarasibo 185

13 Immigrant civic mobilisation / Alice Feldman 198

14 Integration models and choices / Piaras Mac Einri 214

15 Integration and social policy / Bryan Fanning 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780719075834

0719075831

071907584X

9780719075841

OCLC:

124898309