Migrant activism and integration from below in Ireland / edited by Ronit Lentin and Elena Moreo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lenṭin, Ronit.

Moreo, Elena, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Political activity--Ireland.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation--Ireland.

Race relations.

Ethnic relations.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Social aspects.

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.

Immigrants--Political activity.

Ireland--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Ireland.

Ireland--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Ireland--Ethnic relations.

Ireland--Race relations.

Physical Description:

vii, 231 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Employing the term 'migrant-led activism' to encompass a range of activities and policy interventions that migrant-led groups in Ireland engage in, this book critically analyzes the interaction between migrant activists and leaders and the state of the Republic of Ireland-a late player in Europe's immigration regime. The book, by a team of researchers based in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, sets out an evidence-based critique of state and societal discourses of integration to provide a nuanced migrant-inspired discussion of processes of 'increasingly from below' against the back-ground of an increasingly restrictive immigration regime.

Through lobbying, advocacy, outreach, information, support, as well as campaigns against racism and discriminations, the migrant-led associations discussed in this book not only provide essential services but also participate in policy debates around issues that affect migrants, implement strategies of cultural adaptation and resistance, create opportunities for individual and community advancement, and provide a platform for disadvantaged segments of the population to become visible. The migrant-led associations studied all aim at the facilitating migrants' 'integration from below' in Ireland, displaying a community-oriented focus. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Immigration in Ireland and Migrant-Led Activism / Ronit Lentin Lentin, Ronit 1

2 Theorizing Migrant-Led Activism / Carla De Tona Tona, Carla De, Elena Moreo Moreo, Elena 21

3 'There Is No Movement': A Brief History of Migrant-Led Activism in Ireland / Ronit Lentin Lentin, Ronit 42

4 On Visibility and Invisibility: Migrant Practices between Regimes of Representation and Self-Determination / Elena Moreo Moreo, Elena 72

5 Investing in Hope? Gendered Resistance and the Struggle of Migrant Women's Associations in Ireland / Carla De Tona Tona, Carla De 95

6 Chinese-Led Migrant Activism beyond Invisibility: The Irish Chinese Sichuan Earthquake Appeal Committee / Ying Yun Wang Wang, Ying Yun 119

7 Beyond Welcoming the Strangers: Migrant Integration Processes among Protestant Churches in Ireland / Alessia Passarelli Passarelli, Alessia 140

8 The Horn of Africa People's Aid: Refugee Empowerment and New Forms of Neo-Liberal Rationality / Elena Moreo Moreo, Elena 159

9 Conclusion: Integration from Below? / Ronit Lentin Lentin, Ronit 182.

ISBN:

9780230300620

0230300626

OCLC:

757475534

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