Ireland and migration in the twenty-first century / Mary Gilmartin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilmartin, Mary, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Ireland--Social conditions--21st century.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Ireland--Economic conditions--21st century.

Ireland--Emigration and immigration--History--21st century.

Ireland.

Ireland--Economic conditions--21st century.

Ireland--Social conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 196 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015

Summary:

Migration is one of the key issues in Ireland today. This book provides a new and original approach to understanding contemporary Irish migration and immigration, showing that they are processes that need to be understood together. It focuses on four key themes (work, social connections, culture and belonging) that are common to the experiences of immigrants, emigrants and internal migrants. The Gathering was an Irish government initiative held during 2013, bringing together festivals, concerts, seminars, family reunions under one convenient label, using it as a marketing campaign to encourage members of the Irish diaspora to visit Ireland. The 'Currents of Migration' map, together with the nuances of Ravenstein's discussion of migration, offer us a useful way to think about how we might map migration to and from Ireland. The emphasis on a close relationship between migration decisions and work has resulted in a wide range of research on the topic. The book describes social connections: on the ways in which we create, maintain and extend their social connections through the experience of migration. Migrants change the cultural structures and productions of particular places, and these changes may be welcomed to an extent, particularly in aspiring or already global cities. The temptations and complications of belonging become even more evident in association with migration. The book concludes by advocating for a place-based approach to migration, showing how this focus on Ireland as a specific place adds to our more general knowledge about migration as a process and as a lived experience.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Mapping migration

3 Work

4 Social connections

5 Culture

6 Belonging

7 Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 May 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784996574

1784996572

9781784997199

1784997196

OCLC:

980597702