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Papers by Bryan Fanning

As increasing numbers of researchers and policy-makers in government, non- governmental organisat... more As increasing numbers of researchers and policy-makers in government, non- governmental organisations and academia begin to urgently explore the question of 'integration' of migrants in Ireland, Translocations will seek to reflect, encourage and develop these debates. If we accept that the relationships between migration, racism and integration are complex, then we need a policy debate that addresses this complexity. The title of this journal, Translocations: The Irish Migration, Race and Social Transformation Review, is one that admits complexity and uncertainty. It aims to capture the heterogeneous perspectives of editorial board members. It goes without saying that through this editorial we are inviting debate, criticism and constructive engagement from anyone concerned with these issues. In this issue a number of different perspectives find expression. This editorial argues for more engagement between those who might portray themselves or be portrayed as either idealists...

Journal of Social Policy, 1999

Page 1. REVIEWS Esther Sarega (ed.), Embodying the Social: Constructions of Difference, Routledge... more Page 1. REVIEWS Esther Sarega (ed.), Embodying the Social: Constructions of Difference, Routledge, London, 1998, £45.00, £13.99 pbk. Gail Lewis (ed.), Forming Nation, Framing Welfare, Routledge, London, 1998, 352 pp., £45.00, £13.99 pbk. ...

... to moral questions drawn from James and Dewey that is a cardinal element in his vision of the... more ... to moral questions drawn from James and Dewey that is a cardinal element in his vision of the future. Evil is described as a lesser good and all moral choice as a compromise between conflicting goods. Pragmatism, he states, is concerned with 'ways Fanning and Mooney 739 ...

Irish Studies Review, 2015

Child Care in Practice, 2004

A socio-cultural critique of the Celtic Tiger and its aftermath, 2014

Abstract The most significant event in the politics of immigration in the Republic of Ireland has... more Abstract The most significant event in the politics of immigration in the Republic of Ireland has been the 2004 Referendum that removed 'jus soli' constitutional rights to citizenship from Irish born children of immi-grants. Constitutional definitions of Irishness narrowed at a time ...

Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2007

Irish Journal of Sociology, 2013

The focus of this article is on tensions between transnationalism and methodological nationalism ... more The focus of this article is on tensions between transnationalism and methodological nationalism in the sociology of immigration, with reference to sociological analyses of the Irish case. Cosmopolitans, critical theorists and others who emphasis global interdependences, inequalities and risks see the focus on the nation-state as deeply flawed. The case for sociological transnationalism is that it addresses lives lived at odds with borders, nation-state containers and the cages of national identities. It challenges perceptions that the nation-state, a relatively new human invention, is natural, inevitable or static. However, both nationalism and ethnicity have persisted as categorical identities invoked by elites and other participants in political and social struggles and need to be still taken seriously.

Irish Political Studies, 2010

... Although unsuccessful in their respective efforts, Fine Gael's Adeola Ogunsina (Mulhudda... more ... Although unsuccessful in their respective efforts, Fine Gael's Adeola Ogunsina (Mulhuddart), Fianna Fáil's Anna Michalska (Kilkenny), the Green Party's Tendai Madondo (Tallaght) and Labour's Elena Secas (Limerick City) all performed well (Irish ... In IZA Discussion Paper No. ...

American Journal of Sociology, 2013

co-authored with Tom Garvin

Previous research on the impact of immigration on urban socio-spatial inequalities has focused on... more Previous research on the impact of immigration on urban socio-spatial inequalities has focused on cities with long immigration histories where successive waves of new arrivals impacted on segregation patterns established by preceding waves, usually in a context where immigrants in each wave were poor and had low education. This paper focuses on Dublin as an example of a city where immigration is new and recent, is dominated by the well educated and occurs against a backdrop of a mono-ethnic existing population. In that context, it examines the impact of immigrant settlement patterns on socio-spatial inequalities in the city in the years 1996-2006, a period of economic boom. It finds that, while immigrants in Dublin were segregated to a certain degree, with a slight tendency to cluster in disadvantaged areas, clustering provided a small element of social lift to disadvantaged areas and generally contributed to a significant reduction in socio-spatial inequalities that occurred in the city in the period.

Co-authors: Kevin Howard and Neil O'Boyle