Migrant Activism and Integration from Below in Ireland (original) (raw)

Migration, integration and activism in Ireland

This article reviews Migrant Activism and Integration from Below in Ireland (Lentin & Moreo, 2012). It focuses on important themes relating to migration in Ireland and internationally. Given the isolation often associated with the migration experience, organizations and associations can be seen as providing a vital social link for migrants in contemporary Ireland. Migrant-led organizations and associations provide a communal focus and a rallying point for group solidarity, and are shown to be a central means through which migrants both assert their presence in Ireland and engage in a de facto process of integration. This article draws attention to migration issues at a time when, due to Ireland's recent economic crisis, migration and integration policies have fallen from the political agenda in spite of continued high levels of in-migration in Ireland.

The Politics of Migration to Western Europe: Ireland in Comparative Perspective

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The Politics of Migration to Western Europe: Ireland in Comparative Perspective This article locates Ireland's relatively recent experience with mass immigration within a comparative West European context. It poses two questions: To what degree has Ireland become a "normal" country of immigration? What does the Irish case reveal about the contemporary politics of migration to Western Europe? The article's main finding is that Ireland's experience with mass immigration since the 1990s appears to be following a political trajectory similar to that of the traditional immigration-receiving states, despite being removed from the latter by as many as four decades. This said, the evidence suggests that some of the policy challenges precipitated by mass immigrant settlement may be currently arriving earlier in time than previously.

Citizenship and Belonging: The African Community and the Politics of Alienation in Ireland

2000

This article analyzes the debates around citizenship, with a focus on Ireland's politics of alienation. It examines how the new citizenship and immigration regime straddles the boundaries of gender, race and ethnicity and asserts that a particular category of migrants - African women migrants - were the motivation and justification for enacting the new citizenship law, as gender and ethnicity

Irish Migration and Citizenship Policies

This paper is a theoretical exploration of the changes to citizenship acquisition policy in the Republic of Ireland. Multiple socioeconomic factors are considered, with focus on post-EU membership policies. Contribution by baby tourism, economic fluctuations, and political cycles have each shaped the changes to Irish laws in acquiring citizenship.