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Immigrant Candidates and Politics in the Republic of Ireland: Racialization, Ethnic Nepotism, or Localism?

December 14, 2010

Recent waves of new immigration distinct from postcolonial-era migrations can be identified in many Western countries. More than 40 such “new immigrant” candidates contested the 2009 local government elections in the Republic of Ireland. This article draws on interviews with just under half of these and on official responses from each of the Republic’s five political parties to a study … Read More

Author(s):	Bryan Fanning, Kevin Howard and Neil O'Boyle
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:	14 Dec 2010
Geographic Focus:	Ireland
URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2010.527233

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