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