Friendship-making: Exploring Network Formations through the Narratives of Irish Highly Qualified Migrants in Britain

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Abstract The paper, drawing on narrative analysis of qualitative research with Irish highly qualified migrants in Britain, examines the processes of friendship-making in contexts of mobility. In so doing, I consider what stories of making new friends in new places, reveal about interconnections between selection opportunities but also obstacles, as well as the role of preferences and shared interests. My … Read More

Author(s):Louise Ryan
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:11 Mar 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1015409
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The Global Financial Crisis and migration: the experience of Irish graduates

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Purpose This paper identifies a group of Irish graduates who decided to emigrate following the global financial crash of 2008. The paper explores how the economic crisis in Ireland (2008-14) framed the experience of this group of migrants. Specifically, the paper examines the push/pull factors leading to migration; the experience of the graduate migrants in the host country; and decisions … Read More

Author(s):Simon Stephens, Jan Selmer and Luisa Helena Ferreira Pinto
Publisher:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication Date:01 Feb 2015
URL:http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JGM-06-2014-0017
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The Impact of Migration on National Identity in a Globalized World: A Comparative Analysis of Civic Education Curricula in Ireland, France and England

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This article examines the extent to which citizens of migrant origin are included within discourses of national identity in civic education curricula in England, France and Ireland. We explore how much space is given to citizens of migrant origin in discourses of national identity in civic education curricula and how they fit with central values normalized by a higher degree … Read More

Author(s):Laura O'Connor and Daniel Faas
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:01 Jan 2012
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2011.579479
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Globalization, Migration and Social Transformation

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In the space of around ten years Ireland went from being a traditional labour exporter to a leading European economy, and thus an attractive destination for immigrants from Eastern Europe and further afield. This produced a singular social laboratory, which this book explores in all its complexity set against the backdrop of globalization. Until recently seen as a showcase for … Read More

Author(s):Bryan Fanning and Ronaldo Munck
Publisher:Ashgate
Publication Date:01 Apr 2011
Geographic Focus:Ireland, Europe
URL:http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409411284
ISBN:9781409411284
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The ‘Healthy Immigrant’ Effect: initial evidence for Ireland

Source: Health Economics, Policy and Law, Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2012, pp 343-362. Published online 19 January 2011. (Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S174413311000040X ). Charge applies.

Author(s):Anne Nolan (ESRI)
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Publication Date:19 Jan 2011
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8634675
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Immigrant Candidates and Politics in the Republic of Ireland: Racialization, Ethnic Nepotism, or Localism?

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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Race and Immigration in Contemporary Ireland

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This article, published in New Geographies of Race and Racism (edited by Claire Dwyer and Caroline Bressey) focuses on the geography of race and immigration in the Irish context. In recent years geographers interested in ethnicity, ‘race’ and racism have extended their focus from examining geographies of segregation and racism to exploring cultural politics, social practice and everyday geographies of … Read More

Author(s):Una Crowley, Mary Gilmartin and Rob Kitchin
Publisher:Ashgate
Publication Date:01 Sep 2008
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754670858
ISBN:9780754670858
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Are Ireland’s Immigrants Integrating into its Labour Market?

Ireland has experienced a remarkable change in its migratory patterns in recent years and has moved from experiencing large-scale emigration to receiving significant inflows. In this paper, we use data from a nationally representative sample of immigrants and natives drawn in 2005 to assess the occupational attainment of immigrants in Ireland relative to natives. It is found that immigrants, on … Read More

Author(s):Alan Barrett and David Duffy (ESRI)
Publisher:Blackwell Publishing
Publication Date:05 Aug 2008
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2008.00139.x
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The Earnings of Immigrants in Ireland: Results from the 2005 EU Survey of Income and Living Conditions

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This paper has three objectives. First, a review of the developing body of work on the economics of immigration in Ireland is provided. Second, the analysis undertaken by Barrett and McCarthy (2007) of earnings of immigrants in Ireland is updated. Third, the earnings of immigrant women are assessed to see if they experience a “double disadvantage”. Among other findings, the … Read More

Author(s):Alan Barrett (ESRI) and Yvonne McCarthy (Central Bank)
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:20 Dec 2007
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Nationals/Non-Nationals: Immigration, Citizenship and Politics in the Republic of Ireland

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 immigrants. Constitutional definitions of Irishness narrowed at a time when the composition of Irish society had broadened significantly through immigration. The Referendum coincided with restrictions on welfare rights … Read More

Author(s):Bryan Fanning and Fidele Mutwarasibo
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:26 Mar 2007
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870701217506#.UZOqK7WG1i4
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Migrants’ Experience of Racism and Discrimination in Ireland

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This study reports the results of a survey conducted in Summer 2005 to assess the prevalence and degree of discrimination reported by recent migrants. The survey measures perceived discrimination in a range of different situations in the workplace, in public places, in shops/restaurants, in commercial transactions and in contact with institutions. The sample covers work permit holders and asylum seekers, … Read More

Author(s):Frances McGinnity, Philip J. O'Connell, Emma Quinn and James Williams (ESRI)
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:07 Nov 2006
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Immigration Policy and the Skills of Irish Immigrants: Evidence and Implications

The rise of immigration into Ireland has been accompanied by a debate on the potential objectives of immigration policy. This paper begins with a survey of international and historical evidence on the economics of immigration policy. To place Irish immigration in the international context, a recent OECD data set is used to compare the education of Irish immigrants to their … Read More

Author(s):Chris Minns
Publisher:Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland
Publication Date:01 Jan 2005
Geographic Focus:Ireland, Europe
URL:http://hdl.handle.net/2262/8799
ISBN:00814776
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Racism in the Irish Experience

Ireland’s unique position as the only state in the European Union to have been colonised, coupled with the ambivalent experiences of Irish people within the British Empire, means that issues of ‘race’ in Ireland are overlaid by complex social and historical forces. This book is a unique analysis of the racialisation of Irish identities. The author examines key phases in … Read More

Author(s):Steve Garner
Publisher:Pluto Press
Publication Date:20 Dec 2003
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745319971&
ISBN:9780745319971
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