Being Muslim and being Irish after 9/11: self-conceptions of place in Irish society

Abstract There has been a significant, well-established if somewhat invisible Muslim population in Ireland since the 1950s. An increase in immigration during the Celtic tiger years along with the hysteria of 9/11 caused a rapid visibilization of this population. Muslims became synonymous with extremism and terrorism, but also fell victim to racist constructions emerging from the economic decline. The experience … Read More

Author(s):Orla Lynch and Angela Veale
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:03 Jul 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2015.1050047#.VZqKPflVhBc
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Do Attitudes to Immigrants Change in Hard Times? Ireland in a European Context

Abstract The enlargement of the European Union (EU) and the subsequent global economic recession has drawn attention to individual-level attitudes towards immigrants across Europe. In this context, using the European Social Survey (ESS), we compared Irish attitudes towards immigrants with those in 12 other European countries at 3 critical moments in time – prior to large immigration flows in 2002; … Read More

Author(s):Thomas Turner and Christine Cross
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:29 Apr 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616696.2015.1035298
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New mobilities in Europe: Polish migration to Ireland post-2004

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Abstract  This book examines Polish migration to Ireland in the context of ‘new mobilities in Europe’. It includes detailed accounts of the working lives of a group of mainly skilled Polish migrants in Dublin. They were interviewed at regular intervals as part of a Qualitative Panel Study. Through this novel methodology, their careers and aspirations were traced as Ireland moved … Read More

Author(s):Torben Krings, Elaine Moriarty, James Wickham, Alicja Bobek and Justyna Salamońska
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Publication Date:27 Aug 2013
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9780719088094
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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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Annual Report on Asylum and Migration Statistics 2004 and 2005: EMN Synthesis Report

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This EMN Synthesis Report summarises the main findings for the years 2004 and 2005 of the analysis of asylum and migration statistics undertaken by 17 EMN NCPs (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom). Topics covered are Migration Flows to/from an EU Member State, Population by … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publication Date:01 Sep 2008
Reference Period:01 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2005
Geographic Focus:European Union
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Freedom of Movement for Workers from Central and Eastern Europe: Experiences in Ireland and Sweden

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This report was presented at the seminar on “Freedom of Movement for Workers from Central and Eastern Europe” and is a part of the research project on “Enlargement and the Free Movement of Labour”. Available to download: http://www.sieps.se.

Author(s):Nicola Doyle and Gerard Hughes (ESRI) Eskil Wadensj (Sieps)
Publisher:Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Sieps)
Publication Date:01 May 2006
Geographic Focus:Ireland and Sweden
URL:http://www.sieps.se/en/seminarier/freedom-of-movement-for-workers-from-central-and-eastern-europe
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