Contexts of Exit in the Migration of Russian Speakers from the Baltic Countries to Ireland

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Abstract: Recently, Ireland has become a major destination for migrants from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Many of these migrants are members of Russian-speaking minorities leaving a context of restrictive citizenship and language laws and varying degrees of ethnic tension. This article draws on interviews collected in Ireland to examine the role played by the contexts of exit in decisions to … Read More

Author(s):Sofya Aptekar
Publisher:SAGE Journals
Publication Date:01 Dec 2009
Geographic Focus:Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania
URL:http://etn.sagepub.com/content/9/4/507.short
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