Migrant Activism and Integration from Below in Ireland

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-33638-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

Reihe: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship

This book analyzes the interaction between migrant activists and leaders and the state of the Republic of Ireland - a late player in Europe's immigration regime - against the background of an increasingly restrictive immigration regime.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moreo, Elena

Lentin, Ronit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Immigration in Ireland and Migrant-Led Activism; R.Lentin Theorizing Migrant-Led Activism; C.De Tona & E.Moreo 'There is No Movement': A Brief History of Migrant-Led Activism in Contemporary Ireland; R.Lentin On Visibility and Invisibility: Migrant Practices Between Regimes of Representation and Self-Determination; E.Moreo Investing in Hope: Gendered Resistance and the Struggle of Migrant Women's Associations in Ireland. C.De Tona Chinese-Led Migrant Activism Beyond Invisibility: The Irish Chinese Earthquake Appeal Committee; Y.Wang Beyond Welcoming the Strangers: Migrant Integration Processes Among Protestant Churches in Ireland; A.Passarelli The Horn of Africa People's Aid: Refugee Empowerment and New Forms of Neoliberal Rationality; E.Moreo Conclusion: Integration from Below?; R.Lentin Notes References Index

Über Autor(innen)

CARLA DE TONA Independent researcher whohas previously worked at the University of Manchester, UK, and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
ALESSIA PASSARELLIPhD candidate in the Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
YING YUN WANGPhD candidate in the Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland