Integration in Ireland: The Everyday Lives of African Migrants
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Publishing Details
Integration in Ireland: The Everyday Lives of African Migrants
By (Author) Fiona Murphy
By (author) Mark Maguire
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
20th September 2012
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
305.8960417
Physical Properties
Hardback
176
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
The integration of new immigrants is one of the most important issues in Europe, yet not enough is known about the lives of migrants. This book draws on several years of ethnographic research with African migrants in Ireland, many of whom are former asylum seekers. Against the widespread assumptions that integration has been handled well in Ireland
Reviews
"this book argues that integration in Ireland is a bottom-up process, in which empowerment is vital. It offers a short and very useful introduction into the lives of Irelands immigrants and it is sure to appeal to both scholars in the field and the general reading public."
(Nanette Solan-Schuppers, University College Dublin, Irish Journal of Sociology, 2014)
The book is well written and provides a comprehensive window into the situations facing African migrants in Ireland in their quest to belong.
Author Bio
Fiona Murphy is Lecturer in Anthropology at National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Mark Maguire is Lecturer in Anthropology at National University of Ireland, Maynooth
