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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ronit Lentin , Elena MoreoPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780230300620ISBN 10: 0230300626 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 17 February 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 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 IndexReviewsOverall, this collection is an engaging and thought-provoking intervention in debates about the politics and practice of migrant integration in Ireland (and beyond). By focusing on 'integration from below' the activities and perspectives of migrants themselves are brought to bear across the chapters in a fresh and urgent way. - Ethnic and Racial Studies Through documentary analysis, ethnographic work, internet research and eighty-three in-depth, open-ended interviews with migrant activists, the book generates a comprehensive foundation for an understanding of migrant-led activism in Ireland. - Irish Journal of Sociology Makes an important contribution to migration studies by shedding light on the complex range of ways in which migrants negotiate their position within Irish society. - Ephemera 'Overall, this collection is an engaging and thought-provoking intervention in debates about the politics and practice of migrant integration in Ireland (and beyond). By focusing on 'integration from below' the activities and perspectives of migrants themselves are brought to bear across the chapters in a fresh and urgent way.' - Ethnic and Racial Studies Overall, this collection is an engaging and thought-provoking intervention in debates about the politics and practice of migrant integration in Ireland (and beyond). By focusing on 'integration from below' the activities and perspectives of migrants themselves are brought to bear across the chapters in a fresh and urgent way. - Ethnic and Racial Studies Through documentary analysis, ethnographic work, internet research and eighty-three in-depth, open-ended interviews with migrant activists, the book generates a comprehensive foundation for an understanding of migrant-led activism in Ireland. - Irish Journal of Sociology Makes an important contribution to migration studies by shedding light on the complex range of ways in which migrants negotiate their position within Irish society. - Ephemera Overall, this collection is an engaging and thought-provoking intervention in debates about the politics and practice of migrant integration in Ireland (and beyond). By focusing on 'integration from below' the activities and perspectives of migrants themselves are brought to bear across the chapters in a fresh and urgent way. - Ethnic and Racial Studies Through documentary analysis, ethnographic work, internet research and eighty-three in-depth, open-ended interviews with migrant activists, the book generates a comprehensive foundation for an understanding of migrant-led activism in Ireland. - Irish Journal of Sociology Makes an important contribution to migration studies by shedding light on the complex range of ways in which migrants negotiate their position within Irish society. - Ephemera Author InformationCARLA 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 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |