Manchester University Press Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland

Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland addresses the impact of recent, rapid social, economic, political and cultural change on Irish society. It includes chapters on citizenship and constitutional change, returned emigrants, the economic contribution of immigrants, the exploitation of migrant workers, asylum seekers and forced migrants, immigrant communities, politics, integration models and choices and social policy. It will be of immense interest to students of sociology, social policy, human geography, politics, law and psychology and to general readers interested in racism and social change resulting from immigration. It is a companion volume to Racism and social change in the Republic of Ireland also published by Manchester University Press. -- . Review Bryan Fanning is the internationally acknowledged expert on the extraordinary sociological phenomenon of an emigrant Ireland being transformed within a decade into an immigrant nation on a spectacular scale. He has put together a fascinating collection of studies of this historic transformation. (Tom Garvin, Professor of Politics, University College Dublin) --Tom Garvin, Professor of Politics, University College Dublin Fanning's observation on the ideological roots of an immigration policy driven by notions of citizenship lays the ground for the book's major achievement: showing how the assumptions that inform our thinking about immigration have real and deeply-felt effects on the daily lives of those who settle here. (Ruadhan Mac Cormic - winner of the 2007 Irish Times Douglas Gageby Fellowship - Irish Times) --(Ruadhan Mac Cormic - winner of the 2007 Irish Times Douglas Gageby Fellowship - Irish Times) Fanning's observation on the ideological roots of an immigration policy driven by notions of citizenship lays the ground for the book's major achievement: showing how the assumptions that inform our thinking about immigration have real and deeply-felt effects on the daily lives of those who settle here. (Ruadhan Mac Cormic - winner of the 2007 Irish Times Douglas Gageby Fellowship - Irish Times) --(Ruadhan Mac Cormic - winner of the 2007 Irish Times Douglas Gageby Fellowship - Irish Times) From the Back Cover Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland addresses the impact of recent, rapid social, economic, political and cultural change on Irish society. It includes chapters on citizenship and constitutional change, returned emigrants, the economic contribution of immigrants, the exploitation of migrant workers, asylum seekers and forced migrants, immigrant communities, politics, integration models and choices and social policy. It will be of immense interest to students of sociology, social policy, human geography, politics, law and psychology and to general readers interested in racism and social change resulting from immigration. It is a companion volume to Racism and social change in the Republic of Ireland also published by Manchester University Press. About the Author Bryan Fanning is Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at University College Dublin