Ireland and migration in the twenty-first century by Mary Gilmartin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Migration is one of the key issues in Ireland today. The economic crisis has led to a dramatic increase in levels of emigration from the country, and this follows a period of mass immigration during the Celtic Tiger era. This book provides a new and original approach to understandingcontemporary Irish migration. It shows that immigration and emigration are processes that need to be understood together rather than separately, and uses a wide range of data - from statistical reports to in-depth qualitative studies - to show these connections. The book makes the links between different forms of migration explicit through a focus on four key themes - work, social connections, culture and belonging - that are common to the experiences of immigrants, emigrants and internal migrants. This includes a wide selection of case studies, such as theglobal GAA, the campaign for emigrant voting, medical migration and how families are changed by migration. Ireland and migration in the twenty-first century is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Irish migration. It also has broader relevance, as it suggests a new approach to the study of migration that addresses the concerns of leading scholars of migration. | Ireland and migration in the twenty-first century by Mary Gilmartin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters