2016/01/01 by Julien Guillaumond · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Health Professions · #Irish and British Studies #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Romani and Gypsy Studies #Irish #Citizenship #Nationality #Immigration #Context (archaeology) #Political science #Politics #Political economy #Population #Identity (music) #Sociology #Development economics #Gender studies #Law #Geography #Economics
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Over the last two decades, many European States have altered their immigration policies in a context of intense economic, social and demographic changes. As a consequence, immigration issues have turned into more political issues, forcefully questioning the notion of belonging to the “community of citizens”. Long considered as an emigrant nation without any real experience in dealing with immigration issues, how has Ireland dealt with an outstanding reversal of its population trends in less than two decades in a context of huge economic and social changes? The purpose of this chapter is to look at the two notions of citizenship and nationality in the Republic of Ireland through a two-facet perspective set against the economic and demographic changes of the last two decades. In the Irish case, both elements seem to stress the idea of an unchanging Irish citizenship and identity while negating the diversity of Ireland itself.