Creating space for multiple belongings
Expressive arts approaches to multicultural identity in post-referendum Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19220705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Hoare (0000-0002-3347-2288, Trinity College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 274-298 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0791-6035 • E-ISSN: 2050-5280 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/07916035261452124 |
| OpenAlex | W7161403602 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
More than 20 years after Ireland's 2004 citizenship referendum, young people with non-Irish heritage continue navigating complex questions of identity and belonging in contemporary Ireland. Drawing from expressive arts psychotherapy practice with unaccompanied minors, this paper explores how creative approaches can support adolescents experiencing belonging uncertainty in post-referendum Ireland. Through a composite case study of Maryse, a 16-year-old unaccompanied minor from the Democratic Republic of Congo participating in an expressive arts youth group, the paper demonstrates how therapeutically informed creative activities supported identity exploration using a three-stage trauma-informed framework. Key practice principles emerge including prioritising choice and agency, practising cultural humility and accessing multiple coping channels through embodied approaches that honour diverse cultural traditions
Citizenship · Democracy · Ethnography · Honour · Identity (music) · Liminality · Multiculturalism · The arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Resilience and Mental Health
Adolescent identity development in context
Ambiguous Citizenship in an Age of Global Migration
Immigrants and Refugees
Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition
The Study of Adolescent Identity Formation 2000–2010
Reconstructing Adolescence after Displacement
Advocates of Research-Supported Treatments for PTSD are Losing in Lots of Ways
Using composite case material to develop trauma‐informed psychoeducation for social care workers looking after unaccompanied minors in residential care in Ireland
Critical geographies of citizenship and belonging in Ireland
A developmental contextual perspective on identity construction in emerging adulthood
Ireland and migration in the twenty-first century
Nationals/non-nationals
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |