Multicultural Ireland? Muslim Women and Integration in Ireland

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ID6074324
AuthorsVictoria Montgomery (corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume28
Issue3
Pages434-449
Publication date2013-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIrish Political Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07907184.2013.823087
OpenAlexW2030668519
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

The question of multiculturalism in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) has come more to the fore in recent years with growing levels of plurality within these societies. Indeed, new debates are opening up regarding identity and citizenship, which undoubtedly are challenging traditional conceptions of identity, with consequences for integration. Using the veil as a lens through which to explore narratives about identity in NI and the ROI, the article discusses the link between identity and integration, demonstrating the integration philosophies at work, and furthermore considers the wider gender implications of integration. It analyses the veil as a symbol of otherness in Ireland, as a symbol of the threat of diversity, and as a symbol of fundamentalism in ‘secular’ Ireland. It utilises fieldwork carried out with Muslim women in Ireland

Acknowledgement · Aesthetics · Citizenship · Fundamentalism · Irish · Legislation · Multiculturalism · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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