New Immigration Destinations

Ruth McAreavey is a senior lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University, UK.

Chapter One: introduction and overview *

Introduction *

New Immigration Destinations *

Northern Ireland as a NID *

Aims of the book *

Structure of the book *

Chapter Two: The migration kaleidoscope: patterns and processes *

Macro influences *

New political movements and migration *

Migration governance *

Global flows of migrants *

Migrants escaping severe hardships *

Moving for work *

New Immigration Destinations in a Global Context *

New arrivals, new geographies *

Unfolding relations in NIDs *

Migration strategies and decisions *

Balancing the ‘cost’ and benefits of being a migrant *

The benefits of migration: sending and receiving nations *

Conclusion *

Chapter 3 Conceptualising New Immigration Destinations *

Introduction *

Contemporary migration flows *

Terminology and language *

Defining migrants and migration/ migrants and legality *

Deploying labels and migration discourse *

Social construction of migrants *

Essentialising *

Second generation identities *

Conceptualising processes of incorporation *

Assimilation theories *

Alternative frameworks for migrant incorporation *

New concepts for understanding migration *

Superdiversity *

Tools for Analysing NIDs *

Towards a Typology for New Immigration Destinations *

Chapter Four: Ethical and methodological considerations *

Accountability in research *

A professional ethical approach *

How to (re)present migrants’ ‘real’ interests *

Migrants, power relations and society *

Relations with the research community: recruiting participants and gaining access *

The ethics of participation *

Ethics of payments *

Choosing to participate: external prompts and internal motivators *

Community motivations, mutual interests and cultural sensitivity *

Relying on Gatekeepers *

Gatekeeper negotiations *

Communication and rapport *

Nurturing relationships with the researched *

Positionality *

Language and interpretation *

Final comments *

Chapter Five: Northern Ireland: a context for immigration *

A snapshot of migration flows to Northern Ireland *

Northern Ireland: jurisdiction and political context *

Government in Northern Ireland *

Brexit *

Identifying the ‘community’ in Northern Ireland *

Migrants in Northern Ireland *

Contested territory; conflicting social relations *

Settlement patterns *

Housing patterns *

Longer term trends *

An ageing society? *

Emerging challenges for Northern Ireland *

Chapter Six Local boundaries: inclusionary or exclusionary? *

State action: integrating or impeding? *

Boundaries between social groups *

Migration boundaries *

The paradox of migration governance: USA and Canada *

The European Union and labour mobility *

EU Migrants *

Non-EU migrants in the UK *

Uncertain and shifting boundaries *

Conclusions *

Chapter Seven: The role of language in migrants’ integration *

Language as vehicle for migrant incorporation *

Language and culture *

Family relations *

Cultural sensitivity, languages and service provision in a new immigration destination *

Effectiveness of interpretation and interpreters *

Availability of interpretation *

Appropriate service delivery *

Service provision and cultural sensitivity *

Acquiring and using the new language *

Language as a gateway? *

Families, language and belonging *

Conclusions *

Chapter Eight: Migrants’ in the labour market: strategies to gain recognition *

Migrants and the economy *

Unraveling exclusion in the labour market *

Measuring inequalities *

Understanding migrant inequalities in the economy *

Local context: Northern Ireland, the economy and equality legislation *

The Northern Irish Economy *

Future developments *

Brexit *

Equality legislation and policy measures *

Racial equality and race relations *

Good (community) relations *

Irish migrants in global flows *

Shaping demand for migrant workers *

Migrants in the Northern Irish Economy *

Inequalities in the labour market *

Labour market segmentation *

Inclusion in the labour market *

Recognition in the labour market *

Conclusions *

Chapter Nine: Bolstering social income *

Social income in a NID *

Interconnecting inequalities *

State and welfare support *

Problems at the ‘front desk’ *

Beyond the workplace: blocking and boosting social income *

Structural challenges *

Third sector agencies *

Support from friends and family *

Conclusions *

Chapter Ten: Final thoughts *