Community, difference and identity : the case of the Irish in Sheffield

CASEY, Rionach (2010). Community, difference and identity : the case of the Irish in Sheffield. Irish Geography, 43 (3), 211-232.

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Official URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22066153
Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1080/00750778.2010.565680

Abstract

There is a growing body of research in racial and ethnic studies on the processes of identity construction within minority ethnic populations. This article seeks to build on this work by analysing emerging collective identity formations in an ‘invisible’ minority ethnic group. Based upon focus groups and in-depth interviews with Irish people in Sheffield, the article aims to advance three key arguments. First, the concept of community is central to an Irish collective identity, but is negotiated in a multiplicity of ways. Second, Irish collective identity has been shaped not only by demographic differences but by shared experiences of non-recognition and stereotyping. Third, there is a simultaneous assertion of an Irish identity running parallel with a perception that the ‘traditional’ Irish community may have to re-invent itself in response to changing demographics at the local level. The paper concludes by considering the implications of these arguments for an understanding of Irish ethnicity in multicultural Britain.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Built Environment Division Research Group
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/00750778.2010.565680
Page Range: 211-232
Depositing User: Sarah Ward
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2012 13:23
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 10:15
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5729

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