Cullen, Pauline
(2009)
Irish Pro-Migrant Nongovernmental Organizations
and the Politics of Immigration.
Voluntas, 20.
pp. 99-128.
Abstract
In this article social movement theory is used to assess the strategic
repertoire of a relatively new sector of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
advocating for migrants rights in Ireland. Pro-migrant NGOs are majority community-
led and face a challenging political and societal context for mobilization
including a restrictive immigration regime, political and media discourse that racializes
migrants, weak public support for the expansion of migrants’ rights, and
high rates of discrimination and social exclusion experienced by migrant communities.
A competitive funding environment also inhibits pro-migrant NGOs capacity
to work with emerging migrant-led organizations that simultaneously compete for
state and foundation funds. Pro-migrant NGOs in Ireland have responded with a
three levelled strategy, namely alliance building with sympathetic public officials
and service and information provision to state bodies, campaigns contesting negative
media and societal framing of migrants, and networking with transnational
NGO coalitions working on immigration issues.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Immigration; Migrants rights; Ireland; Social partnership;
Pro-migrant NGOs; European Union; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology |
| Item ID: |
11982 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-009-9084-1 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Pauline Cullen
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| Date Deposited: |
03 Dec 2019 14:06 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Voluntas |
| Publisher: |
Springer Verlag |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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