Divided Society: Ethnic Minorities and Racism in Northern Ireland

Author(s): Paul Hainsworth
Document Type: Book
Year: 1998
Publisher: Pluto Press
Place of Publication: London
ISBN: 0 7453 1196 2
Subject Area(s): Equality Issues, Ethnicity, Religion, Culture/Identity, NI Conflict, Demography, Health, Employment, Crime and Criminal Justice
Client Group(s): Minority Ethnic Groups, Victims, Travellers

Abbreviations: NI - Northern Ireland

Background to the Research

  • The troubles within NI have largely overshadowed the presence of over forty ethnic minority and religious groups.
  • The region's 20,000 ethnic minority residents have had to contend with a lack of protective legislation and an ignorance of their respective needs by the state. The aim of this book is to highlight the marginalisation of ethnic minority groups within NI. Moreover, the book provides an overview of ethnicity, and how it is recognised as an integral component of the agenda for change in NI.

Research Approach

  • The authors use a combination of approaches:
    • Analysis of primary data.
    • Analysis of secondary data.
  • The book is structured to facilitate an understanding of ethnic minority communities in NI.
  • It is in two parts. Part 1 focuses upon key issues and part 2 provides case studies of ethnic minority groups in NI, namely Chinese, Traveller, Pakistan and Indian.

Contents

Chapter Title Author(s)
  Introduction Paul Hainsworth
1 'There's no racism because there's no black people here': Racism and Anti-racism in Northern Ireland Robbie McVeigh
2 Politics, Racism and Ethnicity in Northern Ireland Paul Hainsworth
3 The International Context Brice Dickson and Mark Bell
4 Law, Policing and the Criminal Justice System Ciaran White
5 Health Issues and Ethnic Minorities in Northern Ireland Carolyn Mason
6 Fitting In: Ethnic Minorities and the News Media Liz Fawcett
7 Race and Ethnicity in Northern Ireland: The Chinese Community Anna Manwah Watson and Eleanor McKnight
8 Pathologisation and Resistance: Travellers, Nomadism and the State Paul Noonan
9 The Indian Community in Northern Ireland Greg Irwin
10 'Because you stick out, you stand out': Perceptions of Prejudice Among Northern Ireland's Pakistanis Hastings Donnan and Mairead O'Brien
11 The Jews of Northern Ireland David Warm

 


 

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