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Demographic Modernity in Ireland: A Cultural Analysis of Citizenship, Migration, and Fertility
Published in:
Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe (JSAE), Vol: 8, Page: 5-17
Publication Date:
2008
Aims & Objectives:
The aim of this study was to examine the changing demographic and related cultural conditions corresponding with the referendum concerning citizenship by birth through three interrelated yet analytically distinguishable strands:
Abstract:
In June 2004 citizens in Ireland voted on a constitutional referendum which proposed to change the rules about the constitutional entitlement to citizenship by birth. The proposed change and subsequent vote in favor of the referendum generated a variety of commentary and scholarship. While factors of political economy and a racialized discourse regarding immigration are central to understanding contemporary change in Ireland, this article examines the changing demographic and related cultural conditions corresponding with the referendum through three interrelated yet analytically distinguishable strands: a) population change, specifically patterns of migration and fertility; b) changing notions of Irish and European modernity and identity; and c) Ireland's historical experience of colonialism and diaspora. ‘Demographic modernity’ in Ireland is a cultural complex that interprets social demographic factors such as (low) fertility, high life expectancy, timing of first births and of marriage, low infant/child mortality, and variable standards of migration and mobility in relation to political and historical discourses about nation and person. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe (JSAE) is the property of Blackwell Publishing Limited and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Authors:
Veerendra Lele
Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision
Notes:
Article 15355632 Accession Number: 32642190; Lele, Veerendra 1; Email Address: lelev@denison.edu; Affiliations: 1: Denison University Source Info: 2008, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p5; Thesaurus Term: DEMOGRAPHY; Thesaurus Term: CITIZENSHIP; Thesaurus Term: EMIGRATION & immigration; Thesaurus Term: REFERENDUM; Thesaurus Term: FERTILITY, Human; Thesaurus Term: KINSHIP; Thesaurus Term: DIASPORA; Subject Term: IRELAND; Author-Supplied Keyword: citizenship; Author-Supplied Keyword: demography; Author-Supplied Keyword: diaspora; Author-Supplied Keyword: fertility; Author-Supplied Keyword: Ireland; Author-Supplied Keyword: kinship; Author-Supplied Keyword: migration; Number of Pages: 13p; Illustrations: 1 chart, 4 graphs. Document Type: Article
Categories:
cultural condition; citizenship
International Classification:
Other - cross-cultural conditions
Keywords:
- Citizenship
- Demography
- DIASPORA
- EMIGRATION & immigration
- fertility
- FERTILITY, Human
- Ireland
- KINSHIP
- migration
- REFERENDUM
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Irepublic of Ireland)