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MultiCulturalisM’s double bind urban anthropology series editors: italo Pardo and Giuliana Prato, university of Kent, uK Urban Anthropology is the first series of its kind to be established by a major academic publisher. Ethnographically global, the series includes original, empirically based works of high analytical and theoretical calibre. All volumes published in the series are peer-reviewed. The editors encourage submission of sole authored and edited manuscripts that address key issues that have comparative value in the current international academic and political debates. These issues include, but are by no means limited to: the methodological challenges posed by urban field research; the role of kinship, family and social relations; the gap between citizenship and governance; the legitimacy of policy and the law; the relationships between the legal, the semi- legal and the illegal in the economic and political fields; the role of conflicting moralities across the social, cultural and political spectra; the problems raised by internal and international migration; the informal sector of the economy and its complex relationships with the formal sector and the law; the impact of the process of globalization on the local level and the significance of local dynamics in the global context; urban development, sustainability and global restructuring; conflict and competition within and between cities. Other titles in the series Domestic Goddesses Maternity, Globalization and Middle-class Identity in Contemporary India Henrike Donner isbn 978 0 7546 4942 7 Beyond Multiculturalism Edited by Giuliana B. Prato isbn 978 0 7546 7173 2 Multiculturalism’s Double Bind Creating Inclusivity, Cosmopolitanism and Difference John naGle University of Ulster, UK © John nagle 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. John nagle has asserted his right under the Copyright, designs and Patents act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited Ashgate Publishing Company Wey Court east suite 420 union road 101 Cherry street Farnham Burlington surrey, Gu9 7Pt Vt 05401-4405 england usa www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Nagle, John. Multiculturalism’s double bind : creating inclusivity, cosmopolitanism and difference. -- (Urban anthropology) 1. Multiculturalism. 2. Cultural fusion. 3. Irish--Foreign countries--Social conditions. 4. Children of immigrants-- Social conditions. I. Title II. Series 305.8-dc22 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data nagle, John, 1971- Multiculturalism’s double bind : creating inclusivity, cosmopolitanism and difference / by John Nagle. p. cm. -- (Urban anthropology) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7546-7607-2 (hbk) -- ISBN 978-0-7546-9797-8 (ebook) 1. Multiculturalism. 2. Cosmopolitanism. I. Title. HM1271.N34 2009 305.8009421--dc22 2009018254 isbn 9780754676072 (hbk) isbn 9780754697978 (ebk.V) Contents List of Abbreviations vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction: Multiculturalism’s Double Bind 1 1 The Global City, Community and Multiculturalism 23 2 Mobilizing for Multiculturalism 47 3 The Village Hall: Multicultural Community Centres 75 4 the Carnival and status reversals: Multicultural Public spectacles 101 5 Be Counted: Multicultural Census Campaigns 125 6 Multiculturalism’s ‘Indian Summer’ and the Second-Generation 149 Conclusion: The Death of Multiculturalism: Redux 169 Bibliography 177 Index 193 In memory of Alice list of abbreviations CRE Commission for Racial Equality eu european union Fis Federation of irish societies Gla Greater london authority GlC Greater london Council IRA Irish Republican Army ibrG irish in britain representation Group iraG irish research advisory Group NCM New Commonwealth Migration ONS Office of National Statistics PTA Prevention of Terrorism Act un united nations UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization This page has been left blank intentionally Acknowledgements If I were a 1970s soul singer I might reasonably begin by thanking God and my hair-stylist (not necessarily in that order); but since I’m a ‘follicly challenged’ atheist, this is not really appropriate. As is the nature of these things thanking all those who made this work possible is an almost impossible task. First of all, a huge thanks to all the staff and students at the Irish Cultural Centre who so kindly tolerated me skulking about the corridors and classrooms of the Centre. Of the tutors, thanks to Brendan Mulkere, Bernard Canavan, J.J. O’Neill and Rory for being so accessible and willing to be harangued by my inquiries. Most of all, thanks to Ros Scanlon, who has been helpful beyond the bounds of reasonable assistance. Thanks also to Tony Murray at London Metropolitan University for allowing me to glean the huge Smurfit Archive of materials on the Irish in Britain. A special thanks to all those souls who surrendered precious time to let me interview them for the purpose of this book. I am especially happy to acknowledge Mary Tilki and Seán Hutton from the Federation of Irish Societies. I owe to Peter Aspinall a debt of gratitude for providing detailed information on the Census, as well as providing comments on a early draft of Chapter 5. The ideas expressed in this book were originally germinated in my Ph.D. thesis which was completed late in 2003 at the School of Anthropological Studies, Queen’s University Belfast. I therefore gratefully acknowledge the skilful handling of my more fanciful and unrealistic ideas by Suzel Reily, my supervisor. I owe a debt to my examiners, John Hutnyk and Fiona Magowan, for their enthusiasm towards the thesis. At Queen’s, Hastings Donnan also provided a supportive role. My Ph.D. research at Queen’s was funded by DENI. Thanks to Dominic Bryan, the Director of the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen’s University, who assisted my work as Research Fellow in the Institute. I am very grateful to the staff at INCORE at the University of Ulster for their patience and immense support during the book’s writing up period. At INCORE I would particularly like to thank Gillian Robinson, Brandon Hamber, Tom Fraser and Martin Melaugh. Neil Jordan at Ashgate Publishing deserves my undying gratitude for his hard work and encouragement to kick-start this book. I would also like to thank the editors of the journals Ethnicities and Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power for allowing me to use material that was published first in these journals. Outside the cloistered confines of academia lies a tremendous network of support. From my wife’s family: Jim, Alice and Mary accepted me into their family without hesitation. Colleen, Cush and the kids in Liverpool. John and Caroline in

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