The Irish in Britain: Injustices of Recognition?

Grainne O'Keeffe-Vigneron (1, 2)

1 CRBC Rennes - Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique
2 SOFEIR - Société Française d’Études Irlandaises

The Irish in Britain in the post World War II period have been considered victims of the 'myth of homogeneity' where as a white population group their difference and the problems they have encountered in British society have been largely ignored. Consquently, they have been excluded from policies and discourses related to ethnic minorities in British society. This article will examine the reasons and the consequences of this 'invisibility' on the Irish in Britain.

Mots clés: Ireland; immigrants; immigration; white minority; discrimination; racism; integration; invisible minority

Mots clés: immigrés; minorité ethnique; minorité blanche; racisme; minorité invisible; Irlande

Domaines: Sociologie

Grainne O'Keeffe-Vigneron. The Irish in Britain: Injustices of Recognition?. Sources : Revue d'études anglophones, 2003, Autonmne, pp.33-43. ⟨hal-00612720⟩