The irish in Continental Europe: Sustained Connectedness across a Virtual Diaspora Space?

Grainne O'Keeffe-Vigneron (1, 2)

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

This article will firstly examine to what extent a virtual Irish diaspora space exists for a largely under-researched part of the Irish diaspora - the Irish in continental Europe ((. Secondly, the role played by the Internet in transnational exchanges between Ireland and continental Europe will be studied. An analysis of the responses of 150 Irish people based in continental Europe to a questionnaire aimed at establishing the level of exchanges and contacts between their host country and Ireland across this virtual diaspora space will be carried out. The implications on both home and host country, when links are maintained, will also be assessed.

Domaines: Sociologie

Grainne O'Keeffe-Vigneron. The irish in Continental Europe: Sustained Connectedness across a Virtual Diaspora Space?. Irish Studies in Europe, 2012, 4, pp.241-250. ⟨hal-00841092⟩