Descrizione del progetto
Casa dei giovani: l’integrazione dei giovani migranti in Irlanda
L’immigrazione continua a dominare il dibattito politico nell’UE. I giovani migranti rappresentano una parte considerevole della popolazione migrante. L’Irlanda sta conoscendo una crescente immigrazione e un incremento del numero di studenti internazionali. Per un migrante, la sensazione di «sentirsi a casa» e l’integrazione sono condizionate dalla mobilità locale e transnazionale. Tuttavia, la ricerca nell’ambito dell’esperienza casalinga tra i giovani uomini migranti rimane limitata. Il progetto YOUTH-HOME, finanziato dall’UE, ha condotto uno studio comparativo a più fasi su giovani uomini immigrati e su studenti non appartenenti all’UE volto a capire l’impatto delle attività casalinghe nell’ambito dell’integrazione e dell’appartenenza urbana a Cork. Il progetto ha applicato una metodologia innovativa basandosi su analisi femministe intersettoriali, metodi di ricerca avanzati, formazione intensiva e sviluppo della carriera.
Obiettivo
Transnational and local im/mobilities affect migrants’ sense of belonging or ‘feeling at home’. Migration continues to dominate political debates in the EU with young male migrants playing centre stage in media representations and policy agendas and often portrayed as incompatible with and a threat to the fabric of European societies.
Ireland is experiencing growing immigration (2017-18 net migration n=90,300, the highest since 2008) as well as an increase in the number of international students (10% of current Higher Education population), a number to escalate further after Brexit (March 2019). Despite these rapid changes, research on the experiences of home-making among young male migrants and their sense of belonging to society is consistently underdeveloped. YOUTH-HOME aims to conduct a rigorous comparative multistage study with young male migrants (18-25 year-old refugee youth and non-EU students) to understand the impact of domestic home-making on urban belonging in Cork and integration in Irish society. Using an intersectional feminist analysis, novel research methods and policy analysis, along with intensive training and career development, YOUTH-HOME positions the Researcher to make a unique contribution to knowledge and policy and to achieve professional maturity and independence. Home-making is complex and multi-dimensional. YOUTH-HOME applies innovative mixed methodology to capture migrant youth home-making practices and meaning-making through policy analysis, semi-structured interviews, photo-diaries of domestic spaces, walking interviews and co-creating a mobile ‘app’ about home-making in Cork.
This preliminary in-depth study provides a critical understanding into the importance of 'home-making' to inform local, national and European policies on migrant youth integration and delivers a strong basis for larger studies in other European contexts. The extensive dissemination plan (academic, intersectoral, public) will ensure societal and European impact
Campo scientifico
CORDIS classifica i progetti con EuroSciVoc, una tassonomia multilingue dei campi scientifici, attraverso un processo semi-automatico basato su tecniche NLP.
CORDIS classifica i progetti con EuroSciVoc, una tassonomia multilingue dei campi scientifici, attraverso un processo semi-automatico basato su tecniche NLP.
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinatore
T12 YN60 Cork
Irlanda