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Seeking solidarity through food: the growth of asylum seeker and refugee food initiatives in Ireland
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Abstract This article seeks to understand how asylum seeker and refugee food movements in Ireland are engendering a new politics of solidarity and empathy whilst also building strong pathways to labour integration. It examines how such projects also serve as a critique of the treatment of Ireland’s asylum se... view more
This article seeks to understand how asylum seeker and refugee food movements in Ireland are engendering a new politics of solidarity and empathy whilst also building strong pathways to labour integration. It examines how such projects also serve as a critique of the treatment of Ireland’s asylum seeker and refugee communities, particularly with respect to the system of direct provision. In so doing, the piece examines a mix of asylum seeker and refugee-led food projects such as Cooking for Freedom, entrepreneurial projects such as Our Table and the Sligo Global Kitchen and collaborative food projects such as the Clonakilty community garden and the Refugee Food Festival.... view less
Keywords
Ireland; asylum seeker; refugee; political persecution; solidarity; social support; involvement; integration
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Activism; Direct provision; Food cultures around the world
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 96-107
Journal
Studies in Arts and Humanities, 4 (2018) 2
Issue topic
Asylum Narratives
ISSN
2009-8278
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0