ABSTRACT
In the neoliberal landscapes of migration in Ireland, the state apparatus both controls and governs as it decentralizes its management of asylum seekers. This chapter explores the negotiation and transformation of places and identities in two sites of interaction for new multiethnic communities in Ireland. It examines the institutional accommodation centers, where the space and experiences of asylum seekers are engineered and controlled by the Irish state. The chapter also examines a variety of heritage and culture programs that represent and practice a blended sense of 'traditional' and 'newly globalized' Irish identities. It focuses on social and spatial exclusion/ inclusion where the sense of place and identity are transforming to incorporate more multi- or interculturalism into the fabric of society. The chapter recognizes the impact of the political and economic shifts in recent Irish history, in order to better understand the contemporary phenomenon of multiethnic communities in Ireland.
