Migrants: Identitiesm Space and Place
	Email:	cdoyle34@qub.ac.uk
	Address:	School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering Queen's University Belfast Room.03.008 Level 3 David Keir Building Stranmillis Road Belfast BT9 5AG Northern Ireland
	Telephone:	+44 (0)2890 974254

Current Research

This research considers the influx of migrants to Northern Ireland in the last decade, following the expansion of the European Union in 2004 but also reflecting global migration streams.  In a Northern Irish context an increasingly diverse mix of migrants live within a society and culture with careful divisions that establish identity.  A place where religion and politics intertwine, community relations and identities in Northern Ireland are typically considered in binary terms; that is between the two major religious groups – Protestants and Catholics. The tendency is to reinforce community boundaries, both virtual and real as evidenced through different social networks; physical ‘peace’ walls; segregated school systems and segregated housing. This research considers what spaces and places migrants inhabit and how these relate to the carefully contested spaces of the two largest communities in Northern Ireland.  This provides a particular context for questions of the formation of identity for both migrants and for residents of migration-destination communities.  Moreover, this conjunction of territoriality and transnationalism provides a unique context for considering the relationship of space and identity.   The research addresses the role of policy and spatial planning in influencing, facilitating and responding to the challenges of migration.

This work synthesizes previous academic research on Latino migrant day laborers in Portland Oregon and on urban regeneration and uses of public and commercial space in Londonderry/Derry.  Since 2003 Carey has been working as an environmental planner in Northern Ireland and has parallel research interests in environmental assessment approaches, spatial planning, the planning system, infrastructure and the energy industry

Supervisors Dr. Ruth McAreavey, Dr. Theresa Degenhardt & Dr. Ken Sterrett

Qualifications:

BA in Anthropology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2001
MA in the Social Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2003
Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
Associate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute

Funding:

PhD Research Studentship, Department of Education and Learning, 2012