ISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT

ISLAMOPHOBIA IN Ireland
THE AUTHOR
James Carr teaches and researches at the Department of Sociology in the University
of Limerick. In 2010 he was awarded a three year scholarship from the Irish
Research Council to engage in research into racism directed towards Muslim communities
in Ireland. He is a well-known speaker on the topics of Islamophobia and
anti-Muslim racism in Ireland. Building on previous publications, in 2016, James
published his book Experiences of Islamophobia: Living with racism in the neoliberal
era (London and New York: Routledge) which focused on anti-Muslim racism
in Ireland set to the international context. James has also recently undertaken and
published research with the Immigrant Council of Ireland entitled ‘Islamophobia in
Dublin: Experiences and how to respond’, which was supported by the Open Society
Foundations. James.Carr@ul.ie
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To cite this report: James Carr (2016): Islamophobia in Ireland: National Report 2015, in: Enes Bayraklı
& Farid Hafez, European Islamophobia Report 2015, Istanbul, SETA, 2016.
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