Browsing School of Political Science & Sociology (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Rau, Henrike"
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Das neue Mobilitätsparadigma als Regulierungsansatz für die Wechselbeziehungen von Umwelt, Politik und Gesellschaft
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Developing policies and instruments for sustainable consumption: Irish Experiences and Futures
Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances (Springer, 2011-03)In recent years, the concept of sustainable consumption (SC) has received increased attention. Overconsumption in industrialized countries still presents major challenges to achieving sustainable development goals despite ... -
Environmental arguing at a crossroads? Cultural diversity in Irish transport planning
Rau, Henrike (Peter Lang, 2008-03-28)Environmental argument is 'about' far more than meets the eye. How people (mis)understand each other during environmental debates is affected by conflicts between values and ways of life which may not be directly connected ... -
Environmental gains and social losses? Critical reflections on the sustainability potential of telework
Hynes, Michael; Rau, Henrike (2014)Anthropogenic climate change and its environmenmtal and social consequences are of increasing concern worldwide. Approaches that advocate a 'greening' of current economic and social systems through technological ... -
Going Local? Public Participation and Future Mobility in Ireland
Rau, Henrike (Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2007)Recent changes in Ireland's economic and socio-political fabric have coincided with an increase in physical mobility, car dependency and long-distance commuting. National transport policies, prevailing land use patterns ... -
The "green wave" that never happened: the general election in 2007
Rau, Henrike (Institute of Public Administration, 2010)[no abstract available] -
(Im)mobility and Environment-Society Relations: Arguments for and against the Mobilisation of Environmental Sociology
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Introduction: Arguing about the Environment. What Difference Does Culture Make?
Rau, Henrike (Peter Lang, 2008)In recent years environmental debate has moved from the margins of public and political life to occupy a key position in discussions on the political, social and economic prospects of the human world. Unprecedented media ... -
Introduction: Contested Landscapes Space, Place, and Identity in Contemporary Ireland
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Introduction: Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences Concepts, Methodologies and the Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances (Sage, 2013)The necessity to reconcile the needs and wants of human society with the limits of the global ecological system has resulted in proposals for alternative forms of development that prioritise human flourishing and well-being ... -
Movements, mobilities and the politics of hazardous waste
Khoo, Su-Ming; Rau, Henrike (Taylor and Francis, 2009-11-11)Global flows of hazardous waste and waste management technologies are major sources of environmental contestation. They reflect political structures and struggles within, and between, developed and less developed countries. ... -
Researching complex sustainability issues: Reflections on current challenges and future developments
Fahy, Frances; Rau, Henrike (Sage, 2013-01)[no abstract available] -
The road to sustainable transport? Rural transport programmes and policies in Ireland
Rau, Henrike (Ashgate, 2009-07)Today many rural dwellers in the Republic of Ireland depend on the private car to access services, employment, education, healthcare and recreation and thus shoulder a disproportionate share of the burden of insufficient ... -
Time divided - Time united? Temporal aspects of German unification
Rau, Henrike (2002)To illuminate the persisting division between East and West Germany, this article explores temporal aspects of East German culture and their impact on German unification. Arguing that approaches to GDR time in the contemporary ... -
Transport policy and governance in turbulent times: Evidence from Ireland
Hynes, Michael; Rau, Henrike; Heisserer, Barbara (Elsevier, 2015-12-08)This paper investigates transport policy in the Republic of Ireland before, during and after the ‘Celtic Tiger’ era (1995-2007), to capture how the prevailing governance system responded to rapid economic, political, and ...