http://hdl.handle.net/10379/123 2017-10-29T21:59:56Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6902 Listening to practitioners talking about child to parent violence and abuse: Some findings from an action research project Coogan, Declan Sarah Donnelly & Carmel Halton Contemporary debates about violence within the family are usually limited to the dynamics and prevention of adult-initiated violence. This largely ignores other kinds of challenges that social workers and other practitioners working with children and families in the voluntary and statutory sectors in Ireland are increasingly facing in their day to day practice (Coogan & Holt, 2015). This article takes as it s starting point one of these additional challenges known as child to parent violence and abuse (CPVA), a relatively recently identified form of violence within the family in Ireland. This problem occurs when a child under the age of 18 years uses tactics of abuse and/ or violence to coerce, control or dominate parents or those occupying a parental role, such as grand-parents or foster carers, for example. The article also describes an action research project that emerged from the practice dilemmas when working with families living with CPVA. These shared dilemmas led to an action research project, completed in 2015, in which seventy-five practitioners from social work and other disciplines in Ireland were invited to become involved in research based on a two day training programme on Non-Violent Resistance for CPVA. This research project is proposed as an example of action research, demonstrating one way in which practitioners in statutory and voluntary agencies can work together with researchers to addresses some key questions relating to emerging forms of violence in the family. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6839 The longest negotiation: British policy, IRA strategy and the making of the Northern Ireland peace settlement Ó Dochartaigh, Niall This article offers a new analysis of the Northern Ireland peace settlement through an examination of the pivotal relationship between two key actors: the British state and the Provisional Republican movement that included Sinn Féin and the IRA. It traces the negotiating relationship between these key parties and argues that the ending of violent conflict in the 1990s can best be understood as the outcome of a long bargaining process between these two actors that was conducted both tacitly and explicitly over a span of more than two decades. It concludes that the development of a cooperative relationship between the British state and the Provisional leadership and the active coordination of British policy and republican strategy were the crucial elements in securing an end to violence in the 1990s. 2013-11-24T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6823 Consuming distance or (all) consuming work? The case of telework Hynes, Michael The reality of anthropogenic climate change and the consequences for society and environment is of growing concern to many worldwide. Sustainable Development - development which addresses existing human needs while preserving sufficient resources for future generations to meet their requirements has emerged as a fundamental aspiration in efforts to reconcile the desire for economic growth and greater social justice with the need for environmental protection. Ecological Modernisation approaches that advocate a greening of current economic and social systems through technological innovation have tended to dominate Sustainable Development debates. Technology is frequently perceived in (over)optimistic terms, with little evidence of measures to restrict growth-centric models of production and consumption.   Work takes up a considerable portion of people s lives whilst travelling to and from work has become a key feature of everyday mobility. A significant contributor to Greenhouse Gas emissions, the transportation of people and goods in its current form is deemed unsustainable. Teleworking has been suggested as a virtual mobility option which potentially can diminish the overall consumption of distance associated with regular commuting. Given its emphasis on the application of technology to solve environmental problems, telework constitutes a prime example of an unsophisticated Ecological Modernisation policy approach. Despite the prominence of Ecological Modernisation rhetoric in environmental policy-making, rigorous theoretical and empirical testing of its key assumptions remains incomplete. This paper draws on a multi-method exploration of telework in Ireland to reveal current interpretations of Ecological Modernisation remain shallow and largely limited to technological fix solutions, contributing little to curbing the consumerist impulses of contemporary economic models and lifestyles. The environmental benefits associated with telework are also questioned. Furthermore, any environmental sustainability gains attributed to telework frequently occur at the expense of individuals who work from home, their families and society, thereby bringing the three key pillars of sustainability into conflict. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6790 Solidarity, equity and rights-based to health provision Khoo, Su-ming This brief contribution addresses the central, but neglected principle of solidarity in universal health coverage reforms. Solidarity is the key to understanding rights-based approaches to health, while ensuring a good fit with broader sustainability goals. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z