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Regimes of performance: practices of the normalised self in the neoliberal university
(Routledge, 2017-09-13)Universities today inescapably find themselves part of nationally and globally competitive networks that appear firmly inflected by neoliberal concerns of rankings, benchmarking and productivity. This, of course, has ... -
Employment and population, 1996-2016: growth, recession and delayed recovery
(Geography Publications, 2018)Introduction The two decades from 1996 to 2016 included a period of rapid economic growth internationally, until about 2008, followed by a deep recession from which many countries are still recovering.1 These changes ... -
Rural emigration to international destinations and return: a perspective from Ireland
(Faculty of Letters, University of Porto, 2019)This chapter aims to contribute to a better understanding of international emigration from and return to rural areas using evidence from Ireland. The paper introduces key concepts relating to migration and return more ... -
Conclusion: Comparing household energy use across Europe uncovering opportunities for sustainable transformation
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)This chapter considers the similarities and differences between ten European countries in relation to meso-level considerations when it comes to household energy usage. We uncover the governing frameworks and policies ... -
Reducing residential carbon emissions in Ireland: Challenges and policy responses
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)Carbon emissions from the residential sector in Ireland are higher than the European average and are rising. This is a concern in a country already struggling to meet its agreed climate targets. In this chapter, the authors ... -
Framing the sustainable energy challenge and implications for solutions
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)Sustainable consumption policies often rely on ecological modernisation rationality, where the focus is usually on making current consumption patterns more sustainable in such a way that status quo (ideas about the quality ... -
An introduction to energy demand challenges in Europe
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)This opening chapter calls for greater attention to energy demand challenges in Europe. It argues that many obstacles and opportunities in achieving the so-called energy transition are social and cultural in nature and ... -
Tourist expectations and experiences in County Mayo
(Geography Publications, 2014)This chapter reports findings relating to tourist expectations and experiences in the central and western coastal and mountainous areas of County Mayo, based on survey work which has not been published previously in the ... -
A role for quality rural tourism services in rural development? Evidence from the Republic of Ireland
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Imaginaries and practices: learning from ENERGISE about the integration of social sciences with the EU Energy Union
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-08-24)This chapter aims (1) to identify problematic framings relating to the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research with the developing EU Energy Union and (2) to account for the practice of SSH-related ... -
The geoeconomic pivot of the global war on terror: US Central Command and the war in Iraq
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Liberal lawfare and biopolitics: US juridical warfare in the war on terror
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Humanity’s legacies: historical geographies in the present
(Sage Publishing, 2014)[No abstract available]