Browsing School of Political Science & Sociology (Book Chapters) by Title

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    • What's smart about working from home? Telework and the sustainable consumption of distance in Ireland 

      Hynes, Michael (Research-Publishing, 2013)
      The use of technology is pervasive in contemporary society transforming lives and work environments.  The internet and the availability of portable personal communication devices have resulted in immense societal change. ...

    • Women in Irish society: Introduction 

      Byrne, Anne; Leonard, Madeleine (Beyond the Pale Publications, 1997)
      This text contains 28 chapters on gender-based social science research in Ireland from a feminist perspective. Accompanied by introductions by the authors, sections include Women, Power and Politics; Hidden Lives; Rural ...

    • Women, gender and international human rights: An overview 

      Reilly, Niamh (Springer, 2019-06-26)
      This chapter reviews the many achievements of the last 25 years − expressed in the proliferation of laws, norms, and mechanisms − to advance the human rights of women and LGBTQI people and considers in five subsections ...

    • Women’s rights as human rights: 25 years on 

      Reilly, Niamh; Bunch, Charlotte (Springer, 2019-05-22)
      “Women’s Rights as Human Rights: Toward a Re-Vision of Human Rights,” by Charlotte Bunch (published in Human Rights Quarterly in 1990), is considered a classic text in the field of women’s human rights. In it, Bunch set ...

    • Youth-adult relationships as assets for youth: promoting positive development in stressful Ttmes 

      Hamilton, Stephen F.; Hamilton, Mary Agnes; DuBois, David L.; Martínez, M. Loreto; Cumsille, Patricio; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; Núñez Rodriguez, Susana; Sellers, Deborah E. (Taylor & Francis, 2016-12-13)
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