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Mental health as a weapon: Whistleblower retaliation and normative violence
(Springer Verlag, 2018-04-17)What form does power take in situations of retaliation against whistleblowers? In this article, we move away from dominant perspectives that see power as a resource. In place, we propose a theory of normative power and ... -
Mentoring: výchova k profesionálně vedenému dobrovolnictví
(Portál, 2010)The book, written in Czech language, provides a through rough literature review on the knowledge and viable theoretical approaches to the mentoring interventions and assessment of the quality of mentoring programmes through ... -
The methodological issues in the assessment of the quality and benefits of formal youth mentoring interventions - the case of the Czech Big Brothers Big Sisters/Pět P
(Routledge, 2020-09-07)Mentoring is a social phenomenon naturally occurring in the networks of human relationships. The systematic implementation of mentoring principles into the mentoring directed programmes creates a powerful tool for social ... -
The 'missing' letters of Leonard Woolf to Nancy Nolan 1943-1969
(Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain, 2020-01)While fan-mail to Leonard Woolf may be regarded as a measure of readers interests in Virginia Woolf s fiction and essays, or indeed of Leonard s own political and autobiographical writings, they are also indicative of ... -
Movements, mobilities and the politics of hazardous waste
(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. ... -
Naming my world: Finding my voice
(SAGE Publications, 2021-07-19)This is a personal account of a sociological career over four decades, influenced by developments in Irish society and sociology. I focus on the growth of a feminist sociology, the stigmatisation of unmarried mothers, ... -
Neoliberalism, the Special Period and Solidarity in Cuba
(Sage, 2008-06)While the Cuban state¿s resistance to neoliberalism and to US dominance in particular, has been vigorous, it is nonetheless subject to the constraints of neoliberal hegemony, and has entailed a degree of accommodation: ... -
New technologies and creative practices in teaching groupwork
(Whiting and Birch, 2017-04-01)This paper introduces the use of new technologies and creative practices in teaching groupwork within two applied Irish postgraduate MA courses (Social Work and Community Development). By reflecting on experiences of ... -
The new wave of childhood studies: breaking the grip of bio-social dualism?
(Sage Journals, 2012)The article takes as its starting point a new wave of researchers who use concepts such as 'hybridity' and 'multiplicity' in a bid to move the study of childhood beyond the strictures of what Lee and Motzkau call 'bio-social ... -
Non-conforming femininity in Game of Thrones: An analysis of Arya Stark and Brienne of Tarth
(School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, 2020)The male gaze is a theory that was developed by Laura Mulvey (1975), addressing the objectification of women in classic Hollywood films. While the male gaze is highly criticized, it is still applicable today and is ... -
Northern Ireland. In The Encyclopedia of Political Science
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NVR Ireland parent handbook
(Parentline and NVR Ireland, 2021)We provide this handbook as a type of reference guide and memory aid for parents/ carers as they work through Non Violent Resistance with a trained NVR practitioner. Over the course of NVR sessions, the NVR practitioner ... -
On power, habitus, and (in)civility: Foucault meets Elias meets Bauman in the playground
(Routledge, 2008)Drawing on the work of Foucault, Elias, and Bauman, this article examines how the playground has articulated specific configurations of power/knowledge. Originallydesigned to cultivate virtue and counteract vice, the ... -
The Opportunity of Equality
(Roscommon Women's Network, 2014)The Opportunity of Equality , forward to WINDOW project report, (Women Initiating Development Opportunities for Women), Roscommon Women s Network, April 2014 -
Opposed by men and rejected by women: the dilemma of male gender equality activists in Malawi
(School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, 2021)Gender Equality Activism (GEA) encapsulates actions and strategies taken by people or groups to promote the equality of rights and opportunities between men and women (Stake, 2007). Little is known about men’s engagement ... -
‘Optics of Intersectionality’: Unpacking women’s travel experiences through Instagram
(School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, 2020)This research applies the feminist framework of intersectionality to female travel and the role that Instagram plays in those experiences. Using a qualitative approach and engaging in interviews with four travel ... -
Outcomes for permanence and stability for children in long-term care in Ireland
(Irish Foster Care Association, 2018)This article is based on research about children in long-term care. It focuses on the factors that help and hinder a child being and feeling stable in their foster home and having a sense of permanence. The research was ... -
A paradigm framework for social work theory for early 21st century practice
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-03-01)This article explores whether paradigms for social work that helped structure and focus social work theory in the late 20th century can continue to inform social work theorising in the present day. The question is considered ... -
Parenting in Direct Provision: Parents' Perspectives Regarding Stresses and Supports
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-04-23)The Irish direct provision system for asylum seekers is acknowledged as providing a very challenging and exclusionary living environment for adults and children. To date, there has been little research focused specifically ...