Browsing School of Political Science & Sociology (Scholarly Articles) by Title
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Shining a brighter light into the digital black box: A call for stronger sociological (re)engagement with digital technology design, development and adoption debates
(SAGE Publications, 2017-11-19)Technology permeates our lives having significant effects on how we communicate, live, work and play. Information Communication Technologies have allowed individuals stay connected to family, friends and work colleagues ... -
Singular Identities Managing Stigma, Resisting Voices
(2000)This paper argues that single women are stigmatised in contemporary Irish society and that this is particularly evident in people's everyday interactions with single women. Stigmatising interactions are apparent in relation ... -
A social justice perspective on the delivery of family support
(Elsevier, 2024-03-01)Family support as an approach to working with children, youth, parents, and families is widely practiced across Europe albeit with a range of diverse meanings and interpretations. This paper responds to this ambiguity ... -
Some Good Clean Fun : Humour, Control and Subversion in an Advertising Agency
(2012-05)This article explores the relation between humour and control, drawing on participant observation in an organization in which humour was central to daily life. Keys is a leading advertising agency whose staff spent an ... -
Some thoughts on other people's attachment to books - and my own
(International Virginia Woolf Society, 2019)For Nancy Nolan reading was more than a pastime. She was an ardent collector of Virginia Woolf s novels and biographies and she devoured Virginia s essays. Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car was a favorite. ... -
Someone big and important : Recognition and affect in an international development workplace.
(2012)Psychoanalysis has been widely used to develop our understanding of power in organizations. In this paper, I draw on a case study of a non-profit organization in the field of international development, in order to explore ... -
Space, voice, audience and influence: Implementing the Lundy model of participation (2007) in child welfare practice
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-07-11)According to Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children and young people have a legal right to have their views heard and acted upon as appropriate. The Lundy model of participation (2007) was ... -
Spaces of connection and belonging: Young people's perspectives on the role of youth cafes in their lives
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-04-19)A youth café is a relaxed, drug-free and alcohol-free meeting space for young people. The youth café model has become a prominent form of policy provision for young people in Ireland over the past decade, with in excess ... -
Stand up / Seas Suas: Promoting peer awareness, empathy and helping among third level students
(Routledge, 2022-03-21)The changing landscape of higher education and increased prevalence of mental health issues have placed pressures on universities to respond effectively to the needs of an increasingly diverse student body. Whilst higher ... -
Strengthening Development Education Practice in the Higher Education Sector: Reimagining research
(Palgrave, 2014-04)This chapter examines the case for development education research, explores the relationship between research and development education in the higher education sector and considers the implications for development education ... -
Students-as-producers: Developing valuable student-centered research and learning opportunities
(Consortia Academia Publishing, 2017-07-19)The desire to connect teaching and research to create a productive and progressive framework for student learning has become one of the most significant spaces for academic development in Higher Education over the recent ... -
Supporting children’s participation in decision making: A systematic literature review exploring the effectiveness of participatory processes
(Oxford University Press, 2018-01-06)In this article, the term ‘participation’ refers to the right of the child to express their views in matters affecting them and for their views to be acted upon as appropriate. While there is a growing emphasis in social ... -
Supporting incarcerated mothers in Ireland with their familial relationships; a case for the revival of the social work role
(SAGE Publications, 2016-05-29)All families need both formal and informal supports throughout their life course. Parents relationships with their children need to be promoted, supported and maintained. For parents living with their children and acting ... -
Survivor‐led relational psychotherapy and embodied trauma: A qualitative inquiry
(Wiley, 2020-10-04)Background Childhood sexual abuse has complex and multifarious consequences for one's physical and mental health, including injuries and psychological illnesses such as depression (Psychological Bulletin, 99, 1986, 66; ... -
Sustainable knowledge transformation in and through higher education: a case for transdisciplinary leadership
(UCL IOE Press, 2017-03-01)This article explores inter and transdisciplinarity, given the need for more complex, relevant and transformative knowledge to shift society toward more sustainable futures. It connects practical questions about economic, ... -
Telework isn't working: a policy review
(The Economic and Social Review, 2014)Towards the latter end of the last decade there was growing recognition that Ireland's transport and mobility patterns were unsustainable in the context of their economic, social and environmental impacts and consequences. ... -
Territoriality and Order in the North of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-08)This article draws on the recent academic literature on territoriality and power to analyse territorial strategies for the maintenance of public order in the north of Ireland. It argues that these strategies were shaped ... -
‘That’s the boat that reared us’. Maritime culture, place and the role of the ‘Galway hooker’ in southwest Conamara
(Routledge, 2020-08-24)The West of Ireland 'Galway hooker' holds iconic status in the region's maritime heritage and identity. In this paper we explore its significance from the perspective ofbadoiri(boatmen or hooker sailors) andsaortha baid(boat ... -
"They Pulled Me Through the Darkest Times": exploring the social benefits of a women's group in rural Ireland
(Social Care Ireland, 2019)While much has been written about the importance of women’s groups in the developing world, less is known about whether such groups have relevance in western societies. In Ireland, women’s groups played a key role in ... -
Thinking sexual difference with (and against) Adriana Cavarero: on the ethics and politics of care
(Wiley, 2019-03-23)This article engages with Adriana Cavarero's framing of sexual difference, specifically in terms of how this displaces “bodies that queer” (Volcano 2013). For Cavarero, the narratable self is inescapably relational and ...