Browsing School of Political Science & Sociology (Scholarly Articles) by Subject "Sociology"
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The art of democracy: constitutive power and the limits of dissensus
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-10-03)This article engages critically with the normative framing of socially engaged/collaborative art as a consensual/dissensual dichotomy, whereby consensualpractices are equated with political abdication. This way of framing ... -
Childhood, biosocial power, and the anthropological machine : life as a governable process?
(Maney Online, 2014-11)This article examines how childhood has become a strategy that answers to questions concerning the (un)governability of life. The analysis is organized around the concept of biosocial power, which is shown to be a ... -
Developing (Tele)work? A multi-level sociotechnical perspective of telework in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2016-09-21)The ubiquitous nature and use of technology in contemporary societies continues to transform lives and work environments. At the same time, transport continues to be a major source of harmful emissions. Telework has been ... -
Doping and anti-doping: the excesses of enterprise and the tyranny of transparency
(http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19406940.2015.1063529, 2015-07-06)Building on Foucault s theory of the enterprise society , this article situates the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport in the wider socio-economic context, where generalised competition has become a strategic ... -
Interfacing informal and formal help systems: historical pathways to the Meitheal model
(De Gruyter Open, 2016-09)Meitheal is a national practice model which aims to ensure that the needs and strengths of children and their families are effectively identified, understood and responded to in a timely manner. The aim of this article is ... -
The practices of technology: putting society and technology in their place
(Common Ground Publishing, 2013)Technology is all pervasive in modern society transforming people s everyday lives and work environments. Societal change is coinciding with the ever increasing availability of small, light, and affordable tools for ... -
Two sides of the one coin: assessment of students who have previously failed a placement and the role of the practice teacher
(Whiting and Birch, 2014)Why does a student fail? What will be the student s learning needs in any repeat placement? How does the student reflect on their previous placement experience? Can the Practice Teacher provide the appropriate learning ...