School of Applied Social Science

Immigrant girl observing St Patrick's Day parade. Image by Dr Bryan Fanning.

School of Applied Social Science - Research Publications 2006/07

Below is the list of research publications for the School of Applied Social Science in the academic year 2006/07

Books

Book Chapters

Books Edited

Peer Reviewed Journals

Other Journals

Conference Publications

Published Reports

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Books

Dr Bryan Fanning
Fanning, B. (2007) Evil, God, the greater good and rights: The philosophical origins of social problems. New York: Edwin Mellon Press.
Professor Brian Nolan
Nolan, B. with Layte, R. and Nolan, A. (2007) Poor Prescriptions: Poverty and Access to Community Health Services. Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency.
Nolan, B. with Marlier, E., Atkinson A.B. and Cantillon, B. (2006) The EU and Social Inclusion: Facing the Challenges. Bristol: Policy Press.
Nolan, B. with Gannon B. (2006) The Dynamics of Disability and Social Inclusion in Ireland. Dublin: The Equality Authority and the National Disability Authority.
Nolan, B. with Layte, R., Whelan, C.T. and Maitre, B. (2006) Day In, Day Out: Understanding the Dynamics of Child Poverty in Ireland. Dublin: Institute for Public Administration /Combat Poverty Agency.

Professor Tony Fahey
Fahey, T. (2007) 'Population' In: Sara O'Sullivan (eds). Contemporary Ireland: A sociological map. Dublin: UCD Press.
Fahey, T., Russell, H., Whelan, C.T. (2007) 'Quality of life after the boom' In: The Best of Times? The social impact of the Celtic Tiger in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.
Fahey, T. (2007) 'How do we feel? Economic boom and happiness' In: The Best of Times? The social impact of the Celtic Tiger in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.
Fahey, T. and Layte, R. (2007) 'Family and sexuality' In: The Best of Times? The social impact of the Celtic Tiger in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.
Fahey, T. and Delaney, L. (2007) 'State support for the horse racing industry in Ireland' In: T. Callan (eds). Budget perspectives 2007. Dublin: The Economic and Social Reserch Institute.
Fahey, T. and Duffy, D. (2007) 'The housing boom' In: The Best of Times? The social impact of the Celtic Tiger in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.
Fahey, T. (2006) 'Family and family policy' In: S. Healy, B. Reynolds and M. Collins (eds). Social Policy in Ireland. Principles, Practice and Problems. 2nd edition. Dublin: Liffey Press.
Dr Bryan Fanning
Fanning, B. (2007) 'Racism, Rules and Rights' In: Fanning B (eds). Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Fanning, B. (2007) 'Integration and Social Policy' In: Fanning B (eds). Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Fanning, B. and McVeigh, T. (2007) 'Developmental Welfare once again: Growth and human capital' In: Hayward K and MacCartaigh M (eds). Recycling the State: the Politics of Adaptation in Contemporary Ireland. Dublin: Irish Academic Press.
Chadamayo, N., Fanning, B. and Mutwarasibo F (2007) 'Breaking into Politics' In: Fanning B (eds). Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Fanning, B. (2006) 'Immigration and Social Policy' In: Fanning B and Rush M (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.
Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (2006) 'Context, change, challenges and care' In: Fanning B and Rush M (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.
Fanning, B. (2006) 'The New Welfare Economy' In: Fanning B and Rush M (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.
Ms Anna Jennings
Redmond, B. and Jennings, A. (2006) 'Social Work & Intellectual Disability' In: ed. N Kearney and C Skehill (eds). Historical Perspectives on Social Work in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.
Dr Mary Ellen McCann
McCann, M.E. (2006) 'Community Development and Social Care' In: Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: University College Dublin Press.
Professor Brian Nolan
Nolan, B. (2007) 'Long-Term Trends in Top Income Shares in Ireland' In: A.B. Atkinson and T. Piketty (eds). Top Incomes over the 20th. Century: A Contrast Between Continental European and English-Speaking Countries. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nolan, B. and Whelan, C.T. (2007) 'On the Multidimensionality of Poverty and Social Exclusion' In: J. Micklewright and S.P. Jenkins (eds). Inequality and Poverty Re-examined. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nolan, B. with Callan, T., Coleman, K. and Walsh, J. (2007) 'Child Poverty and Child Income Supports: Ireland in Comparative Perspective' In: T. Callan (eds). Budget Perspectives 2007. Dublin: The Economic and Social Research Institute.
Nolan, B. with Layte, R. and Nolan, A. (2007) 'Health and Health Care' In: T. Fahey, H. Russell and C.T. Whelan (eds). Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger. Dublin: IPA.
Nolan, B. with Whelan, C.T. and Maitre, B. (2007) 'Consistent Poverty and Economic Vulnerability' In: T. Fahey, H. Russell and C.T. Whelan (eds). Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger. Dublin: IPA.
Nolan, B. with Maitre, B. (2007) 'Economic Growth and Income Inequality: Setting the Context' In: T. Fahey, H. Russell and C.T. Whelan (eds). Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger. Dublin: IPA.
Nolan, B. with Fahey, T. (2006) 'Housing Expenditures, Housing Poverty and Housing Wealth: Irish Home Owners in Comparative Context' In: Norris, M. and Redmond, D. (eds). Housing Contemporary Ireland: Policy, Society and Shelter. Dublin: IPA.
Dr Michelle Norris
Redmond, D. and Norris, M. (2007) 'Social Housing in the Republic of Ireland' In: Christine Whitehead and Kathleen Scanlon (eds). Social Housing in Europe. London: London School of Economics and Politicial Science.
Professor Suzanne Quin
Quin, S. (2006) 'Disability, children and Social Care' In: Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.
Mr Michael Rush
Rush, M., Brudell, P., Mulcahy, A. (2007) 'Youth Marginalisation and Joyriding in Priorswood' In: Lalor, K., Ryan, F., Seymour, M. and Hamilton, C. (eds). Young People and Crime: Research, Policy and Practice. Dublin: Dublin Institute of Technology.
Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (2006) 'Context, Challenges and Care' In: Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.
Rush, M. (2006) 'Family Policy and Reproductive Work' In: Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.
Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (2006) 'Sport, Health and Social Capital' In: Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: U CD Press.
Rush, M. (2006) 'The Politics of Care' In: Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.
Dr Nessa Winston
O'Connell, M., Winston, N. (2006) 'Changing atitudes towards minorities in Ireland' In: Irish Social and Political Attitudes. Liverpool: University of Liverpool.
Winston, N. (2006) 'Social policy and the Irish diaspora' In: Fanning, B. and Rush, M (eds). Social Policy in Focus. Dublin: UCD Press.

Professor Tony Fahey
Fahey, T., Russell, H., Whelan, C.T. (Ed.). (2007) Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger. Dublin and Dordrecht: Institute of Public Administration and Springer Verlag.
Dr Bryan Fanning
Fanning, B. (Ed.). (2007) Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (Ed.). (2006) Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: University College Dublin Press.
Mr Michael Rush
Fanning, B. and Rush, M. (Ed.). (2006) Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.

Ms Mary Allen
Allen, M., Gallagher, B., Jones, B. (2006) 'Domestic Violence and the Abuse of Pets: Researching the Link and its Implications in Ireland'. Practice, 18 (3):167-181.
Professor Tony Fahey
Fahey, T. (2007) 'The case for an EU-wide measure of poverty'. European Sociological Review, 23 (1).
Dr Bryan Fanning
Fanning, B. and Mutwarasibo, F. (2007) 'Nationals/non-nationals: immigration, citizenship and politics in the Republic of Ireland'. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 30 (3):439-460.
Professor Brian Nolan
Nolan, B. and Gannon, B. (2007) 'The impact of disability transitions on social inclusion'. Social Science and Medicine, 64 :1425-1437.
Nolan, B. (2006) 'The Interaction of Public and Private Health Insurance: Ireland as a Case Study'. Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, 31 (4).
Nolan, B. with O'Neill, D. and Williams, J. (2006) 'Evaluating the Introduction of the National Minimum Wage: Evidence from a New Survey of Firms in Ireland'. Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 20 (1):63-90.
Nolan, B. with Whelan, C.T. and Maitre, B. (2006) 'Trends in Economic Vulnerability in the Republic of Ireland'. Economic and Social Review, 37 (1):91-119.
Dr Michelle Norris
Norris, M. and Shiels, P. (2007) 'Housing Inequalities in an Enlarged European Union: patterns, drivers and implications'. Journal of European Social Policy, 17 (1):59-70.
Norris, M. and Shiels P. (2007) 'Housing Affordability in the Republic of Ireland: Is planning part of the problem or part of the solution?'. Housing Studies, 22 (1):45-62.
Norris, M., Coates, D. and Kane, F. (2007) 'Breaching the Limits of Owner Occupation? Supporting Low-Income Buyers in the Inflated Irish Housing Market'. European Journal of Housing Policy, 7 (3):337-356.
Dr Nessa Winston
Winston, N. and Pareja-Eastaway, M. (2007) 'Sustainable Housing in the Urban Context: International Sustainable Development Indicator Sets and Housing'. Social Indicators Research .
Winston, N. (2007) 'From boom to bust? An assessment of the impact of sustainable development policies on housing in the Republic of Ireland’'. Local Environment, 12 (1):57-71.

Professor Tony Fahey
Fahey, T. (2006) 'State financial support for horse racing in Ireland' Quarterly Economic Commentary .
Dr Michelle Norris
Coates, D. and Norris, M. (2007) 'Young rent Supplement Claimants in the Private Rented Sector: An Analysis of Socio-economic Characteristics and Duration of Claims' Youth Studies Ireland, 2 (1).
Coates, D. and Norris, M. (2006) 'Local Authority Housing Rents: Equity,Affordability and Effectiveness' Administration, 54 (2):3-26.

Dr Patricia Kennedy
Kennedy, P. (2007) Reunification and Reproductive Rights: Migrant Women in Ireland Community ,Work and Family Conference, Lisbon.
Kennedy, P. (2007) Woman-centered Childbirth in the North East of Ireland Mothering in Contemporary Ireland: Issues, Images and Actions, Women's Studies, University College Cork.
Kennedy, P. (2006) Migrant women in Ireland: Social rights and personal autonomy International Migration Conference, Pamplona, Spain.
Kennedy, P. (2006) Working Mother in the Whirlwind of Times: Women's Changing Labour Market Participation in Ireland and Estonia Interim Conference of the European Sociology Association, Gender and Labour Markets, Heili Einasto, University of Turku, Finland.
Dr Mary Ellen McCann
Loughran, H. and McCann, M.E. (2007) Developing Effective Social Policy - A Lesson from A Community Drugs Study 15th Biennial ICSD Symposium Seeking Harmony and Promoting Social Development in a World of Conflict, Hong Kong, China.
McCann, M.E. (2006) Community Development and Drugs Work in Dublin Social policy and social work - Action and interaction in the context of social development. Biennial European ICSD Conference, Warsaw, Poland.
Dr Aileen O'Gorman
O'Gorman, A. (2006) Drug use indicators: time for a rethink? Reflections from a non-positivist perspective Annual Conference, European Society for Social Drugs Research, Lisbon.
Professor Suzanne Quin
Quin, S. and Clarke, J. (2006) Referral and Advocacy: Social Work Challenges in the Context of Scarce Resources International Conference of Social Work in Health and Mental Health.
Dr Bairbre Redmond
Noonan, E. and Redmond, B. (2007) Using a Fellowship programme to support academic development in a university undergoing strategic change 29th Annual EAIR Forum: In Search of Indetities: Dilemmas in Higher Education, Innsbruck.
Mr Michael Rush
Mulcahy, A. and Rush, M. (2007) Its Good All Over, Bikes, Cars, Everything: The Social Context of Young Peoples Involvement in Joyriding Sociological Association of Ireland.
Rush, M. Brudell, P. and Mulcahy, A. (2006) The Nature and Impact of Joy-riding in Priorswood National Conference on Joy-Riding.

Dr Bryan Fanning
Fanning B, Shaw F, O'Connoll J and Williams M (2007) Irish Political Parties, Immigration and Integration in 2007. Migration and Citizenship Research Initiative, Dublin.
Dr Hilda Loughran
Loughran, H. and McCann, M.E. (2006) A Community Drugs Study: Developing Community Indicators of Drug Use. NACD, Dublin.
Loughran, H. and McCann, M.E. (2006) Ballymun Community Case Study: Experiences and Perceptions of Problem Drug Use. NACD, Dublin.
Loughran, H. and McCann, M.E. (2006) Bray Community Case Study: Experiences and Perceptions of Problem Drug Use. NACD, Dublin.
Loughran, H. and McCann, M.E. (2006) Crumlin Community Case Study: Experiences and Perceptions of Problem Drug Use. NACD, Dublin.
Dr Mary Ellen McCann
Loughran, H. and McCann, M.E. (2006) A Community Drugs Study: Developing Community Indicators for Problem Drug Use. National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Dublin.
Mr Michael Rush
Rush, M. Mulcahy, A, Brudell, P. (2006) The Nature and Impact of Joy-Riding in Priorswood. School of Applied Social Science and School of Sociology, UCD, Dublin.