Professor Christopher Whelan PhD MSc BA
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Biography:
| I joined the School of Sociology in April 2009 and was Head of the School of Sociology from September 2009-August 2011. I am currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Sociology and a Senior Fellow at the Geary Institute. I was formerly a Research Professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute. I acted as Chair of the Standing Committee for the Social Sciences of the European Science Foundation from 2002 to 2006 and of the Governing Council of the EU Economic Change, Quality of Life and Social Cohesion (EQUALSOC) Network of Excellence from 2005-2009. I am currently Chair of the European Consortium for Sociological Research, of which the School of Sociology and the Geary Institute are members. My research interests include the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality, quality of life and social mobility and inequality of opportunity. I have published on these topics in leading international academic journals and have contributed as author and editor to a number of volumes dealing with economic and social change in Ireland. I am Member of the Royal Irish Academy, associate editor of the European Sociological Review and a member of the editorial board of Longitudinal and Life Course Studies.I took my primary degree in Psychology at UCD before taking an M.Sc in Sociology from LSE and a Ph.D in Sociology from the University of London. My research interests have evolved over time to cover industrial sociology, social stratification and social mobility, values, poverty and social exclusion and the life cycle. |
Research Interests
| I have been involved as Coordinator and Principal Investigator in a range of large scale national and European projecst. I am currently involved in pursuing a number of research projects that include a comparative European anlaysis of economic vulnerability, a comparison of national and European approches to poverty and social exclusion, measuring deprivation in the European Union, conceptualisation and measurement of multiple deprivation, understanding the impact of social origins on educational outcomes and a study of the consquences of low pay. I am currently part of the UCD teams working on the IRCHHS project on The Impact of the 'New Economy' on the Labour Market, Inequality, Poverty and Well-being in Ireland and the FP project GINI (Growing Inequalities Impact) involving six European partners and a wide range of interantional associates. |
Books
| Nolan, B, and Whelan, C.T. ; (2011) Poverty and Deprivation in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
Layte, R., Maître, B, Nolan, B, and Whelan, C. T. ; (2006) Day in Day Out: The Dynamics of Child Poverty In Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.  [Details] |
| Watson, D., Whelan, C. T. and Williams; (2005) The Spatial Distribution of Poverty in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] |
| Nolan, B. and Whelan, C. T. ; (1999) Loading the Dice? A Study of Cumulative Disadvantage. Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
| Nolan, B., Whelan, C. T., Williams, J; (1998) Where are Poor Households?. Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
| Breen, R. and Whelan, C. T ; (1996) Social Mobility and Social Class in Ireland. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan, B. and Whelan, C. T; (1996) Resources, deprivation and Poverty. Oxford: Clarendon Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Breen, R., Hannan, D. F., Rottman, D and Whelan, C. T; (1990) Understanding Contemporary Ireland: State, Class and Development in the Republic of Ireland. Basingstoke, England: Macmillan. [Details] | |||||||||
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Book Chapters
| Nolan, B., G. Esping-Andersen, Whelan, C. T. Maitre, B. and Wagner, S.; (2011) 'The Role of Social Institutions in Intergenerational Mobility' In: Erikson, R., Janti, M, and Smeeding T. eds) Persistence, Privilege, Policy and Parenting, The Comparative Study of Intergenerational Mobility. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. [Details] |
| Watson, D. Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B ; (2009) 'Validating the ESeC Class Schema: Cross-sectional and Dynamic Analysis of Income Poverty and Deprivation’' In: David Rose and Eric Harrison (Eds.), The European Socio-economic Classification, London, Routledge. London: Routledg. [Details] |
| Whelan, C T .and Maitre, B ; (2008) ''Poverty, Deprivation and Economic Vulnerability in an Enlarged EU'' In: A Handbook of Quality of Life in Europe. Poverty and Inequality: New Directions: Routledge. [Details] |
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2007) '`Consistent Poverty and Economic Vulnerability'' In: The Best of Time? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger. Dublin and Dordrecht: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] |
| Whelan, C. T and Layte, R; (2007) ''Opportunities for All in the New Ireland?'' In: The Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger. Dublin and Dordrecht: Institute of Public Administration and Springer Verlag. [Details] |
| Fahey, T, Russell, H. and Whelan, C.T; (2007) '`Quality of Life After the Boom'' In: The Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger. Dublin and Dordrecht: Institute of Public Administration and Springer Verlag. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan B. and Whelan C. T.; (2007) '`On the Multidimensionality of Poverty and Social Exclusion'' In: Poverty and Inequality: New Directions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R. and Whelan, C.T ; (2004) ''Class Transformation and Trends in Social Fluidity in the Republic of Ireland 1973 to 1994'' In: Social Mobility in Europe. Oxford: Oxford Uiversity Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C.T., Layte, R. & Maître, B; (2004) ''Deprivation and Social Exclusion'' In: Social Europe: Living Standards and Welfare States. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C.T., Layte, R., Maître, B. and Nolan, B; (2002) '‘Income and Deprivation Approaches to the Measurement of Poverty in the European Union’' In: Social Exclusion in European Welfare States. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C.T. and Mc Ginnity, ; (2000) ''Unemployment and Satisfaction: A European Analysis'' In: Welfare Regimes and the Experience of Unemployment in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R., Nolan, B. and Whelan, C.T ; (2000) '`Poverty and Affluence in Ireland'' In: Breadline Europe. The Measurement of Poverty. Bristol: Policy Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Edited Books
| Fahey, T, Russell, H. and Whelan, C.T (Ed.). (2008) Quality of Life in Ireland: Social Impact of Economic Boom. Frankfurt: Springer. [Details] |
| Nolan, B, O¿Connell, P. J. and Whelan, C. T (Ed.). (2000) Bust to Boom? The Irish Experience of Growth and Inequality. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] |
| Breen, R, Heath, A. and Whelan, C.T (Ed.). (1999) Ireland North and South: Perspectives from Social Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| Whelan, C. T (Ed.). (1994) Values and Social Change in Ireland. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. [Details] |
| Goldthorpe, J. H. and Whelan, C. T (Ed.). (1992) The Development of Industrial Society in Ireand. Oxford: Oxford Uiversity Press. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Whelan. C. T. & Maitre, B. (2012) 'Understanding Material deprivation: A Comparative European Analysis'. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, doi:10.1016/rssm.2012.05.001 . [Details] |
| Russell, H., Whelan, C. T., Maitre, B. (2012) 'Economic Vulnerability and the Severity of Debt Problems: An Analysis of the Irish EU-SILC 2008'. European Sociological Review, doi: 10.1093/esr/jcs048 . [Details] |
| Maitre, B., Nolan, B. and Whelan, C. T. ; (2012) 'Low Pay, in Work Poverty and Economic Vulnerability: A Comparative Analysis Using EU-SILC'. The Manchester School, 80 (1):99-116. [Details] |
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B ; (2010) 'Poverty in Ireland in Comparative Perspective'. Social Indicators Research, 95 (1):91-110. [Details] |
| Smyth, E., Whelan, C. T., McCoy, S., Quail, A, & Doyle, E. ; (2010) 'Understanding Parental Influence on Educational Outcomes Among 9-year Olds in Ireland: The mediating Role of Resources, Attitudes and Children's Own Resources'. Child Indicators Research, 3 (1):85-104. [Details] |
| Nolan, B and Whelan, C. T.; (2010) 'Using Non-Monetary Deprivation Indicators to Analyze Poverty and Social Exclusion: Lessons from Europe?'. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 29 (2):305-325. [Details] | |||||||||
| Pisati, M., Whelan, C. T., Lucchini, M. & Maitre, B.; (2010) 'Mapping Patterns of Multiple Deprivation Using Self-Organising Maps: An Application to EU-SILC Data'. Social Science Research, 39 (3):405-418. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, Christopher, T. and Maitre, Bertrand; (2010) 'Comparing Poverty Indicators in an Enlarged EU'. European Sociological Review, 26 (6):713-730. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maitre, B. ; (2010) 'Identifying Economic Vulnerable Groups as the Economic Crisis Emerged'. Economic and Social Review, 41 (4):501-525. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maitre, B.; (2010) 'Welfare Regime and social class variation in poverty and economic vulnerability in Europe: an Analysis of EU-SILC'. Journal of European Social Policy, 20 (4):316-332. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T., Lucchini, M., Pisati, M. and Maitre, B.; (2010) 'Understanding the socio-economic distribution of multiple deprivation: An application of self-organising maps'. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 28 (3):325-342. [Details] | |||||||||
| McGinnity, F. and Whelan, C. T,; (2009) 'Comparing Work Life Conflict in Europe: Evidence from the European Social Survey'. Social Indicators Research, 93 :433-444. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B ; (2009) 'Europeanization of Inequality and European Reference Groups'. Journal of European Social Policy, 19 (2):117-130. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B ; (2009) 'The Europeanization of Reference Groups: A Reconsideration Using EU-SILC'. European Societies, 11 (2):283-309. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R. and Whelan, C. T.; (2009) 'Explaining Social Class Inequalities in Smoking: The Role of Education, Self-Efficacy and Deprivation'. European Sociological Review, 25 (4):399-410. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B. ; (2008) 'Social Class and Risk: A Comparative Analysis of the Dynamics of Economic Vulnerability¿'. British Journal of Sociology, 60 (4):637-659. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B ; (2008) '`New; and `Old Social Risks: Life Cycle and Social Class Perspectives on Social Exclusion in Ireland'. Economic and Social Review, 39 (2):139-156. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B. ; (2007) '`Levels and Patterns of Multiple Deprivation in Ireland: after the Celtic Tiger''. European Sociological Revew, 22 (2):139-156. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2007) '`Measuring Material Deprivation with EU SILC Data: Lessons from the Irish Survey'. European Societies, 9 (2):147-173. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2007) ''Income, Deprivation and Economic Stress in an Enlarged European Union''. Social Indicators Research, 83 :309-329. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2007) '‘Understanding the Implications of Choice of Deprivation Index for Measuring Consistent Poverty in Ireland’'. Economic and Social Review, 38 (2):211-234. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2006) ' `Comparing Poverty and Deprivation Dynamics: Issues of Reliability and Validity''. Journal of Economic Inequality, 4 (3):303-323. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Layte, R.; (2006) '`Economic Boom and Social Mobility: The Irish Experience''. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 24 (2):193-208. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2006) ''Trends in Economic Vulnerability in the Republic of Ireland''. Economic and Social Review, 37 (1):91-119. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2005) ''Economic Vulnerability, Multi-dimensional Deprivation and Social Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union''. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 46 (3):215-293. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2005) '`Vulnerability and Multiple Deprivation Perspectives on Economic Exclusion in Europe: A Latent Class Analysis''. European Societies, 7 (3):423-445. [Details] | |||||||||
| Maître, B, Nolan, B. and Whelan, C. T.; (2005) '`Welfare Regimes and Household Income Packaging in the European Union''. Journal of European Social Policy, 15 (2):157-171. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. Layte, R. and Maître, B; (2004) '`Understanding the Mismatch Between Income Poverty and Deprivation: A Dynamic Comparative Analysis''. European Sociological Revew, 20 (4):287-301. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. Layte, R.and Maître, B; (2003) '`Persistent Income Poverty and Deprivation in the European Union''. Journal of Social Policy, 32 (1):1-18. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R and Whelan, C. T.; (2003) '`Moving In and Out of Poverty: The Impact of Welfare Regimes on Poverty Dynamics in the EU''. European Societies, 5 (2):75-99. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T.Layte, R. and Maître, B; (2002) '`Multiple Deprivation and Persistent Poverty in the European Union''. Journal of European Social Policy, 12 (2):91-105. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T. and Layte, R.; (2002) ' `Late Industrialization and the Increased Merit Selection Hypothesis''. European Sociological Revew, 18 (1):35-50. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R. and Whelan, C. T. ; (2002) '`Cumulative Disadvantage or Individualization: A Comparative Analysis of Poverty Risk and Incidence''. European Societies, 4 (2):209-233. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T., Layte, R., Nolan, B. and Maitre, B.; (2001) 'I'ncome, Deprivation and Economic Strain: An Analysis of the European Community Household Panel''. European Sociological Revew, 17 (4):357-275. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R., Nolan, B,Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B; (2001) '`Persistent and Consistent Poverty in the 1994 and 19950 Waves of the European Community Household Panel''. Review of Income and Wealth, 17 (4):427-450. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R., Whelan, C. T., Nolan and Maitre, B.; (2001) '`Explaining Levels of Deprivation in the European Union¿'. Acta Sociologica, 44 (2):105-122. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R., Nolan, B, Whelan, C. T; (2001) '`Reassessing Income and Deprivation Approaches to the Measurement of Poverty in Ireland''. Economic and Social Review, 32 (3):239-261. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T., Layte, R., Maître, B and Nolan,B.; (2000) '`Poverty Dynamics: An Analysis of the 1994 and 1995 Waves of the European Community Household Panel Survey¿'. European Societies, 2 (4):505-531. [Details] | |||||||||
| Layte, R., Nolan, B. and Whelan, C. T.; (2000) '`Targeting Poverty: Lessons from Ireland's National Anti-Poverty Strategy''. Journal of Social Policy, 29 (4):553-570. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nolan,B. and Whelan, C. T.; (2000) '`Urban Housing and the Role of `Underclass Processes: the Case of Ireland''. Journal of European Social Policy, 10 (1):5-22. [Details] | |||||||||
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Published Reports
| Watson, D., Maitre. B. & Whelan, C. T. (2012) Understanding Childhood Deprivation in Ireland. Department of Social Protection & Economic & Social Research Institute, Dublin. [Details] |
| Layte, R., Maitre, B. & Whelan, C. T.; (2010) Living Conditions, Social Exclusion and Mental Well-Being. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. [Details] |
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B. ; (2009) Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland in Comparative European Perspective. Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin. [Details] |
| Callan. T, Nolan, B, Walsh, J. R., Whelan, C. T and Maître, B. ; (2008) Tackling Low Income and Deprivation: Developing Effective Policies. Economic and Social research Institute, Dublin. [Details] |
| Whelan, C. T. and Maître, B. ; (2008) The Life Cycle Perspective and Social Inclusion In Ireland: An Analysis of EU-SILC. Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin. [Details] |
| Whelan, C. T, Maître, B, Nolan, B; (2007) Multiple Deprivation and Multiple Disadvantage. Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan, C. T, Nolan, B. and Maître; (2005) Trends in Welfare for Selected Vulnerable Groups 1994-200. Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
| Maître, B, Nolan, B, Whelan; (2005) Reconfiguring the Measurement of Deprivation and Poverty in Ireland. Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
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Honours and Awards
| Year: 2006. Title: Member of the Royal Irish Academy |
Associations
| Association: Sociological Association of Ireland, Function/Role: Promotion of Sociology in ireland |
| Association: European Sociological Association, Function/Role: Promotion of Sociology in Europe |
