Kieran Allen BA, MA (NUI), PhD (NUI)

Senior Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Sociology of Work, inequalities in Irish society, Marxist theory, trade unionism, Irish political development, the anti-globalisation movement.

Recent Publications:

Allen, K. (2007). The Corporate Takover of Ireland. Dublin: Irish Academic Press.

 

Allen, K. (2007). 'Ireland and Economic Globalisation' in S. O'Sullivan (ed). Contemporary Ireland: A Sociological Map . Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Allen, K. (2007). 'Neoliberalism and Migration' in B. Fanning (ed). Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland.  Manchester: Manchester University Press.

 

Allen K. and S. Loyal (2006). 'Rethinking Immigration and the State in Ireland' in Race and State, A. Lentin and R. Lentin (eds)., Dublin: Cambridge Scholars Press.

 

Allen, K. (2003). 'Neither Boston or Berlin: Class Polarisation and Neo-Liberalism in the Irish Republic’, in C. Coulter and S. Coleman (ed) The End of Irish History?  Manchester: Manchester University Press.

 

Allen, K. (2002). 'Globalisation and its Discontents'. Irish Journal of Sociology. Vol. 11, No.1, pp81-96.

 

Allen, K. (2000). The Celtic Tiger: The Myth of Social Partnership in Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

 

Allen, K. (1999). 'The Celtic Tiger, Inequality and Social Partnership' in Administration, Vol. 47, No. 2, Summer.

 

Allen, K. (1999). 'Immigration, Globalization and the Celtic Tiger' in Migration in the European Union, G. Dale and M. Cole (eds), Berg.

 

Recent Publications: 

Allen, M. (2005) Mental Health and Suicide in Mental Health and Social Policy, Quin, S. & Redmond, B ed(s)., UCD Press : Dublin.

 

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.

Don Bennett, BA, MA (Duquensne), PhD (Loyola, Chicago)
College Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Research Interests:Theoretical Analysis, Urban Ethnography, Popular Justice, Historical Sociology, Ethnic Relations

Claire Carney, BA, DipSocSc, CQSW, PhD (NUI)
Former Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology
Former Head of the (then) Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Honorary Senior Research Fellow of the Social Science Research Centre

Patrick Clancy, BA, Dip Ed, MEd (Toronto), PhD (NUI)

Associate Professor in the School of Sociology

 

Research Interests: Higher education; sociology of education; policy analysis; comparative analysis; social change in Ireland and Europe.

 

Recent Publications: 
Clancy, P. (2007). “The Non-University Sector in Irish Higher Education”, in A. Machado, M. et al (eds.) The Development of Non-University Higher Education in Europe: A Critical View of Ten Countries. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

 

Clancy, P. (2007). “Education” in Sara O’Sullivan (ed.) Contemporary Ireland: A Sociological Map. Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Clancy, P. (2007). “Resisting the Evaluative State: Irish Academics Win the Battle and Lose the War” in J. Enders and F. van Vught (eds.) Towards Cartography of Higher Education Policy Change: A Festschrift in Honour of Guy Neave. Enchede: Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies.

 

Clancy, P. (2007). “Comparative Perspectives on Access Policy” pp. 35-54 in P.G. Altbach and P.McGill Peterson (eds.) Higher Education in the New Century: Global Challenges and Innovative Ideas. Rotterdam: SensePublishers (with H. Eggins, G.Goastellec, S. Guri-Rosenblit, P. Nga Nguyen and T. Yizengaw Alemneh).

 

Clancy, P. and G. Goastellec (2007). “Exploring Access and Equity in Higher Education: Policy and Performance in Comparative Perspective.” Higher Education Quarterly, 21:2, pp. 136-154.

 

Clancy, P. (2005). “Education Policy in Ireland” pp. 80-114, in S. Quin, P. Kennedy, A. O’Donnell & G. Kiely (eds.) Contemporary Irish Social Policy, Dublin, University College Dublin Press.

 

Clancy, P. (2003). 'The Vocalisation of Higher Education: the evolution of policy in the Republic of Ireland', The International Journal of Vocational Education and Training, Vol. 11, No.1, pp62-82.

Clancy P. (2001). College Entry in Focus: a Fourth National Survey of Access to Higher Education. Dublinn: Higher Education Authority.
   
Clancy, P. and J. Wall (2000). Background of Higher Education Entrants. Dublin: Higher Education Authority.

Clancy, P. (1999). ‘Non-Official Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland’ in Non-Official Higher Education in the European Union. D.G. Tsaoussis (ed.), Athens: Getenburg.

Clancy, P. (1999).  ‘Education Policy’. In Contemporary Irish Social Policy, edited by S. Quinn, P. Kennedy, A. O’Donnell and G. Kiely. Dublin: UCD Press.

Clancy, P. (1999). ‘Participation of Mature Students in Ireland.’ In Higher Education: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning, edited by T. Flemming, T.Collins and J. Coolahan. Maynooth: Centre for Educational Policy Studies.

Clancy, P. (1999). Declining a Third Level Offer. Dublin: Higher Education Authority.

Clancy, P. and D. Kehoe (1999). ‘Financing Third Level Students in Ireland’. European Journal of Education, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp43-58.

Anne Cleary, BSocSc, MSocSc (NUI)

College Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Resarch Interests: Research Methods, Medical Sociology, Sociology of Gender

Recent Publications: 

Cleary, A. and T. Brannick (2007). 'Suicide and changing values and beliefs in Ireland'. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Vol. 28, No. 2, pp82-88.

 

Cleary, A. (2006). Men, masculinities and suicide IAS 5th National Conference: partnerships for reducing youth suicide. Kilkenny , Ireland , 44-51 

Cleary, A. (2005). 'Death rather than disclosure: struggling to be a real man'. Irish Journal of Sociology, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp155-176.

Cleary, A. (2005). Suicidal Behaviour Amongst Young Men. Dublin: Katherine Howard Foundation.

Cleary, A. (2005). Changing values and beliefs in Ireland. Spiritual and Ethical Issues of Suicide: 10th Annual IAS conference, Armagh (5-7 October)

Cleary, A. (2005). Men, masculinities and suicide. Partnerships for reducing youth suicide. Proceedings of the 5th National Conference, Kilkenny, Ireland (7-9 December).

 

Cleary, A. and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds) (2001). Understanding children Vol.1 : State, education and economy. Cork: Oak Tree Press.

Cleary, A. and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds) (2001). Understanding children  Vol.2 : Changing experiences and family forms. Cork: Oak Tree Press 

Cleary. A. (1999). Homelessness and Mental Health. Dublin:  Combat Poverty/Homelessness and Mental Health Action Group.

Geoffrey Cook, BA (Bristol), Dip Soc. Admin (Manchester), MA (Econ) (Manchester), PhD (LSE)
College Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science

Research Interests: Irish, British, Swedish and German social policy; historical development and comparative analysis; conceptualisation of poverty; theories of citizenship; gender dependence in tax and social security systems; the Irish system in a European context.

 

Bryan Fanning, BA, DMS, PhD
Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science

Research Interests: Race and Social Policy in Ireland; Social theory and social policy; comparative social policy; identity; values and social policy in Ireland.

Pauline Faughnan, BSocSc, MSocSc, PhD (NUI)
Former Director of the Applied Social Science Research Programme

Research Interests: Evaluation and Action Research, Social Policy Research with particular emphasis on the voluntary sector, disability, ageing, environment, community and local development, poverty and social exclusion.

Recent Publications: 

Kelly. M., F. Kennedy, P. Faughnan and H. Tovey (2003).Cultural Sources of Support on which Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Draw: Second Report of National Survey Data. Dublin: Social Science Research Centre, Dept. of Sociology University College Dublin, Dept. of Sociology Trinity College Dublin.

Kelly. M., F. Kennedy, P. Faughnan and H. Tovey (2003).Trends in Irish Environmental Attitudes between 1993 and 2002: First Report of National Survey Data.  Dublin: Social Science Research Centre, Dept. of Sociology University College Dublin, Dept. of Sociology Trinity College Dublin.

Faughnan, P., N. Humphries and S. Whelan (2002). Patching Up the System - The Community Welfare Service and Asylum. Dublin: Social Science Research Centre.

Faughnan, P. and A. O'Donovan (2002). A Changing Voluntary Sector - Working with New Minority Communities in Ireland.  Dublin: Social Science Research Centre.

Faughnan, P. and M. Woods (2000). Lives on Hold -Seeking Asylum in Ireland. Dublin: Social Science Research Centre.

Faughnan, P. (1999). Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Ireland (1999). Dublin: Social Science Research Centre.

Alice Feldman, MA, PhD (Arizona State University)
College Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Racism, multiculturalism and community development, role of particpatory and action research in the process of social change, indigenous peoples, geographies of resistance, counter-hegemonic sites created by social movements. 

 

 

Recent Publications:

Hess, A. (2007). 'Is it justified to speak of a Jesuit work ethic in the Basque Country? Variations on a Weberian Theme'. Max Weber Studies. Vol. 1, pp85-91. 

Hess, A. (2006). 'America' in Routledge Encyclopedia of Social Theory, A. Harrington, B. Marshall , B. and H-P. Mueller (eds). London: Routledge.

Beaumont, G. de (Garvin, T. and Hess, A. eds. and Introduction). (2006) Ireland: Social, Political and Religious. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Hess, A. (2006). Der Lange Schatten des 19. Jahrhunderts: Dekonstruktion des keltischen Mythos – Die irischen Sozialwissenschaften im Umbruch (1) in Forum Humanwissenschaften, Frankfurter Rundschau, Oct. 2002.

 

Hess, A. (2002). American Social and Political Thought – A Reader.  Edinburgh/New York: Edinburgh University Press / New York University Press. 

Hess, A. (2001). Concepts of Social Stratification – European and American Models. London/New York: Palgrave-Macmillan.

Hess, A. (2000). American Social and Political Thought – A Concise Introduction.  New York University Press.

Hess, A. (1999) '"What is actually so distinctively societal about society?" - Niklas Luhmann’s ‘Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft’. Swiss Journal of Sociology. Vol. 25, No. 1.

Hess, A. (1999). ‘The Economy of Morals and its Applications’ – An Attempt to Understand some Central Concepts in the Work of Albert O. Hirschman'.  Review of International Political Economy. Vol. 6, No. 3.

Betty Hilliard, BA, MSocSc (NUI), DipStat (Dub)

College Lecturer in the School of Sociology, Chairperson of the UCD Social Science Research Centre

Research Interests: Family

 

Recent Publications: 

Hilliard, B. (2007). 'Changing Irish Attitudes to Marriage and Family in Cross-National Comparison' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: The Liffey Press.

 

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and B. Hilliard (2007). 'Socio-Economic Change in Ireland since the 1980s: the Tiger, Transnational Corporations and the Peace Dividend' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press. 

 

Hilliard, B. (2006). 'Change in gender roles in intimate relationships 1988-2002' in Irish Social and Political Values, J. Garry, N. Hardiman, D. Payne (eds). Liverpool: University of Liverpool Press.

 

Hilliard, B. (2006). 'Family and Community' in The Blackwell Enycyclopedia of Sociology, G. Ritzer (ed)., Oxford: Blackwell.

Hilliard, B. (2004). 'Motherhood, Sexuality and the Catholic  Church' in P. Kennedy, Motherhood in Ireland: creation and context. Cork: Mercier Press.

Hilliard, B. (2003). 'The Catholic Church and Married Women's Sexuality: habitus change in late twentieth century Ireland'. Irish Journal of Sociology. Vol. 12, No. 2, pp28-49.

Hilliard, B. (2002). 'Family and Community in Ireland', review article in Journal of Marriage and the Family. Vol. 63, No. 4.

 

Mary Horkan, MSocSc(NUI)

College Lecturer in the former Department of Social Policy and Social Work

Policy Related Activities: Editorial Board member of 'From Newman to New Woman' Edited by Anne Macdonna, New Island Press, Dublin.
Member of the Consultative Committee of Women in Academia.
Board Member of the European Women's Lobby appointed to the European Policy Action Centre on Violence Against Women. 
Member of ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers, London) Community and Race Relations Committee Gender Working Group. 

Tom Inglis, BSocSc, MSocSc (NUI), PhD(Southern Illinois)
Associate Professor in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Communications, Religion, Research Methodologies, Adult Education and Social Power

Recent Publications:

Inglis, T. (2007). 'The Religious Field in Contemporary Ireland' in L. Hart and Y. Whelan (eds). Ireland Beyond Boundaries: Mapping Irish Studies in the Twenty-First Century. London: Pluto Press.

 

Inglis, T. (2007) 'Catholic Identity in Contemporary Ireland: Belief and Belonging to Tradition'. Journal of Contemporary Religion. Vol. 22, No. 2, pp205-220.

 

Inglis, T. (2006). 'Club Anabel' in Uncertain Ireland: A Sociological Chronicle 2003–2004'  M. Corcoran, and M. Peillon (eds). Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.

 

Inglis, T. (2006). 'From Self-Denial to Self-Indulgence: The Clash of Cultures in Contemporary Ireland' in Irish Review, Vol. 34, Spring, pp34-43.

 

Inglis, T. (2005). 'Religion, identity, state and society' in The Cambridge Companion to Modern Irish Culture, J. Cleary and C. Connolly (eds). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

 

Inglis, T. (2005). 'Origins and Legacies of Irish Prudery: Sexuality and Social Control in Modern Ireland' in Eire/Ireland, Vol. 40, No.3&4, pp9-37.  

Inglis, T. (2003). 'Truth, Power and Lies: Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies. Dublin: University College Dublin Press.

Inglis, T. (2003). 'Catholic Church, Religious Capital and Symbolic Domination', in Engaging Modernity: Readings of Irish Politics, Culture and Literature at the Turn of the Century. Dublin: Veritas.

Inglis, T. (2002). 'Searching for Truth, Revealing Power, Hoping for Freedom', in E. Cassidy (ed) Measuring Ireland: Discerning Values and Beliefs. Dublin: Veritas.

Inglis, T. (2002). 'Pleasure Pursuits' in Ireland Unbound, M. Corcoran and M. Peillon (eds), Dublin: IPA.

Inglis, T. (2002). ‘Sexual Transgressions and Scapegoats: A Case Study from Modern Ireland’. Sexualities. Vol. 5, No. 1.

Inglis, T.  Z. Mach and R. Mazanek (eds) (2000).  Religion and politics: East-West Contrasts from Contemporary Europe. Dublin: University College Dublin.

Inglis, T. (1999). No room for adults?: A study of mature students in University College Dublin. Dublin:  Social Science Research Centre and the Adult Education Office UCD.

Anna Jennings, B SocSc, DASS, SCSW
College Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science

 

Research Interests: Learning disability; institutional sexual abuse of those with disability; working with siblings of those with disability; practice teaching.

 

Recent Publications:

Jennings, A. (2006). Just how can student learning be facilitated on placement? Fifth International Conference on Practice Teaching and Field Education in Health and Social Work, York, UK (10th -12th July)

 

Redmond, B. and A. Jennings (2006) .'Social Work & Intellectual Disability' in N. Kearney and C. Skehill (eds). Historical Perspectives on Social Work in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.

Marie Keenan , B. SocSc, Dip. Family Therapy, MSocSc, DASS, CWSW
College Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science

 

Research Interests: Sexual abuse of minors by men in clerical and religious life, the importance of therapists' style in improving the therapeutic outcome of therapy with sexual offenders, mental health, criminal justice, anti-pathologizing practices, youth on leaving care.

Recent Publications:
Kennan, M. (2003). 'Exiled at Home', in Feedback, The magazine of the Family Therapy Association of Ireland.

 

Kennan, M. (2002). 'Child Sexual Abuse: the Heart of the Matter'.The Furrow. Vol. 53, No. 11.

Mary Kelly, MSocSc (NUI), PhD (Cantab)

Senior Lecturer in the School of Sociology

 

Research Interests: Communication and Cultural Studies in Ireland and Europe, Sociology of the Environment

 

Kelly, M. (2007). Environmental Debates and the Public in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.

 

Kelly, M. and F. Kennedy (2007). 'Changing Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour in Ireland 1993-2002' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.

 

Kelly, M. and  B. Motherway. (2006). 'Evolving Environmental Concern in Ireland: Is Sustainable Development Taking Root?' in Irish Social and Political Attitudes , J. Garry, N. Hardiman, and D. Payne (eds).,Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.

Kelly. M., F. Kennedy, P. Faughnan and H. Tovey (2004). Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours: Ireland in Comparative European Perspective: Third Report of National Survey Data. Dublin: Social Science Research Centre, Dept. of Sociology University College Dublin, Dept. of Sociology Trinity College Dublin.

 

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.

 

Kennedy, P. (2006). De-commodification, personal autonomy and bodily integrity. International conference on welfare state change, conceptualisation, measurement and interpretation, St Restrup Herregaard, Denmark (13-15 January 2006).

 

Kennedy, P. (2006). Migrant women in Ireland: social rights and personal autonomy. Migrations and social policies in Europe, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (8th June 2006)

Quin, S., P. Kennedy, A. Matthews and G. (2005). Contemporary Irish Social Policy. Dublin: UCD Press.  

 

Kennedy, P. and E. Hickey (2005). 'Women and Mental Health' in Mental Health and Social Policy in Ireland, S. Quin, B. Redmond (eds). Dublin:  UCD Press.

 

Kennedy, P. and E. Kiely (2005). 'Youth Policy' in Contemporary Irish Social Policy, S. Quin, P. Kennedy, A. Matthews, G, Kiely (eds). Dublin:  UCD Press.

 

Kennedy, P. (ed) (2003). Motherhood in Ireland; creation and context. Cork: Mercier Press.

Kennedy, P. (2002). Maternity in Ireland; a woman-centred perspective. Dublin: Liffey Press.

Kennedy, P. J. Murphy Lawless (2001). The Maternity Care Needs of Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women . Social Science Research Centre (summary), Eastern Regional Health Authority (full report).

Recent Publications:

Loughran, H. and M.E. McCann (2005) 'Escape From the Ivory Tower' in Professional Development The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, Vol. 8, No.2 & 3, pp116-124.

 

Loughran, H. and M.E. McCann (2006). A Community Drugs Study: Developing Community Indicators of Drug Use. Dublin: NACD.

 

Loughran, H. and M.E. McCann (2006). Ballymun Community Case Study: Experiences and Perceptions of Problem Drug Use. Dublin: NACD.

 

Loughran, H. and M.E. McCann (2006). Bray Community Case Study: Experiences and Perceptions of Problem Drug Use.  Dublin: NACD.

 

Loughran, H. and M.E. McCann (2006). Crumlin Community Case Study: Experiences and Perceptions of Problem Drug Use. Dublin: NACD.

Steve Loyal, BA (Manchester), MA (Sussex), PhD (Exon)

Recent Publications:

Loyal, S. and S. Mennell (eds) (2007). An Essay on Time, by Norbert Elias. Dublin : UCD Press.

Loyal, S. (2007). 'Immigration' in S. O'Sullivan (ed). Contemporary Ireland : A Sociological Map. Dublin : UCD Press.

Loyal, S. (2007). 'Anthony Giddens' in J.  Scott (ed). Fifty Key Sociologists. London : Routledge. 

Allen K. and S. Loyal (2006). 'Rethinking Immigration and the State in Ireland' in Race and State, A. Lentin and R. Lentin(eds.) Dublin: Cambridge Scholars Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Annales School' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006).'Benjamin Nelson' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'British Marxist Historians' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Civilisation' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology,  B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Feudalism' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology,  B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Gunnar Myrdal' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Historicism' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Montesquieu' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Norbert Elias' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Peter Laslett' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Reinhard Bendix' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. (2006). 'Robert Nisbet' in The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, B. Turner (ed). Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Loyal, S. and S. Quilley (2004).  'Towards a "central theory": the scope and relevance of Norbert Elias', in The Sociology of Norbert Elias,  S. Loyal and S. Quilley (eds), Cambrdige: Cambridge University Press.

Research Interests: Community development and drugs issues, community participation and social policy, inter-agency working.

 

Recent Publications:
Loughran, H. and M.E. McCann (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.

 

Loughran, H. and M.E. McCann (2006). A Community Drugs Study: Developing Community Indicators for Problem Drug Use. National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Dublin.

 

McCann, M.E (2006). 'Community Development and Social Care' in B. Fanning and M. Rush (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: University College Dublin Press.

 

Research Interests: Sociology of Health and Illness, Education

 

Stephen Mennell, MA (Cantab), Dr. SocSc (Amsterdam)
Professor in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Comparative historical sociology, Sociology of culture, sociology of food and eating, sociological theory, sociology of religion

Recent Publications:

Mennell, S. and R.Moelker (2007). The Genesis of the Naval Profession, by Norbert Elias (editor). Dublin:

Loyal, S.  and S. Mennell (eds) (2007). An Essay on Time, by Norbert Elias. Dublin : UCD Press.

Stone, J. and S. Mennell (2006). Alexis de Tocqueville: Tentang Revolusi, Demockrasi, dan Masyarakat. Jakarta: Freedom Institute.

Ronald Moore, BSc, DPhil, PGCE
College Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Anthropology

Recent Publications:
Moore, R. and A.D. Sanders (2002). 'Formations of Culture: Nationalism and conspiracy ideology in Ulster Loyalism'. Anthropology Today. Vol. 18.  No. 6.

Aoghán Mulcahy, BA, PgDip, MA, PhD

Senior Lecturer and Head of School in the School of Sociology

 

Research Interests: Criminology, policing, Northern Irish society

 

Recent Publications:

Mulcahy, A. (2002). The Impact of the Northern 'Troubles' on Criminal Justice in the Irish Republic, pp. 273-96 in P. O'Mahony (ed), Criminal Justice in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.

Mulcahy, A. (1999). 'Visions of Normality: Peace and the Reconstruction of Policing in Northern Ireland',  Social and Legal Studies 8/2 (June), pp277-95.

Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, MSocSc, PhD (NUI)
Senior Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Childhood, Irish Language, Equality, Religion.

Recent Publications:

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. (2007).'Working Children and the 'Descholarisation' of  Childhood' in Childhood, Generational Order and the Welfare State: Exploring Children's Social and Economic Welfare, H. Wintersberger, L. Alanen, T. Olk and J. Qvortrup, J (eds)., Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark.

 

Hilliard, B. and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). (2007). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.

 

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and B. Hilliard (2007). 'Socio-Economic Change in Ireland since the 1980s: the Tiger, the Transnational Corporations and the Peace Dividend' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.

 

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. (2007). 'Attitudes to Social Inequality' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.

 

Watson, I., M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, F. Kennedy, F. and B. Rock-Huspatel (2007). 'National Identity and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and J. Kilroe (2002). Irish Language Results in the Certificate Examinations, 1990-2001. Dublin: Social Science Research Centre, University College Dublin.

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.  (2001). "An Teaghlach agus Saol na hEaglaise in Éirinn", in E. Ní Thiarnaigh (ed.) Machnamh 2001, Dublin: FÁS. 

 

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and A. Cleray (eds) (2001). Understanding Children Vol.1 : State, education and economy. Cork: Oak Tree Press.

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and A. Cleray (eds) (2001). Understanding children  Vol.2 : Changing experiences and family forms. Cork: Oak Tree Press.

Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.  (1999). Comhluadar agus a Bhaill - Tuairisc ar Chuirbhéireacht ar Theaghlaigh Galltachta ag a bhfuil an Ghaeilge mar Theanga Bhaile, Ionad Taighde na hEolaíochta Comhdhaonnaí, An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Atha Cliath.

Ó Laighin, P. (2005). ‘Stádas na Gaeilge i Réim Theangacha an Aontais Eorpaigh,’ in Legislation, Literature and Sociolinguistics: Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Scotland,  J. M. Kirk and D. P. Ó Baoill. (Volume 13 of Belfast Studies in Language, Culture and Politics). Belfast: Cló Ollscoil na Banríona, Queen’s University.

Sara O'Sullivan, BA (Mod), MSocSc, PhD (NUI)
College Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Regionalisation and Decentralisation in the member states and EU, Policy Networks and Partnership, New Forms of Democratic Governance, Comparative Social and political attitudes to alternative forms of welfare provision.

Payne. D., N. Hardiman and A. McCashin (2006) 'Attitudes towards Inequality' in J. Garry, N, Hardiman and D.Payne (eds). Irish Social and Political Attitudes. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.

Garry,J., N. Hardiman, and D. Payne (eds) (2006). Irish Social and Political Attitudes . Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.

Regional Development Agencies in the United Kingdom-Labour’s flagship sailing at half-mast?, with R.J. Bennett  in Rationality and Society, Vol 15, No.1  2003.

The EU in the domestic: INTERREG III and the Good Friday Institutions, with B. Laffan, in Irish Political Studies Vol. 17, No. 1, 2002.

Re-negotiating Regional Economic Development in England - who has "Joined-up?", with R.J. Bennett, in A. Deffner, D. Konstadakopulos, and Y. Psycharis (eds), Culture and Regional Economic Development: Cultural, Political and Social Perspectives (2002), University of Thessaly Press, Volos, Greece.

"European Union Power and Regional Involvement - a case study of the political implications of the Reform of the Structural Funds for Ireland" with R.J.Mokken, F.N. Stokman (2000) in P,Moser, G, Schneider and G. Kirchgassner (ed.) Decision Rules in the European Union. A Rational Choice Perspective. London: Macmillan.

"Preference aggregation and Effective power in the EU Structural Funds Reform process." with R.J. Mokken, F.N. Stokman and F.W. Wasseur (2000) in Irish Political Studies, Vol. 15.

Local and Regional Economic Development: Renegotiating power under Labour. with R. J. Bennett (2000), Aldershot:Ashgate.

Creating Living Institutions. EU Cross-Border Co-operation after the Good Friday Agreement,(2001)with B.Laffan, Centre for Cross-Border Studies, Armagh.

"Policy Making in the European Union. An analysis of the impact of the Reform of the Structural Funds in Ireland". (Amsterdam: Thela Thesis 1999).

Territorial reform of central-regional-local government relations: the implications for power relations of regional development agencies in England.’ with Bennett, R.J. (1999) in: K-D Henke (ed) Öffentliche Finanzen zwischen Wachstum und Verteilung Baden-Baden: Nomos, 67-84 Europäische Schriften zu Staat und Wirtschaft, Band 3.

Suzanne Quin, BSocStud (Dub), MA (Wales), CQSW, PhD (NUI)
Professor and Head of School of Applied Social Science

Research Interests: Implications of Serious Illness and Disability for Individuals and Families, Group Work and Health Policy.

Recent publications:

Quin, S. (2006). 'Disability, children and Social Care' In: Bryan Fanning & Michael Rush (eds). Care and Social Change in the Irish Welfare Economy. Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Quin, S. and J. Clarke (2006). Referral and Advocacy: Social Work Challenges in the Context of Scarce Resources, International Conference of Social Work in Health and Mental Health.

 

Quin, S., P. Kennedy, A. Matthews and G. Kiely (2005). Contemporary Irish Social Policy. Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Quin, S. and V. Richardson, (2005). Adolescence and Mental Health in Mental Health and Social Policy in Ireland, S. Quin and B. Redmond (eds). Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Quin, S. and B. Redmond (2005). Mental Health and Social Policy in Ireland. Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Quin, S. (2005). 'Health Policy' in Contemporary Irish Social Policy, Quin, S., P. Kennedy, A. Matthews and  G. Kiely ( eds)., UCD Press: Dublin.

 

Quin, S. (2005). 'The Long -Term Psychosocial Effects of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Children and their Families' in Social Work Visions from Around the Globe Citizens, Methods and Approaches, A. Metteri, T. Kroger, A. Phhjola, P.L. Rauhala (eds)., New York: Haworth Social Work Practice Press.

 

Quin, S., J. Clarke, J. Murphy Lawless (2005). Report on a Research Study of the Palliative Care Needs of Children in Ireland, Dublin: www.hospicefoundation.ie/cfmdoes.

  

Quin, S. (2005). Empowerment in Theory and Practice. From Charity To Choice: Changing Perceptions of Disability Conference in celebration of the Royal Hospital Donnybrook, Dublin.

 

Quin, S. and J. Clarke (2005). The experiences of professional and voluntary workers of providing palliative care for children with life limiting conditions. 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin (November 2005).

Quin, S., P. Kennedy, A., Matthews, A. and G. Kiely (2005). Contemporary Irish Social Policy. Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Valerie Richardson, BSc (Econ) (Wales), DSW (Edin), PhD (NUI), CQSW
Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science

Research Interests: Sociological Theory, Development of Qualitative Methodologies, The Sociology of the Family, Work and Family Roles, Irish Childcare Policy, Marital Breakdown and Child Custody. 

Recent Publications:

Rush. M. and V. Richardson (2007). 'Welfare Regimes and Changing Family Attitudes' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds.) Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.

 

Seward, R. R., D.G. Igoe, V. Richardson and D. Cosimo (2006). 'Demographic transitions, family changes and social developments in Ireland' in C. Gomes (ed). Social Development and Family Change Seminar, Mexico City Conference March 2005, Paper published 2006)

 

Richardson, V. (2005). Families, Change and European Social Policy. Dublin: Dept of Social and Family Affairs.

 

Richardson, V. and M. Rush (2006). 'Family and Work in Ireland' in Reconciling Family and Work: Challenges for Social Policies in Europe , G. Rossi (ed). Milan: FrancoAngeli.

 

Richardson, V. (2005). 'Children and Mental Health' in Mental Health and Social Policy in Ireland , S. Quin and B. Redmond (eds). Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Quin, S. and Richardson, V. (2005). 'Adolescence and Mental Health' in Mental Health and Social Policy in Ireland , S. Quin, and B. Redmond (eds). Dublin: UCD Press.

Richardson, V. (2002). Evaluation of Contingency Plan for Supervision and Substitution. Dublin: National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals.

Richardson, V. (2001). Young Mothers: A Study of Single Mothers in Two Communities. Dublin: Social Science Research Centre and Vincentian Partnership.

Richardson, V. (1999). "Children and Social Policy" in S. Quin, P. Kennedy, G.  Kiely and A. O'Donnell (eds).  Contemporary Irish Social Policy. Dublin: UCD Press.

O'Brien, V. and V. Richardson (1999). Towards a Standardised Framework for Inter-Country Adoption Assessment Procedures: a Study of Assessment Procedures in Inter-Country Adoption for Department of Health and Children.  Department of Health and Children.

Paul Stokes, BA (Mod), MA (NUI)
College Lecturer in the School of Sociology

Research Interests: Economic and Organisational Sociology, Sociology of Emotions

Recent Publications:

Stokes, P. (2006). 'Some Problems of Liberation'. Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change, Vol. 3,pp5-18.

Stokes, P. (2006). Editorial in Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change. Vol. 3, pp3-4.

Stokes, P. (2006). 'Identity: articulating cybernetics and sociology'. Kybernetes Vol. 35, pp124-147.

Stokes, P. (2006). 'The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, 1968-2005: A Case of Mutual Humiliation'. Social Alternatives, Vol. 25, pp17-21.

Stokes P., L. McMahon and E. Tsëelon (2003). 'CSR in Ireland: Attitudes in Ireland to the social and environmental responsibilities of business'. UCD Social Science Research Centre.

Mennell, S., E. Mitchell, P. Stokes, A. Rickard, E. O’Malley-Dunlop (2000). ' Protestants in a Catholic State "A Silent Minority in Ireland"', in T. Inglis, Z. Mach and R. Mazanek (eds) eds, Religion and Politics: East-West Contrasts from Contemporary Europe. Dublin: UCD Press.

 

Stokes, P., M. Eilliot, S. Mennell, K. Bishop (1999). 'The Decommissioning Impasse'. International Minds. Vol. 9, No. 2, pp10-13.

Conor K. Ward, BA, STL, PhD (Liverpool)

Recent Publications:

Ward, C. and A. Greely (2000). 'How 'secularised is the Ireland we live in? Report on a Survey' in Doctrine and Life (Special Edition). Vol. 5, No. 10, Dec.

Research Interests: Visual Sociology, Political Sociology

Recent Publications:

Watson, I., M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, F. Kennedy and B. Rock-Huspatel (2007). 'National Identity and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes' in B. Hilliard and M. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.

Watson, I. (2007). 'Identity, Language and Nationality' in S. O'Sullivan (eds). Contemporary Ireland: A Sociological Map. Dublin: UCD Press.

Watson, I. (2007). 'Recent and current trends in Irish language broadcasting' in J. Hogan and H. Sheehan (eds). Mapping Irish Media. Dublin: UCD Press.

Watson, I. (2003). 'Broadcasting and Irish' in Minority Language, Radio, Television and Identity. Dublin: Four Courts Press.

 

Watson, I. (2003). 'Broadcasting and the Irish Language' in The Encyclopaedia of Ireland, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan.

 

Watson, I. (2002). 'Irish-Language Broadcasting: History, Ideology and Identity', Media, Culture and Society, Vol. 24, No. 6.

 

Watson, I. (2001). [TG4 Identity and Citizenship] 'TG4 Féiniúlacht agus Saoránacht'. Irish Journal of Sociology. Vol. 10, No. 2.

 

Watson, I. (2001). [A History of Irish Broadcasting] 'Stair and Chraolacháin Ghaeilge'. An T-Ultach. Vol. 78, No. 6, June.

 

Watson, I. (1999). [Competing Identities in TG4] 'An Dá Thrá'. Comhar.  Vol. 58, No. 4, pp18-20.

Audrey Woods, BSocSc, MSocSc (NUI)
Research Fellow in the Social Science Research Centre

 

Research Interests: Ageing Issues, 19th Century Social Policy, History of Social Policy and Social Service in Ireland

 

Policy Related Activities:

Member of the Council of CROSSCARE, the Social Care Agency of the Archdiocese of Dublin

Chairperson of the CROSSCARE Residential Project Advisory Committee