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Distance Effects, Social Class and the Decision to Participate in Higher Education in Ireland
(2012)While a number of international studies have attempted to assess the influence of geographic accessibility on the decision to participate in higher education, this issue has not been addressed in detail in an Irish context. ... -
Does mobility matter for attitudes to Europe? A multi-level analysis of immigrants' attitudes to European unification
(2011)Support for Europe is largely argued to be based on the self-interest of individuals as well as being influenced by their national identity. Relatively little is known, however, about the attitudes of immigrants regarding ... -
Education: a tool of cultural awareness
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The Effects of Flexible Working on Work-life Balance and Social Inclusion: An evaluation of a series of pilot projects.
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Emerging digital generations? Impacts of child digital use on mental and socioemotional well-being across two cohorts in Ireland, 2007 2018
(2021)Despite the growing body of literature on how digital technologies impact child well-being, previous research has provided little evidence on recent digital trends. This paper examines the patterns and effects of digital ... -
Engaging Young People? Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied
(ESRI/NCCA, 2010)Whether to have a comprehensive schooling system or to provide different tracks or curricular programmes has been a central focus of international policy debates on second-level education. The Leaving Certificate Applied ... -
Equality and Discrimination: Lessons from a Research Programme and a Conference
(ESRI, 2011)Despite legislation outlawing discrimination across the EU, inequalities between groups appear to be an enduring feature of Irish and European societies. The extent to which inequality is due to discrimination is a matter ... -
Ethnicity and Nationality in the Irish Labour Market: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module 2010
(The Equality Authority and the ESRI, 16/01/2013)According to a report published today (Wednesday 16th January) by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Equality Authority, immigrants did not fare as well on average as Irish nationals in the Irish ... -
Europe's Crisis: Market competition instead of social bonds
(Tasc, 2013)Europe's crisis is not just an economic crisis, but a crisis of social inclusion and social cohesion. This is in turn the result of the failure of the European Union to live up to the promise of the European Social Model -
European Union supra state feminism : redistributional gender equality policy and training in Europe and Ireland, 1971-1997
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2001)This study is located within debates about the impact of second wave feminism on European gender contracts. Its particular focus is the development of EU supra state feminism in the form of gender equality policy since the ... -
European Urban Public Transport: Towards a single European employment model?
(Analytica Publications., 2010-05)Publicly owned public transport contributed to the distinctive character of 20th century European cities. Today however the sector is being opened to various forms of competition. Using a comparative study of urban public ... -
The Europeanisation of German Ethnic Identities: The case of German and Turkish students in two Stuttgart secondary schools
(2007)Germany?s national (or ethnic) identity has become thoroughly European and there are even signs of Eurocentrism. This is particularly problematic for the Turkish Muslims who, arguably, are not European. This article ... -
The Evolving Role of Government: Migration and Education Trends in Europe
(EU Center of Excellence - Third Biannual Newsletter, 2010)On May 4, I was invited to speak at a conference on `Language Policy as a Tool for Integration: A Comparative Perspective?, cosponsored by the European Union Center and The Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, ...