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Family, religion, and identity in the Pakistani diaspora : a case study of young Pakistani men in Dublin and Boston
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2014)In recent years, Western countries have received Pakistanis as religious fanatics and detrimental to national as well as international safety and politics. Pakistani communities in diaspora have, in turn, received negative ... -
Femina sacra: Gendered memory and political violence
(Elsevier, 2006)This article explores a specific form of state sanctioned violence enacted towards survivors of Transnistria, Ukraine, using testimonies of women survivors of Transnistria. The article theorises the woman survivor of ... -
Fluid constellation : hybrid dynamics of the Irish bottled water industry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2008)This dissertation provides an analysis of the Irish bottled water industry by constructing a revised version of Adorno's method of immanent critique. It incorporates the negative dialectical approach advanced by Adorno and ... -
Food, biotechnology, science and politics : policymakers engaged in Codex Alimentarius
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2008)The international organisation Codex Alimentarius was established by the WHO and the FAO in 1963, with the intention of creating scientifically-based international food safety standards in order to protect consumer health ... -
Food, obesity and families : practices in Irish households with young children
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2010)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the socially constructed meaning of food, ‘healthy eating’, and obesity within the context of family food practices in a sample of middle-class Irish families with young children. ... -
From Catastrophe to Marginalisation: The Experiences of Somali Refugees in Ireland
(Trinity Immigration Initiative, 2010-09)This report outlines the experiences of Somali refugees in Ireland and charts the main issues of concern, including migration, settlement, housing, education, the young generation. The report ends with a set of recommendations. -
From Foreigner Pedagogy to Intercultural Education: An analysis of the German responses to diversity and its impacts on schools and students
(2008)Germany has been reluctant to adapt its education systems to the growing number of minority ethnic students, and politicians and policy makers have only recently officially acknowledged that Germany is an immigration ... -
From high skill migration to cosmopolitan service class? Irish migration policy in a European context
(International Migration and Diaspora Studies Project, New Delhi, 2009-09)European countries are increasingly trying to develop policies to attract skilled migrants even as they are trying to restrict the entry of unskilled labour. Skilled migrants are increasingly diverse in terms of who they ... -
From Leaving Certificate to Leaving School: A Longitudinal Study of Sixth Year Students
(The Liffey Press in association with ESRI, NCCA and Department of Education & Skills, 2011)Current debates about senior cycle education in Ireland have raised a number of crucial questions: What effect does the Leaving Certificate exam have on young people?s learning experiences? What helps students to do well ... -
From racial state to racist state? Racism and immigration in 21st century ireland
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Gaming for Peace Interviews
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Gaming for Peace: Gender Awareness Training and the Polish Military
(2018)Despite regulatory and legal changes, women are persistently underrepresented in military organisations on peacekeeping missions. This article argues that part of the reason for this can be found in persistent stereotypical ... -
Gender Differences in Bullying Reflect Societal Gender Inequality: A Multilevel Study With Adolescents in 46 Countries
(2022)Purpose Social patterns in bullying show consistent gender differences in adolescent perpetration and victimization with large cross-national variations. Previous research shows associations between societal gender ... -
Gender Inequality and Job Quality in Europe
(2011)In this paper, I examine whether and to which degree the quality of work and employment differs between men and women and how these gender differences are shaped by societal beliefs about `gender equality.? Using data ... -
'Germany after the 'PISA shock': Revisiting national, European and multicultural values in curriculum and policy discourses'
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Globalisation, Christian churches and ecumenism
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2007)This dissertation offers an exploration into the multidimensional processes of globalisation in conjunction with the ecumenical movement. It investigates how combinations of ecumenical events and practices reveal various ... -
Governance and Funding of Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland
(ESRI, 2013)This study presents a comprehensive picture of educational governance and financing across the three different sectors of second-level schools in Ireland, namely, voluntary secondary schools, vocational schools, and ... -
High Stakes Testing and Student Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in the Republic of Ireland
(2012)There is now a well developed literature on the impact of high stakes testing on teaching approaches and student outcomes. However, the student perspective has been neglected in much research. This article draws on a mixed ... -
I know what it is but how bad does it get? Insights into the lived experience and service needs of people with early-stage dementia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2009)In Ireland, age-related illnesses such as dementia are becoming a greater policy concern in line with population ageing. Despite this, dementia-specific policies and practices are still largely under-developed and the ...
