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'Resistance in Ireland'
(2013)
O'Flynn, Micheal; Power, Martin J.; McCabe, Conor; Silke, Henry
'Resistance in Ireland'
(2013)
O'Flynn, Micheal; Power, Martin J.; McCabe, Conor; Silke, Henry
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8826
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'Shame makes the world go around.’ Morrissey and the gendered discourse of class disgust
(2014)
Power, Martin J.; Dillane, Aileen; Devereux, Eoin
'Shame makes the world go around.’ Morrissey and the gendered discourse of class disgust
(2014)
Power, Martin J.; Dillane, Aileen; Devereux, Eoin
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Can popular music or an individual song text inform us about society and make us question dominant discourses in the political and public sphere? This article will argue that this is indeed the case, so while the mass media (in particular) provide the dominant codes (Hall, 1999) that most audiences effortlessly recognise and relate to, it is important to recognise that counter-hegemonic ideologies are also in circulation. In a society where hegemonic discourses are produced by the upper and middle classes, the capacity to articulate a contradictory narrative to the marginalised is aided by the ‘reach’ of popular music (Botta 2006, p. 123).
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3619
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'You can only get a degree!' Theoretically situating the alterations to the back to education allowance welfare to education programme of 2003/04
(2010)
Power, Martin J.
'You can only get a degree!' Theoretically situating the alterations to the back to education allowance welfare to education programme of 2003/04
(2010)
Power, Martin J.
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This article critically examines the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) as a mechanism of social inclusion for Irish welfare recipients through participation in third-level education. The article is based on empirical data from focus group and in-depth qualitative interviews with third-level students on the BTEA, and key informants. The article adopts a strong ‘structural’ position, situating the source of social exclusion in the structured inequality of the labour market and the state, which disadvantages particular groups in society. In an era of unprecedented growth in Ireland, the first signs of a fiscal crisis saw cuts made to welfare programmes in 2003/2004. The article examines the resultant changes made to the BTEA, utilising Mutch’s adaptation of Bourdieu’s field theory to form a theoretical understanding of how and why these restrictive changes to the BTEA occurred.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3810
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‘Sicherheit’: examining residents’ perceptions of community safety in working-class residential areas undergoing regeneration in Limerick City, Ireland
(2018)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin; Barnes, Cliona
‘Sicherheit’: examining residents’ perceptions of community safety in working-class residential areas undergoing regeneration in Limerick City, Ireland
(2018)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin; Barnes, Cliona
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This paper examines the perceptions of residents’ in two housing estates in Limerick, a peripheral Irish city, on how (un)safety effects their day-to-day lives and is an intrinsic element in the production and reproduction of their urban territories. In focusing on these areas which are currently ‘undergoing’ the largest urban regeneration project in the history of the Irish State, our analysis provides new insights into the intersections between regeneration processes and (un)sicherheit. Significantly, our findings demonstrate that regeneration processes, often billed as enhancing community safety, can in fact contribute to destabilising the triumvirate of safety, certainty and security.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8849
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"Aesthetics of Resistance" . Billy Bragg, ideology, and the longevity of song as social protest.
(2018)
Power, Martin J.
"Aesthetics of Resistance" . Billy Bragg, ideology, and the longevity of song as social protest.
(2018)
Power, Martin J.
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What can a song text and its performance tell us about society, privilege and the political sphere? Following on from Cashell’s (2012) line of argument, I contend that British singer Billy Bragg (1957-) has employed his lyrics and activism to represent the struggles of the International working class and build a counter narrative to discourses which present the capitalist worldview as innate, ‘natural’ and inevitable. Centered on a deep textual reading of Bragg’s song(s) “Ideology” / “The Clashing of Ideologies” (1986; 2006)2, the chapter is organized in five key sections. I begin by discussing the continuing importance of social protest and the use of song as a mechanism of protest. I then present a brief account of Billy Bragg – the artist and activist – to contextualize my analysis of his work. The third section of the chapter reflects on neoliberal understandings of meritocracy in order to situate “Ideology” / “The Clashing of Ideologies” (1986; 2006) as a sonic respon...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8847
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"Crossing the Sahara without water": A critical analysis of the macro and micro-level dynamics of persistent class inequality in the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme.
(2008)
Power, Martin J.
"Crossing the Sahara without water": A critical analysis of the macro and micro-level dynamics of persistent class inequality in the Back To Education Allowance Welfare to Education Programme.
(2008)
Power, Martin J.
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This thesis elaborates a critical empirical and theoretical exposition of the impact of the Irish welfare to education programme, the Back to Education Allowance, on classbased exclusion. In doing so, it contributes to a broader understanding of dynamics of welfare to education programmes in the era of the post-welfare state. It adopts a strong ‘structural’ position, which sees the source of social exclusion as lying in the structured inequality of the labour market and the state (Morris 1994, p.80). It rejects arguments that social exclusion can be addressed by promoting policy that adopts a weak ‘cultural’ position (Morris 1994, p.80), ultimately blaming the excluded for their own misfortune. The thesis proposes the provision of education, and 3rd level education in particular, as a key means of addressing social exclusion. Education is theoretically situated in terms of its relationship with the economy and broader state policy, which has (ultimately) resulted in the commodificat...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/2630
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"Shame makes the world go around": performed and embodied (gendered) class disgust in Morrissey's 'The Slum Mums'
(2017)
Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin J.; Devereux, Eoin
"Shame makes the world go around": performed and embodied (gendered) class disgust in Morrissey's 'The Slum Mums'
(2017)
Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin J.; Devereux, Eoin
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Link to published copy; https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/music-as-multimodal-discourse-9781474264426/
This chapter explores how a pop song can become (and remain) a critical site for counter-hegemonic expression, through the creative manipulation of discursive, structural, sonic, and somatic elements. ‘The Slum Mums’, by popular music artist Morrissey, deals with the contempt felt for lone female mothers on welfare in the UK under the New Labour governments of the 1990s and 2000s. Rather than providing a straightforward critique of this ‘contempt’, Morrissey deftly creates a song whose meaning relies on the ambiguous interrelationship between the socio-political context, the lyrical content, and musical structure and sound as they relate to issues of gendered embodiment in particular. To this end, we locate our work within what might be understood as a social constructivist approach, leaning into scholars who argue for embodied perspectives. We argue that it is through ...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8832
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“You’ll Never Kill Our Will To Be Free”: Damien Dempsey’s “Colony” as a critique of historical and contemporary colonialism
(2017)
Power, Martin J.; Dillane, Aileen; Devereux, Eoin
“You’ll Never Kill Our Will To Be Free”: Damien Dempsey’s “Colony” as a critique of historical and contemporary colonialism
(2017)
Power, Martin J.; Dillane, Aileen; Devereux, Eoin
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This article, through a musical, lyrical, and contextual analysis of the Irish recording artist Damien Dempsey’s song “Colony,” probes contemporary discourses concerning colonialism and postcolonialism. In presenting Dempsey’s work through this lens, we seek to interrogate how one singer employs protest song as a vehicle for social critique in a nuanced fashion. Our reading reveals different levels of meaning, in part dependent on contextual knowledge. Furthermore, the simple structure belies the complexity of the issues involved in any discussion of postcoloniality in Ireland and beyond, and because of this the song is rendered all the more potent and persuasive.
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peer-reviewed
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8834
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Against the grain: counter-hegemonic representations of pre and post 'Celtic-Tiger' Ireland in the 'Protest' songs of Damien Dempsey
(2018)
Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin J.; Devereux, Eoin; Haynes, Amanda
Against the grain: counter-hegemonic representations of pre and post 'Celtic-Tiger' Ireland in the 'Protest' songs of Damien Dempsey
(2018)
Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin J.; Devereux, Eoin; Haynes, Amanda
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A renowned Irish journalist said that the heady rise and abrupt fall of Ireland’s ‘Celtic Tiger’1 economy, , made “Icarus look surprisingly boring” (O’Toole 2010, 10). In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, the Irish State effectively socialised the astronomical debts of private banks (McDonough and Loughrey 2009), which required a ‘bail out’ programme from the so-called Troika – consisting of the European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund and European Commission – to be put in place.2 Since then, the Irish public has been exposed to extensive, austeritydriven policies and a repetitive mantra from politicians and mainstream media that the protracted austerity programme pursued was vital if Ireland was to satisfy ‘the markets’, ‘reduce the deficit’ and ‘regain economic competitiveness’. Moreover, vulnerable groups have been scapegoated as parasitic on a system that, they argue, can no longer afford them or support their requirements in terms of housing, healthc...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8844
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An assessment of supports and barriers for female researchers in science, engineering and technology within the University of Limerick
(2005)
Power, Martin J.; Richardson, Ita; Connolly, Catherine
An assessment of supports and barriers for female researchers in science, engineering and technology within the University of Limerick
(2005)
Power, Martin J.; Richardson, Ita; Connolly, Catherine
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A self - assessment exercise was undertaken within the departments of Science, Engineering and Technology in the University of Limerick between June and September 2005. This report presents detailed information on the barriers that women researchers within SET experience. In addition it examines the supports in place at the University of Limerick and provides an evaluation of the usefulness of the current supports and initiatives in overcoming the barriers that exist for women in SET at this time.
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non-peer-reviewed
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3804
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Another day in paradise? A sociological analysis of the effectiveness of Irish governmental policy in alleviating the social exclusion of the homeless.
(2004)
Power, Martin J.
Another day in paradise? A sociological analysis of the effectiveness of Irish governmental policy in alleviating the social exclusion of the homeless.
(2004)
Power, Martin J.
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This thesis examines Irish housing policy, and legislation / policies introduced to address homelessness, and asks the question “how effective have Irish governmental policies been in alleviating the social exclusion of the homeless?” A qualitative study framed by social citizenship was undertaken. The data was collected from a purposive sample of ten respondents by means of interviews and a grounded theory approach was utilized as the method of data analysis. The study examines what homelessness, citizenship, and social exclusion are, the requirements for citizenship and exclusion from citizenship. It links exclusion from citizenship to homelessness, and its manifestation in Irish society. Ultimately it examines the effectiveness of how government policy has addressed the social exclusion experienced by the homeless as a result of the denial of citizenship rights. It finds that Irish housing policy has satisfied the majority of citizens, yet simultaneously it has unintentionally re...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3807
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Assessing the social value of community based adult education
(2012)
Power, Martin J.; Neville, Patricia; O'Dwyer, Maria
Assessing the social value of community based adult education
(2012)
Power, Martin J.; Neville, Patricia; O'Dwyer, Maria
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This research undertook a qualitative study of the social value of community-based adult education in Limerick City. In particular, the research sought to explore the social outcomes of learning for individuals, their families, communities and wider society.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/2633
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Behind the headlines: media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick City - the case of Moyross
(2011)
Devereux, Eoin; Haynes, Amanda; Power, Martin J.
Behind the headlines: media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick City - the case of Moyross
(2011)
Devereux, Eoin; Haynes, Amanda; Power, Martin J.
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no abstract available
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3819
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Behind the headlines: media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick City - The case of Moyross
(2011)
Devereux, Eoin; Haynes, Amanda; Power, Martin J.
Behind the headlines: media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick City - The case of Moyross
(2011)
Devereux, Eoin; Haynes, Amanda; Power, Martin J.
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In a media setting, and within the public mind, Ireland’s ‘Third City’ has acquired an intensely negative reputation over time. While there are many historical precedents for the maligning of the place’s image, it is generally agreed that the 1980s reached a new low within media practice with the ascription, in some media quarters, of the label ‘Stab City’ to Limerick. The blanket representation of Limerick as a place of crime, social disorder, poverty and social exclusion has continued and it has been amplified in recent years, particularly in the context of the feuds between rival drugs gangs, most of which have been played out in the city’s marginalized local authority estates such as Moyross, St. Mary’s Park, Southill and Ballinacurra Weston. Understandably, a variety of interest groups have expressed concern over the ways in which Limerick generally and marginalized areas in particular have been misrepresented by the mass media
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8830
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Blaming the victim: how global journalism fails those in poverty
(2016)
Power, Martin J.
Blaming the victim: how global journalism fails those in poverty
(2016)
Power, Martin J.
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no abstract available
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peer-reviewed
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8856
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Class politics in post-boom Ireland: a burgeoning resistance?
(2013)
O'Flynn, Micheal; Power, Martin J.; McCabe, Conor; Silke, Henry
Class politics in post-boom Ireland: a burgeoning resistance?
(2013)
O'Flynn, Micheal; Power, Martin J.; McCabe, Conor; Silke, Henry
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In this paper we outline the features of an emergent resistance in Ireland. We examine its stunted development in the context of the period of speculative expansion known as the ‘Celtic Tiger’. We draw attention to the speculative nature of the Irish boom period, to the character of the subsequent crash, to the conditions that have enabled the financial interest to effectively close ranks, transferring private debt to the general population. Whilst acknowledging the apparently low level of resistance to all of this, we reject the notion that the population has meekly accepted all of the related cuts and impositions. We show that the apparent submission to the austerity agenda is quite deceptive, that forms of resistance are emerging everywhere, not least in education, and that these represent the potential for the development of a mass movement against austerity in the years ahead. Amidst relentless attacks on services, and on the living standards of the population, we trace the dev...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3623
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Crossing the Sahara without water : experiencing class inequality through the back to education allowance welfare to education programme
(2008)
Power, Martin J.
Crossing the Sahara without water : experiencing class inequality through the back to education allowance welfare to education programme
(2008)
Power, Martin J.
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This article critically appraises the success of the Back To Education Allowance (BTEA) in removing barriers to participation in 3rd level education for welfare recipients in Ireland. The paper is based on empirical data from focus group and in-depth qualitative interviews with 3rd level students on the BTEA. This study argues that it is beneficial to society to specifically fund access to third level education for people on welfare as it provides the State with a larger return on its initial investment than traditional welfare to work programmes. However BTEA participants perceived that the effectiveness of the scheme in providing access falls short in the face of the class inequalities that exist in 3rd level education in Ireland, which are assisted by a general acceptance of the 'new right' ideology of personal responsibility. It is argued that the specific targeting of individuals for the scheme and the provision of direct assistance in applying for 3rd level courses w...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3806
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Culminating sounds and (En)visions: Ashes to ashes and the case for pierrot
(2015)
Dillane, Aileen; Devereux, Eoin; Power, Martin J.
Culminating sounds and (En)visions: Ashes to ashes and the case for pierrot
(2015)
Dillane, Aileen; Devereux, Eoin; Power, Martin J.
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no abstract available
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8859
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Evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the community addiction studies course in Limerick City
(2011)
Power, Martin J.; Neville, Patricia
Evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the community addiction studies course in Limerick City
(2011)
Power, Martin J.; Neville, Patricia
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Despite the relative increase in the number and variety of addiction courses available, very few evaluations have been carried out on the impact and effectiveness of these courses. This evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the CASC© in Limerick City is located within the wider context of the drugs education policy in Ireland. There were two primary reasons for undertaking this evaluation: firstly, to measure the effectiveness of the course, and secondly, to determine the impact that the course has had on participants.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/2632
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Explaining EU migrant workers: Irish political interventions
(2016)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin
Explaining EU migrant workers: Irish political interventions
(2016)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin
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Since the expansion of the European Union Ireland has experienced a significant increase in the proportion of immigrants from EU states (Quinn 2010). Between 2002 and 2006 the fastest growing category apart from Irish or UK nationals, were EU nationals (6.6% of the population). Polish nationals numbered 63,300 while the number of Lithuanian nationals was 24,600 (CSO Census 2006). This trend continued in the period to 2009: “Between 2005 and 2009 an average of 44 per cent of the immigration flow and 54 per cent of the non-Irish immigration flow has been made up of nationals of EU States that acceded in 2004 together with Romania and Bulgaria which acceded in 2006” (Quinn 2010, 3). The 2006 Census showed that Dublin South City had the highest concentration of foreign-nationals anywhere in the state, with the figure standing at 18.7% of the total population. Of this figure, 9.3% were EU citizens
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8843
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Fake news? A critical analysis of the `Welfare Cheats, Cheat Us All' campaign in Ireland
(2019)
Devereux, Eoin; Power, Martin J.
Fake news? A critical analysis of the `Welfare Cheats, Cheat Us All' campaign in Ireland
(2019)
Devereux, Eoin; Power, Martin J.
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Using qualitative content analysis, informed by a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach, this article examines the production, content and reception of print and online media discourses concerning the 2017 ‘Welfare Cheats, Cheat Us All’ campaign in the Republic of Ireland. Our article is situated in the context of recent debates concerning the media’s role in articulating ‘disgust’ discourses focused on ‘welfare fraud’, poverty and unemployment. Central to these processes is the social construction of those who are deemed to be the ‘deserving poor’ or the ‘undeserving poor’. Our corpus includes records of in-house debate within the Department of Social Protection; the campaign’s documentation; print media and on-line media coverage of the campaign. The article’s findings demonstrate the ways in which welfare ‘fraud’ is mis-represented by the state and media. It also evidences ways in which such hegemonic discourses can be challenged in traditional and ‘new’ media settings.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8835
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Feeling safe in our community
(2011)
Power, Martin J.; Barnes, Cliona
Feeling safe in our community
(2011)
Power, Martin J.; Barnes, Cliona
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This research study sought to begin the process of auditing experiences and concerns related to community safety in and around Southill and Ballinacurra Weston. We have endeavoured to explore, identify and document the most pressing concerns related to community safety as expressed by a diverse group of community residents and stakeholders, and to examine residents’ experiences and evaluation of the existing community safety frameworks.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/2631
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Football and politics: the politics of football
(2020)
Power, Martin J.; Widdop, Paul; Parnell, Dan; Carr, James; Millar, Stephen R.
Football and politics: the politics of football
(2020)
Power, Martin J.; Widdop, Paul; Parnell, Dan; Carr, James; Millar, Stephen R.
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The full text of this article will not be available in ULIR until the embargo expires on the 24/08/2021
How often have we heard the old adage that sport and politics should not mix? Indeed, the New Year was only days old when the International Committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games warned that athletes engaging in political acts of protest would face disciplinary action (Guardian 2020). The editors of this special issue of Managing Sport and Leisure insist that sport has always been political. Taking Association Football as its focus, this special issue is devoted to “Football and (P)politics” and was inspired by the Football, Politics and Popular Culture conference held at the University of Limerick in November 2016. While capital ‘P’, Politics is concerned with government, world trade agreements and global capitalism, politics with a small ‘p’ focuses on the everyday micro-politics of life and our every-day decisions.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10344/8828
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From the Mouths of Janus: Political Constructions of Transactional EU Migrants in Ireland
(2016)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin
From the Mouths of Janus: Political Constructions of Transactional EU Migrants in Ireland
(2016)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin
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INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INDICATES that recessionary periods may be accompanied by a decline in the quality of relations between the majority population and migrant groups as the latter are at risk of being scapegoated for the economic downturn. In that context, political leadership on the matter of immigration is of crucial importance, with political parties having a key role to play in framing how the public understand immigration.1 This article is based on research which examined how politicians construct non-Irish EU immigrants to Ireland through an analysis of the content of statements attributed to this group in the print media. The article focuses on those statements relating to welfare and the economy, which were among a larger range of themes identified in the wider study. Our sample of articles demonstrates that representatives on both the left and right of the political spectrum were found to commonly address the issue of immigration as a social problem, whether by contribu...
https://arrow.dit.ie/icr/vol13/iss1/1
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From the mouths of Janus: political constructions of transnational EU migrants in Ireland
(2012)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin
From the mouths of Janus: political constructions of transnational EU migrants in Ireland
(2012)
Power, Martin J.; Haynes, Amanda; Devereux, Eoin
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International research indicates that recessionary periods may be accompanied by a decline in the quality of relations between the majority population and migrant groups as the latter are at risk of being scapegoated for the economic downturn. In that context, political leadership on the matter of immigration is of crucial importance, with political parties having a key role to play in framing how the public understand immigration.1 This article is based on research which examined how politicians construct non-Irish EU immigrants to Ireland through an analysis of the content of statements attributed to this group in the print media. The article focuses on those statements relating to welfare and the economy, which were among a larger range of themes identified in the wider study. Our sample of articles demonstrates that representatives on both the left and right of the political spectrum were found to commonly address the issue of immigration as a social problem, whether by contribu...
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/3382
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