Social policy in early modern Ireland, like England, was primarily orientated towards the perennial problem of poverty. Despite the effect of war and famine, trade began to prosper in sixteenth century Ireland and continued to do so until after the Napoleonic Wars, albeit, interspersed with ...
This publication covers all major aspects of social policy in relation to disability in contemporary Ireland. New approaches to policy making, influenced by concepts of rights, partnership and integration, have led to major changes in service provision and legislation affecting people with disabilities....
Drawing together the developments in mental health policy in recent years, topics covered in this textbook include international trends, health promotion, children, adolescence, women, ethnic minorities, suicide, the homeless, crime, the workplace and ageing.Quin, Suzanne...
. Furthermore, the introduction of higher fees and the more competitive employment market have been identified as creating the context for higher levels of stress for students in the UK and Ireland (Money et al.,2017; O.Leary,2019). In addition to these challenges, social supports change as ...
‘Housewife of the Year’ challenges Ireland’s progressive self-image The old-fashioned competition, now the subject of a documentary, shows how far the country has come US politics & policy The key moments in Trump’s big speech The president made a lot of promises, from more drilling to...
Book Review: Britain and Ireland: Shared Responsibility, Shared Risk: Government, Markets and Social Policy in the Twenty-First CenturyShared Responsibilit... In: Hacker, Jacob and O'Leary, Ann, (eds.) Shared responsibility, shared risk government, markets and social policy in the twenty-first...
Wellbeing is a key term that has captured the imagination of those interested in extending the boundaries of social policy in the twenty first century. This has taken three major forms: new measures of progress through national and international statistics; wellbeing assessment as the means to eva...
This monograph presents data from a nationwide survey of social indicators of living conditions in Ireland. This survey was part of a European Community (E
Green Party, political party founded in 1981 to promote an environmental agenda in the Republic of Ireland. The Ecology Party of Ireland, the forerunner of the current Green Party, was formed in December 1981 in Dublin with about 40 members. A convention
Drawing on the author's experiences as an American social scientist working in Ireland on policy-oriented research relating to education and health, the paper discusses differences between such research in Ireland and the USA. In general, differences are due to the small size of the country; its...