Browsing Sociology (Theses and Dissertations) by Date of Publication
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Citizenship, colonialism and self-determination Dublin in the United Kingdom 1885-1918
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 1988) -
Community and drugs : a case study in community conflict in the inner city of Dublin
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Building counter culture : the radical praxis of social movement milieux
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2000)This thesis falls into two parts. The first (chapters one to three) states the problematic of the research, develops a critique of the dominant "social movements" literature as unhelpful for understanding the counter culture ... -
The part-time soul : case studies in the management of culture and flexibility in Irish retail
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2000)Post-modem organisational analysis claims to have identified a post-modern organisational form. This new organisational form is alleged to be non-bureaucratic, flexible, opaque in organisation and to involve the management ... -
The small island scarcely heard : Ireland's multiple integrations and identities
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2001)This dissertation develops a theory of loose multiple integrations that is applied to the Republic of Ireland. The theory focuses on the importance of analysing simultaneous loose integration processes on national and ... -
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 ... -
The environment in the public sphere : democracy and discourse in the genetically modified organism debate in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2002)This thesis is an exploration of the possibilities of democratising environmental decision-making in Ireland. A specific attempt at enhancing dem ocratic involvement in policy decision-making is analysed. The case study ... -
The introduction of Solution-Focused Therapy to Irish social workers : a case study of innovation diffusion
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Towards a sociology of art collections : the making of an art collection for the Irish Museum of Modern Art
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2003)This thesis offers an exploration into the making of an art collection for the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin. Its aim is to set out a distinct methodology for a sociological approach to the study of art collecting. ... -
Stigma, agency and mental health : a discourse analysis of service users talk. Ewen Scott Speed.
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2004)This thesis is a social constructionist analysis of talk produced in research interviews with people with a psychiatric diagnosis. In total ten interviews were included in an analysis of different ways of talking about the ... -
In the shadow of the clock : working time in the Irish software sector
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2004)This thesis is concerned with working time in the software sector in Ireland. It examines its nature and the way in which it is organised. Twenty-two people were interviewed over the course of a year about various aspects ... -
The responses of hospital nurses in Ireland and Southern Italy to the rationalisation of public health care, 1985-2000
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2004)This thesis seeks to address three interrelated research questions regarding changes in the funding, organisation and management of the health service in the Republic of Ireland and Southern Italy over the past two decades. ... -
Discourses about 'foreigners' in contemporary Austria
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2005)A number of events, such as the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, the opening up of Eastern Europe, the Yugoslavian crisis in the 1990s and the Austrian membership of the European Union since 1995 have contributed to an ... -
On the cutting edge? : Marking gender, embodiment and knowledge
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2006)In this thesis I use creative methodologies - a “new writing” (Denzin, 2003: 118) strategy - to explore body marking practices (‘self-injury’ and body modification) in the context of gendered embodiment. The overarching ... -
Vigilantes, anti-drug movements, and community empowerment : a Dublin case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2006)The Dublin anti-drug movement was a response to the escalation of the overt heroin problem in inner-city areas. In the early 1980’s, Concerned Parents Against Drugs (CPAD) became a citywide network whose intention was to ... -
The Universal Surname : a theoretical-empirical enquiry into the relationship between globalization and sameness
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2007)The dissertation The Universal Surname - A Theoretical-Empirical Enquiry Into The Relationship Between Globalization and Sameness has developed a theoretical-empirical model of globalization and cultural sameness. The ... -
A sociology of institutionalisation of the 'mentally ill' in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2007)A Sociology of Institutionalisation of the ‘Mentally ill’ in Ireland. This dissertation proposes that the trajectory of the institutionalisation of ‘mentally ill’ persons in Ireland can be understood as a multi-layered ... -
Ireland and race : ideas, intellectuals and identities
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2007)This dissertation offers an exploration of the processes involved in the construction of discourses of Irishness and otherness as it relates to migration and anti racism in Ireland between 1990 and 2005. In doing so, I ... -
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 ... -
Coprolalia and Shibboleths : musical and textual interaction in the Breakcore room
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2007)This thesis is an ethnographic account of a musically oriented online milieu. It draws primarily on discourse analysis, ethnomethodology, semantic anthropology, and sociolinguistics to critically explore the interaction ...