Date: 11-12 September 2008
Location: Dublin City University
List of Papers and Sessions
Opening Plenary
Welcome: Paschal Preston, DCU
Peadar Kirby, UL:
‘Raising the Larger Questions: Challenges for the social sciences in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland’
[click here to read the Keynote]
Responses: Kieran Bonner & Mary Hickman [ISSP Advisory Board]
Contributions from the floor
Balanced Development Theme : Panels & Papers
B-D Panel #1 : Spatial Trends and Dynamics - Regional, Urban and Rural
Dr. Proinnsias Breathnach, Des McCafferty, Brendan O'Keeffe [ NUIM & MIC ]
Title: Territorial structures for effective urban/regional governance in Ireland [abstract]
A. Stewart Fotheringham, Martin Charlton, Ali Robinson, Annette Egan [ NUIM ]
Title: Analysing Urban Dynamics through GeoDirectory [abstract]
Michael Murray [ QUB ]
Title: Regulatory planning for economic development in the countryside [abstract]
B-D Panel #2 : Re-Visioning the Rural: Communities, Development and Social Capital
Michael Kenny [ NUIM ]
Title: Rural Visioning [abstract]
Dr. Ruth McAreavey [ QUB ]
Title: Sustainable tourism: a paradigm for sustainable rural communities? [abstract]
Caroline Creamer, Chris VanEgeraat, Brendan O'Keeffe, Neale Blair and John Driscoll [ NUIM ]
Title: Stuck behind a tractor! The "Celtic Tiger" and its slow chug towards the Border [abstract]
Alice McDonnell, Fintan McCabe, Michael Kenny [ NUIM ]
Title: Distance Learning Rural Development Degree: Selective Impacts [abstract]
B-D Panel #3 : Ireland's Development Model in/and the Wider World: Post-Celtic Tiger Perspectives
Neil Robinson and Maura Adshead [ UL ]
Title: Towards a political economy of "post-celtic tiger" Ireland [abstract]
Alistair Fraser and Mary Gilmartin [ NUIM ]
Title: Celtic Tigers in South Africa [abstract]
Anthony Cawley and Cliona Barnes [ UL ]
Title: Whose development? Framing of Ireland’s aid commitments by official sources and the media during the Celtic Tiger [abstract]
Sustaining Communities Theme : Panels & Papers
S-C Panel #1 : Changing Modes of Citizenship and Participation
Prof. Mark Boyle [ NUIM ]
Title: Ireland’s global sense of place: Critical Reflections on Global Ethics Projects [abstract]
Martin Power [ UL ]
Title: Everyone else is doing it so why can’t we? Maximising welfare recipients’ participation in the ‘Knowledge Economy’ [abstract]
Ronan Foley [ NUIM ]
Title: Volunteering in Ireland: Geographies to Challenge Policies [abstract]
S-C Panel #2 : Re-Interrogating the Irish Social Model
Rob Kitchin and Mark Boyle [ NUIM ]
Title: Between Boston and Berlin: Encounters between European Social Welfare and American Neoliberalism [abstract]
Kieran Keohane [ UCC ] and Carmen Kuhling [UL ]
Title: From the sickman of Europe to the sickness infecting the EU: How the taxation policy of the Irish social model threatens civilization [abstract]
Gemma Carney [ NUIG ]
Title: After the Celtic Tiger: Can Social Partnership Innovate to Cater for an Ageing Population? [abstract]
S-C Panel #3 : Post-Pub and/or Public Cultures? : Reshaping Politics and Everyday Life
Dr. Adrian Kavanagh [ NUIM ]
Title: Celtic Tiger Ireland and its Electoral Landscape [abstract]
Kieran Bonner [ Univ. of Waterloo ]
Title: "Time, Ladies and Gents, please": Closing the door on Irish Pubs [abstract]
Anne Holohan, Carla deTona and Andrew Whelan [ TCD ]
Title: Negotiating Access to Irish State and Society: The Role of Internet Cafés in Dublin [abstract]
S-C Panel #4 : Gendered Negotiations: Reshaping Identities in a (post-) Celtic Tiger Era
Linda Connolly [ UCC ]
Title: Gender, The "Ideal" Body And Self Image In The Celtic Tiger Era [abstract]
Dr. Clare Roche [ UCC ]
Title: Talking the Tiger: young Irish women negotiate social change [abstract]
Denis Linehan [ UCC ]
Title: On The Road: thinking relationally about boys, cars and transgression in contemporary Ireland [abstract]
S-C Panel #5 : Dealing with Diversity and Disability
Brenda Gannon and Kieran Walsh [ NUIG ]
Title: Neighbourhood Context, Disability Onset and Old Age [abstract]
Tara Farrell [ DCU ]
Title: Managing diveristy in the new intercultural workplace [abstract]
Catherine Browne [ UL ] - withdrawn
Title: Living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): the case of Ireland [abstract]
Knowledge Societies Theme : Panels & Papers
K-S Panel ~ A1: New Information Systems - Key Techno-Structures for the Knowledge Society
Anna Karpinska, Tom Acton, Willie Golden [ NUIG ]
Title: Information Systems Evolving: The changing nature of decision making [abstract]
Theodore Lynn [ DCU ]
Title: Educating the Celtic Cubs: A Survey of Student Technology Practices and Needs [abstract]
Maciej Dabrowski and Thomas Acton [ NUIG ]
Title: Information Systems in the era of Knowledge-based economy and online communities [abstract]
K-S Panel ~ A2: Creating and Communicating Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Sandra Lorenz-O'Sullivan and Angela Chambers [ UL ]
Title: Knowledge transfer and engagement in arts, humanities and the social sciences: a case study [abstract]
Dr. Christine Domegan, Dr. Kevin Davison [ NUIG ]
Title: Science Communication and Outreach Activities in Ireland through Social Marketing: Supporting the Knowledge Economy Through Innovative and Interdisciplanary Approaches [abstract]
Finian Buckley, Jason Flynn, Kathy Monks, Teresa Hogan, Angelos Alexopoulos [ DCU ]
Title: Doctoral Competencies and Graduate Research Education: Focus and Fit with the Knowledge Economy? [abstract]
K-S Panel ~ A3: Beyond the Spreadsheet : New Visualisation Tools for Decision-Making and Learning
Thomas Acton, Willie Golden, Hans van der Heijden [NUIG & Univ. of Surrey]
Title: Presenting the unpresentable: how to display data for decision-making [abstract]
Ultan Sharkey [ NUIG ]
Title: Decisive and Incisive – The Path of DSS [abstract]
John Smyth, Dr. Thomas Acton [ NUIG ]
Title: Information Visualization on Small Form Facto Devices [abstract]
K-S Panel ~ A4: Localising the Triple Helix Model : University Technology Transfer
Ciara Fitzgerald and James Cunningham [ NUIG ]
Title: Technology Transfer Offices: Current Challenges and Opportunities [abstract]
Angelos Alexopoulos, Aamir Chughtai, Jason Flynn, Quan Zhou [ DCU ]
Title: University Research Centres: Agents of Innovation In The Knowledge Society? [abstract]
Quan Zhou and Teresa Hogan [ DCU ]
Title: Modelling university research centre in the Triple Helix framework: the case of Ireland [abstract]
K-S Panel ~ B1: Innovation, Industrial Linkages/Networking in the Knowledge Economy
Chris van Egeraat [ NUIM ]
Title: Process R&D in the Irish pharmaceutical industry: the changing role of multinational subsidiaries in global networks [abstract]
Teresa Hogan and Colm O'Gorman [ DCU ]
Title: The New Economy in Ireland: A Study Of The Impact of the ICT Producing Sector In Ireland [abstract]
Sergio Sparviero [ DCU ]
Title: The Evolutionary History of Web Design [abstract]
K-S Panel ~ B2: The KbE as Elastic Concept – from Policies to Knowledge-Intensive Firms, Citizenship and Culture
Paschal Preston [ DCU ]
Title:‘A Long and Winding Road’ - career of the knowledge society/economy concept and its relevance to ‘post-Celtic Tiger’ Ireland [abstract]
Kathy Monks, Finian Buckley, Teresa Hogan, Angelos Alexopoulos [ DCU ]
Title: Knowledge Intensive Firms (KIFs) in the Knowledge Economy: From Molecules to Anti-Matter [abstract]
G. Honor Fagan [ NUIM ]
Title: Citizen or Consumer? E-Governance and the Construction of the Citizen in the Knowledge Society [abstract]
K-S Panel ~ B3: Nomadic Work/Lives in the Knowledge Economy
Breda Gray [ UL ]
Title: The gender of work-life in the knowledge economy [abstract]
Luigina Ciolfi [ UL ]
Title: Interactions or Nomadic interactions? Understanding situated use of technology in mobile settings [abstract]
Anthony D'Andrea [ UL ]
Title: Towards a theory of neo-nomadism and how this might apply to the knowledge economy [abstract]
K-S Panel ~ B4: Beyond Technology : Trust, Teamwork and the Subtleties of Socio-Technical Change
Stefano De Paoli and Aphra Kerr [ NUIM ]
Title: Understanding Trust and Risk in Online Environments [abstract]
Aamir Ali Chughtai and Finian Buckley [ DCU ]
Title: Team Performance, Innovative Behaviour and Knowledge Creation within Research Teams – The Role of Work Engagement [abstract]
Trish Morgan and Claire English [ DCU ]
Title: Upwardly Mobile: Celtic Tiger Ireland and mobile technology, an investigation into the technology/society relationship [abstract]
Closing Plenary
Followed by general discussion on
.a) key points arising from the conference and
.b) how we move forward in terms of developing the ISSP research agenda.
Chair: Willie Golden, NUIG
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